Research Trainee (EU HORIZON Project)

Role Description

Department of Education

The Department of Education is a vibrant and diverse community with internationally recognised quality in teaching and research in education. This role sits within the department and is looking to recruit someone to join this dynamic and welcoming department.

Role

This role is for a 0.6FTE position as a research trainee to work on an EU funded HORIZON project for 7 months beginning December 2026. This role is a hybrid role, you will be required to attend the York Campus for regular meetings. 

The project focused on developing a blended (on-line and in-person) approach to supporting young people’s mental health and the specific focus for this role would be school age (KS2-KS4) pupils. The role includes writing literature reviews and contributing to wider project outcomes.

Skills, Experience & Qualification needed

• Undergraduate degree in education  or relevant experience

• The right candidate will be able to work proactively both as part of a team and independently

• Excellent time management and organisation skills are essential

• PhD in social sciences is desirable

• Experience working in schools and with young people is essential

• Experience in qualitative methods and writing systematic literature reviews is essential

• Enhanced DBS clearance is essential

• A car driver is desirable

Interview date: To be confirmed

For informal enquiries: please contact Emma Clarke on emma.clarke@york.ac.uk

Condition of employment

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. Consequently, all applicants will be asked to declare both unspent and spent convictions on their application form.

Appointment of the successful candidate will be conditional on a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

The University strives to be diverse and inclusive  – a place where we can ALL be ourselves.

We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented at the University. 

We offer family friendly, flexible working arrangements, with forums and inclusive facilities to support our staff. #EqualityatYork

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum (essential) criteria for each position will be offered an interview.  Read more about the University of York’s commitments under the Disability Confident scheme.