Royal Conservatoire of Scotland are looking for a Research Assistant to join their team for a major strategic project on music education and young people’s music making in Scotland: “What’s Going On Now?”
Research Assistant ‘What’s Going On Now?’
Research and Knowledge Exchange
Full Time, Fixed Term (until end October 2018)
Salary: £24,362 – £29,930 per annum pro rata
We are: looking for a Research Assistant to join our team for a major strategic project on music education and young people’s music making in Scotland: “What’s Going On Now?”
We are: leading this major project on behalf of Creative Scotland, the Scottish Government, the Educational Institute for Scotland, and the Musicians’ Union. “What’s Going On Now?” is an audit of music education in Scotland, to update the 2003 report ‘What’s Going On?’ and it will result in a comprehensive picture of young people’s music making in Scotland.
You are: passionate about the arts, music education and the opportunities available to young people, with a range of quantitative and qualitative research skills to support a major strategic project.
You must have: specific experience of both quantitative and qualitative research methods, with a good working knowledge of data analysis and descriptive statistics; you will also have experience of analysing qualitative data. You will have the ability to communicate effectively with young people, their tutors, and all those involved in young people’s music making and, ideally, experience of and insights into music education in Scotland. You will be pro-active and contribute strongly to the research team in all areas of this important project.
This is a full-time fixed term post beginning on 1st March 2018 and concluding on 31st October 2018.
Location: Glasgow City
For further information, please contact humanresources@rcs.ac.uk (Human Resources ), or call 0141 270 8389, or visit https://www.rcs.ac.uk/about_us/vacancies/
The deadline is Tuesday 06 February 2018 at 12:00.