Research Project Assistant

An estimated 1.4 million workers in the UK suffer from work-related ill-health. The Health & Occupation Research network (THOR) operates from the COEH at the University of Manchester to collect data on occupational disease in the UK and Ireland. This project, funded by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Health and Safety Authority in Ireland, relies on more than 1000 specialists and occupational physicians who voluntarily report cases of occupational and work-related ill health. Its main objectives are to monitor the new occurrence of work-related ill health, to investigate possible causes and to carry out special studies of methodology in various disease categories. Further information is available from: http://www.coeh.man.ac.uk/thor/ THOR therefore contributes to the recognition, investigation, and prevention of occupational disease.

The project assistant would be responsible for the day-to-day administration of two THOR surveillance schemes, OPRA and THOR-GP, including communication with participants, primary data handling and processing, maintenance of the research database and data coding. They will also assist in the preparation of reports, the preparation of summary data for internal and external meetings and any ad hoc tasks as required.

When completing the additional information section of your application, please ensure you make reference to the job description and person specification above, as this will form an integral part of the shortlisting process.

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Blended working arrangements may be considered

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Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Email; Email: martie.j.van-tongeren@manchester.ac.uk

or

Zipporah Iheozor-Ejiofor

Email: Zipporah.iheozor-ejiofor@manchester.ac.uk

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This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.