Administrator

The Department of Education is looking to appoint a Research Administrator to
contribute to a “feasibility trial of an adapted anti-bullying programme for
children in special schools”.





This is an exciting opportunity for a researcher to join a feasibility
randomised controlled trial of anti-bullying programme KiVa-SEND. The project
will trial the new anti-bullying programme with special education schools in
Oxfordshire and the surrounding counties. It will include a mixed-method
approach of one-to-one and small group data collection. The project is funded
by the Baily Thomas Charitable Fund and is led by Dr Julia Badger and in
collaboration with Professor Lucy Bowes (University of Oxford), Professor
Richard Hastings (University of Birmingham) and Professor Christina Salmivalli
(University of Turku, Finland).





Reporting to Dr Julia Badger, the post holder will have general responsibility
of administrative support; liaise with recruited schools; assist in sorting
and organising pupil details and data; assist in setting-up equipment and
materials for data collection; data inputting, transcribing and cleaning.





The successful candidate will have experience of managing administrative
processes and will be able to manage their own administrative activities
within provided guidelines. They must have experience using standard computer
programmes (e.g., Microsoft Office) and be able to manage a database.
Experience working in / with schools, and experiencing transcribing
qualitative data are both desirable.





The post if offered on a part-time basis at 3.65 hours per week (0.1 FTE).





The closing date for applications is midday on Friday 8 November 2024. Only
applications received by this deadline will be considered. Interviews are
likely to be held as soon as possible thereafter.