Research Assistant in Public Health
University College Cork
Ireland
Position Summary
Applications are invited for the role of Research Assistant within the School of Public Health.
We are seeking an enthusiastic, creative, and organised Research Assistant with strong communication skills to join the School of Public Health in UCC. You will be responsible for assisting with knowledge translation activities to support the HIA-IM project under the direction of Dr Monica O’Mullane.
About the project
In the HIA-IM project, we are developing a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) implementation model, based on the conduct of two HIAs in the project, namely a HIA on the Cork City Development Plan (2022-2028) and on the Climate Action Plan (2024). We are drawing on the lived experience of the Steering Groups, brought together for the two HIAs, in creating the implementation model. The Steering Groups include representatives within statutory, community, voluntary, and academic organisations. We are undertaking a number of activities to increase the translation of findings gained by the HIA-IM project into policy and practice. This work is funded by a Health Research Board Knowledge Translation Award.
The Role
The Research Assistant will be responsible for assisting and/or coordinating with the organising of a knowledge exchange event, including a world café, targeting health professionals, officials working in local authorities and government ministerial departments, community and voluntary organisations, and researchers.
The Research Assistant be responsible for assisting and/or coordinating:
the development of an informational video on HIA;
a Frequently Asked Questions’ infographic about HIA;
the drafting of a toolkit that will be created by the HIA-IM research team with input by the World Café attendees;
organising a policy briefing seminar at the Department of Health.
Project Title: Translating knowledge on Health Impact Assessment (HIA) to strengthen Health in All Policies (TRANSLATE-HIA)
Post Duration: 9 Months, Whole-Time Post
Salary: €32,962 - €42,943 per annum, IUA Salary Scale
For an information package including further details of the post see https://ore.ucc.ie/.
Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Dr Monica O’Mullane, Research Fellow, School of Public Health, Email: m.omullane@ucc.ie
Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal (https://ore.ucc.ie/). Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to recruitment@ucc.ie, quoting the job-title and project name.
Candidates should apply, in confidence, before **12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Thursday, 8th of May 2025
No late applications will be accepted.
Please note that an appointment to posts advertised will be dependent on University approval, together with the terms of the employment control framework for the higher education sector.
UCC is committed to creating and fully embracing an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated. As a University we strive to create a workplace that reflects the diversity of our student population where people from a wide variety of backgrounds learn from one another, share ideas, and work collaboratively. UCC is committed to being an employer that recognises the value of diversity amongst its staff. We encourage applicants to consult our policies at https://www.ucc.ie/en/edi/policies/ and initiatives at https://www.ucc.ie/en/edi/implementation/ and we welcome applications from everyone, including those who are underrepresented in the protected characteristics set out in our Equal Opportunities & Diversity Policy.
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER
Contact Person : Monica O’Mullane Contact Email : m.omullane@ucc.ie
Job ID : 085671 Contact Number :
Close Date : 08-May-2025 12:00
Click on the link(s) below to view documents Filesize Notes
Guide for UCC Applicants 926  
Guide For External Applicants 1672.6  
Candidate Brief Research Assistant.pdf 3938.8  
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