Research Assistant

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Post ID: 039557

Post Summary: The post holder will be part of a multidisciplinary research team, based at St James’ Hospital in Dublin, working on studies related to interventions (drug and on-drug interventions) for Alzheimer disease, Lewy body and other forms of dementia. Our studies use different methods including imaging, biomarkers and neuropsychological methods to assess healthy volunteers, carers and people with lived experience.

The post-holder’s primary job will be coordinating the Lewy Academy programme for training healthcare professionals, producing a policy brief and a systems map of the outputs of EMERALD-Lewy and how they can be integrated into existing policy structures in Ireland. Programme’s goal is to improve the diagnosis, management and lived experience of people with Lewy Body Dementia in Ireland. To this effect, the post holder will work together with the Programme’s stakeholders consisting of clinicians, scientists, industry partners, research assistants, PhD students and people with lived experience of Lewy body dementia and carers to coordinate data collection and drive the work package’s research output.

The Research Assistant will be part of Work Package 2 and Work Package 10. The goal of WP 2 is to develop the clinical research in Ireland for Lewy Body Dementia, including the upskilling of current labour force. The leads of the work package are Prof. Iracema Leroi form Trinity College Dublin and Prof. Suzanne Timmons from University College Cork. The goal of WP 10 is to understand the policy entry points and propose a potential model of implementation of EMERALD-Lewy’s research outputs. This package is led by Prof. Kim Nyugen Huong from University of Queensland. The post holder will specifically support WP2 and WP10 by coordinating the running and assessment of the Lewy Academy training programme and developing a policy map and brief for the entry points of the outputs for EMERALD-Lewy into public policy in Ireland. They will also interface with the existing EMERALD-Lewy research team to support other research outputs.

Post status: Specific Purpose Contract, Full Time

Salary: This appointment will be made on the RA Level 1 Pay Grade according to IUA Salary Scales at a point in line with current Government pay policy.

How to apply: Applicants should submit a full Curriculum Vitae to include the names and contact details of 2 referees (including email addresses), to:-

Name: Anusha Yasoda-Mohan

Email Address: [email protected]

Closing Date: Monday 9th November 2026 at 12:00 noon (Irish Standard time)

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