About this role
Closing date: Friday 12th June 2026 by 5:00pm Applications are invited for two Research Assistants (1 post – 17.5 hours per week, 1 post – 14 hours per week) to work within the School of Psychology at Liverpool Hope University on a project funded by the Nuffield Foundation evaluating the Love to Read programme. This is a research-informed intervention designed to increase reading motivation and engagement among primary school children aged 8–11. The project is a large-scale randomised controlled trial involving a minimum of 20 primary schools across London and Liverpool. Pupils will be randomly allocated to either receive the intervention or act as a control group over a 12-week period. The evaluation will examine whether, in what contexts, and for whom the Love to Read programme is effective. The research will involve the collection and management of quantitative questionnaire data in school settings, alongside monitoring programme implementation and treatment fidelity. There will ...