Title: Research Assistant/Fellow Reporting to: Professor Jolanta Burke, CPsychol Closing Date: 11:45pm, 23rd September 2025 Department: Faculty of Centre for Positive Health Sciences Tenure: Full time for 23 months Location: 121 St Stephens Green, Dublin 2 RCSI is a community of academic, research, clinical and professional staff working collaboratively to lead the world to better health. Here, you will thrive in an innovative and inclusive atmosphere and your personal development and wellbeing will be supported. We invite you to join us to help deliver on our exciting mission "To educate, nurture and discover for the benefit of human health". We seek candidates whose experience to date has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to the "Race Equality Action Plan 2025-2029" at RCSI. Our students come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds. This makes our university stronger and ensures we hire the best talent. Innovating for a Healthier Future 2023-2027 is RCSI's new five-year strategic plan. Through it, RCSI will enhance human health by meeting the health workforce needs of society, creating the insights and inventions that drive health improvements, and working in partnership with patients and the public in support of better health and well-being for all. The strategy unites the RCSI community in supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals - with a particular focus on Goal 3, which targets good health and well-being. For each of the last six years, RCSI has been positioned in the Top 300 of universities worldwide in the Times Higher World University Rankings. We are proud that RCSI ranks first in the world for "Good Health and Well-being" in the Times Higher Education #SDG #SDG Impact Rankings 2025. This reflects our commitment to supporting people of all ages to live healthy lives and our work to promote the concepts of well-being and positive health. In 2024, RCSI was delighted to be named one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work in Ireland. At RCSI, our core values of Respect, Collaboration, Scholarship, and Innovation are at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive environment where every colleague is valued and empowered to thrive. Our dedication to these values ensures that we foster a culture of mutual respect, open collaboration, continuous learning, and innovative thinking. Join us at RCSI, where your contributions will be recognised, and you will be part of a dynamic team making a real impact on global health. The RCSI Centre for Positive Health Sciences (CPHS) was established in 2019 in response to the increasing prevalence of diseases associated with lifestyle and the growing evidence of the role of psychological factors in optimising health and well-being. The centre's mission is to enhance health and well-being through the application of positive psychology, positive organisational scholarship, and lifestyle, integrative and precision medicine. The CPPH provides evidence-based resources to help enhance understanding of the critical role that our behaviour plays in optimising our health. In particular, we are very interested in how the mind, brain and body interact in the context of maintaining health and wellness. The Centre for Positive Health Sciences is an innovative and highly motivated Research Assistant to join our interdisciplinary research team for nearly 2 years. The successful candidate will support the team of Post-Doctoral Researchers and the PI and contribute to cutting-edge research funded by Enterprise Ireland that focuses on enhancing health and wellbeing in the workplace. They will be involved in investigating innovative approaches to enhancing wellbeing and health in the workplace, develop new measurement tools, and evaluate their effectiveness along with the factors that influence their success. This position offers an exciting opportunity to advance our understanding of workplace wellbeing and positive health outcomes and interventions in diverse populations. It also offers an opportunity to work with some of the experts in the field. Specific duties include: Work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary research team, external research partners, and stakeholders across multiple projects. Liaise professionally and sensitively with research participants, ensuring ethical and respectful engagement. Provide comprehensive administrative support for research projects, including scheduling, documentation, record-keeping, and correspondence. Organise, attend, and actively contribute to project meetings, including preparing agendas, taking minutes, and tracking action items. Support grant management and reporting, including drafting progress reports, collating supporting materials, and ensuring timely submission to funding bodies. Assist researchers with data collection and analysis activities, including transcription, coding, and organising research materials. Contribute to literature reviews, synthesis of evidence, data interpretation, and preparation of research publications and reports. Help with the preparation of conference presentations, academic posters, and public dissemination materials. Coordinate participant recruitment, consent, and data management procedures in line with research ethics guidelines. Support the organisation and delivery of workshops, seminars, and community engagement events related to project outcomes. Maintain accurate, confidential records and ensure compliance with data protection regulations. Contribute to the wider work of the Centre, including events, community engagement activities, and strategic initiatives as required. Perform any other duties necessary for the successful implementation and delivery of research activities. Qualifications and skills required: A Master's degree in Psychology, ideally with a focus on wellbeing, health psychology, positive health or positive psychology. Knowledge & Experience: Some experience and/or strong interest in wellbeing and positive psychology research. Familiarity with research methods in psychology and health sciences, including experience with either qualitative or quantitative methodologies. Knowledge of statistical analysis tools (e.g., SPSS, R) and/or qualitative software (e.g., NVivo, MAXQDA) is desirable. Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise tasks and manage time effectively under tight deadlines. Capacity for independent decision-making, proactive problem-solving, and taking initiative. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with fluency in English. Proficiency in digital tools and platforms for communication, collaboration, and presentation (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite, Zoom). Attention to detail and a commitment to high-quality work. A collaborative, flexible, and positive approach to working as part of a team in a dynamic research environment. We are all too aware that imposter syndrome and the confidence gap can sometimes stop fantastic candidates putting themselves forward, so please do submit an application - we'd love to hear from you. Application Process Please apply online through the RCSI careers portal on the closing date with your CV and cover letter. Click here to read our Recruitment and Selection Policy for Researcher. Informal Enquiries: Informal enquiries are invited in the first instance through Suzanne Sullivan, Email: All applications for this post must be made through the career's webpage Suzanne can arrange for relevant queries on the academic aspects of the role to be addressed by the hiring manager. Please note we do not accept CVs directly. Employee Benefits At RCSI, we help care for our people so they can focus on our mission to Educate, nurture and discover for the benefit of human health. RCSI truly goes above and beyond to support its employees, ensuring they have everything they need to thrive both personally and professionally. Here's a glimpse of the fantastic benefits available: Health and Wellbeing: Our Inspire Programme promotes the importance of taking care of both our general health and mental health. Inspire manages the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) offered through SpectrumLife. Past events held by Inspire have included, workshops on mindfulness practices, yoga, nutritional advice, financial advice on mortgages, pensions & health insurance from leading experts, fitness challenges, baking competitions, weight loss programmes, annual flu vaccination campaign and many more. You can also enjoy access to an onsite gym for just €10 per month. Work -Life Balance: Maintaining a healthy work-life balance is crucial for fostering employee well-being, productivity, and overall satisfaction. At RCSI, we offer flexible working arrangements, study leave, and career breaks. In addition to 20 days of annual leave, employees receive an extra 6.5 days of university privilege days, which occur annually around the Christmas and Easter breaks. Family Benefits: RCSI offers enhanced family leave to our working parents with fully paid Maternity, Adoptive, Paternity and Surrogacy Leave. We also offer the first two weeks of Parents leave fully paid for, as well as the option to take Parental Leave until your child is 18 years old. We provide access to Platform 55, a new Parents Platform to support staff before, during, and after becoming a parent. We also offer flexible working, discounted Giraffe crche services of up to 20% and a Parents and Carers' Network. Financial Security: Benefit from automatic enrolment in a pension scheme with Willis Towers Watson with the employer contributions increasing with your length of service, Death in Service of up to 4 times your salary, long-term illness and disability income replacement, and free advice on health, motor, and home insurance. Discounted Services: Avail of discounted GP services, Taxsaver commuter tickets, the BiketoWork scheme, free eye tests at the National Optometry Centre, and discounted parking at St. Stephen's Green/RCSI car park. Recognition: At RCSI, we value and recognise the contributions of our staff through various awards and events, such as Long Service recognition, the Vice Chancellor Staff Awards, and through Research Day. Professional Growth: RCSI's Staff Learning and Development is committed to providing colleagues with opportunities and support to help them reach their full potential and thrive at work. Offerings include a comprehensive programme of staff training, management and leadership development, mentoring, coaching and funding support for further study. Staff Networks: Additionally, we support a range of staff networks, including the Women's Network, Postdoctoral Staff Network, Parents & Carers' Network, Project Manager's Network, LGBTI+ Network, Age Friendly Network etc. These networks help RCSI to foster a sense of community and inclusivity. Sports and Social Club: Engage in a variety of activities such as Yoga, Pilates and a variety of different Fitness classes. Enjoy social evenings, Book Clubs, Summer BBQs and one-off events like the Taste of Dublin, Bloom, Dublin Horse Show and Dublin Zoo. We also have a variety of discount tickets for shows and events through the year. Note: This job description may be subject to change to reflect the evolving requirements of the Department and RCSI. Similar vacancies that arise in the next 6 months may be filled from the pool of applicants that apply for this position. RCSI is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability or race. RCSI is committed to embedding equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) across everything we do. This ensures we can all work and learn in an environment defined by dignity and respect. Eligibility to work in Ireland is a requirement of this role, Proof of eligibility documentation will be required at a later date. Under limited and specific circumstances (research/ specialist roles) RCSI may be in a position to seek a hosting agreement and/or work permits. Employees are required to undertake 6 months service in their current role before applying for other internal opportunities, unless agreed in advance by the SMT representative.