Research Assistant Review
by University of Reading
Rating
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Skills
4.8
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
4.5
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Your Impressions
4.7
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at University of Reading
- 7. Would you recommend University of Reading to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to University of Reading
Overview
research assistant: carrying out the experiment individually and cooperatively for data collection and creating the questionnaires used in said experiments. Carrying out basic data analysis for fMRI data. A day followed like this: Interacting with participants Setting up the EEG and EMG Recording EGG and EMG data Thresholding of pain Administering pain (electrical stimuli)
Skills
I have learned patient-researcher interaction and have gained experience with being in a professional environment. I have improved my welcoming skills like small talk and greeting participants. Problem-solving in a professional environment, specifically in pain research
Responsibilities
I was given as much responsibility as I asked for, I chose to have as much as possible so I was given an experiment to carry out individually. I chose to do as much as I could for the data collection (EMG set-up...) and even now I can choose to help with data analysis and writing out the paper
Support & Guidance
I received the basics on how to operate anything we used and how to interact with the participants. I was given instructions and walked through them. They were very supportive in the sense that even with non-placement related topics they would help out. They created a very safe space for me to ask anything when needed.
Culture
It was a really safe and supportive space. Everyone helped out each other and was professional when needed. CINN overall is just very helpful to everyone and friendly.
Your Impressions
I really enjoyed my placement because it allowed me to explore a lot of topics and gain a lot of experience and contacts that I still use now. I enjoyed learning how to use the machinery and software used in the study and how to set up the pain device and EMG/GSR
Yes
Network within the facility, everyone here actually wants to help you and they are more than happy to as a lot of them are looking to recruit for Phds. Ask lectures or staff about their area of research and try to find ways to get experience within the uni. CINN lab is amazing for that and they're always looking for people.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Research
South East
September 2023