Research Assistant (fixed term for 6 months)

Salary Range

£30,488 - £36,023 per annum

Salary

£19,856.39 (for the total role period of 6 months)

School/Department

School of Biological and Environmental Sciences

Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) is a distinctive, unique institution, rooted in the Liverpool City Region and with a global presence. Our students and staff, past, present, and future, are the beating heart of our city and can be found in every corner of every industry and community. We couldn’t exist anywhere else and have shaped the city in which we belong. Working with the people of Liverpool to improve lives and support communities is at the heart of why we were founded and why we exist today.

We are now looking for a Research Assistant for a NERC-funded urgent project examining how forest fires and earthquakes have impacted the population sizes and health of wild Barbary macaques in various national parks within Morocco. The project will require three (3) months of field work between March and July, during which you will conduct:

-           Transects to calculate Barbary macaque population numbers

-           Habitat surveys

-           Non-invasive hormonal and DNA sample collection

Following the field work, the role will require a further three (3) months in the laboratory at Liverpool John Moores University, UK, performing hormonal analyses and DNA extractions.

You will have a strong interest and/or training in primatology, ecology, conservation or related fields, and a sound knowledge of ecological data collection methods. You will also be open-minded and independent and prepared to adapt to living in a foreign culture.

Successful candidates will need to be available to start in March 2024 and have the right to work in the UK.

In return, we offer an excellent benefits package including generous annual leave entitlement, pension scheme, induction and development support as well as family-friendly policies.

This is an exciting time to join the university as we deliver the LJMU Strategy 2030 and its vision of LJMU as an inclusive civic university transforming lives and futures, by placing students at the heart of everything we do. 

If you feel that this is the role you have been looking for and your skills and experience can make a real difference at LJMU, we look forward to hearing from you.

The School/ department is committed to promoting equality and diversity, including the Athena SWAN Gender Equality charter for promoting the career of Women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) in higher education. We particularly welcome applications from women for this post and all appointments will be made on merit. 

Please note all of our vacancies will be closed to applications at midnight on the advertised closing date, unless otherwise stated.

LJMU are committed to adhering to the Principles set out in the Researcher Development Concordat; in line with this all fixed-term researchers will be supported to complete 10 days professional development activities per year (pro-rata).