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24th February
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Fashion Research Assistant: Promoting Accessibility in Parkinson’s Research

24th February to 6th April
Do you have a passion for accessible fashion? The School of Psychology are seeking a motivated Fashion student to conduct a scoping project on the needs of their research participants living with Parkinson’s.

The School of Psychology is on the lookout for a creative and driven Fashion design student for a groundbreaking scoping project.

Join the Translational and Computational Neuroscience Unit as they tackle a crucial challenge: enhancing the accessibility of clothing for their motion tracking studies involving participants with Parkinson’s. To promote accessibility for future research, the team wish to undertake a scoping exercise with current and previous participants to see how clothing could be created and/or modified to make it more comfortable for participants.  

Your mission? To collaborate with current and past participants, exploring innovative ways to design or modify clothing that maximizes comfort and usability.

 

The current role will seek a motivated and empathetic Fashion student for up to 5 hours per week for 6 weeks as a research assistant to support the project. Duties will include: 

  • Facilitating and designing brief interviews (10-15 minutes) with people with Parkinson’s about their experiences of wearing the current clothing in the Movement Lab in Brooks 
  • Ensuring accurate transcription of these interviews 
  • Working as a team to develop potential solutions to remedy the issues raised 
  • Writing up a brief report summarising the findings from the interviews, alongside ideas to inform a future development stage of the project 

 

The role will support flexible working; participant interviews will be conducted in the Movement Lab in the Brooks Building but all other duties can be completed remotely and at a time convenient to the student. 

This is more than just a project—it’s an opportunity to elevate your professional practice and make a real impact in the world of adaptive design. Partner with the School of Psychology and be part of pioneering research that could change lives.

Academic Lead: Chesney Craig – Lecturer Psychology

How to apply:

 

A detailed expression of interest detailing how your experience to date will contribute to your suitability for this role, or up to 3 min film/audio/media of your choice. 

Associated Badges:

In A Nutshell...

  • Gain... invaluable experience demonstrating your ability to work with real life stakeholders to deliver a project.
  • Engage... with people with Parkinson’s to consider their accessibility needs when taking part in mobility studies.
  • Develop... your skills in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), a critical employability skill for most modern employers.
  • Collaborate... across two faculties, bridging research in Fashion and Psychology
  • Earn... up to 100 Rise points which can be recognised within your degree.
  • Earn up to 150 Rise points ... which can be recognised within your degree.

Schedule

  • call_split 24/02/25 to 06/04/25
    Work Hybrid: Combination of physical and flexible based on research team
    Up to 5 hours per week over 6 weeks