Research Fellow (12 Month Fixed Term Contract)
BACP Lutterworth
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Job purpose: To develop research projects and protocols, undertake research and evaluate outcomes in accordance with BACP’sstrategy. To positively promote research awareness, facilitate and actively encourage research into the counselling professions.
Principal accountabilities:
- Monitor, analyse and interpret developments within the field of counselling and psychotherapy research, identifying trends and
- Identify, develop, appraise and disseminate information on counselling research to members and the wider counselling
- Undertake research projects (internal, external and commissioned research) that contribute to the evidence
- Undertake systematic research literature searching and reviewing to support the development of BACP competence frameworks.
- Develop effective relationships and collaborations and represent BACP by liaising with relevant key groups to contribute to
- Disseminate research through a range of written materials and conference or event presentations to contribute to the evidence
- Analyse and interpret evidence and contribute to the preparation of high quality timely responses to policy issues and
responses to such exercises are robust, credible and evidence-based.
- Respond to students, practitioners and academics with enquiries and signposting to promote the development of
encourage practice-based research, and improve standards.
- Sharing and communicating research expertise with colleagues to support and develop research skills across the department.
Knowledge & experience:
- In-depth knowledge of research methodologies and experience of undertaking and disseminating research;
- Ideally holding or working towards a relevant Masters degree, for example Social Sciences.
- Experience of conducting systematic literature searching and reviewing, ideally to PRISMA guidelines.
- Ability and experience of researching, analysing and summarising information, statistical data and complex issues into a clear,
- Excellent critical appraisal and analytical skills demonstrating a high attention to detail and level of accuracy.
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Enthusiasm for research with the ability to communicate research effectively to researchers and non-researchers alike
- Excellent planning and organisational skills; an ability to work on own initiative, to organise and prioritise work to agreed
- IT literate; experience of using SPSS to analyse data.
- An understanding of counselling and psychotherapy research
- Excellent team player with the ability to work flexibly.
- Prior experience of supporting the involvement of experts by experience (EBEs) in research and facilitating the administration
of collaborative research groups would be desirable for this post.
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