research assistant London, England
Job description
About us
The UCL Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology undertakes world-leading research and teaching in mind, behaviour, and language. It brings together researchers in a range of disciplines such as psychoanalysis, neuroscience, health, education, communication, medicine, behaviour and development. The Department is a vibrant environment for both study and research. UCL is the top-ranked university in the UK for research in Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience. The Genetic and Non Memory Led Dementia (GNMLD) talk project is a multi-centre 5-year NIHR funded programme grant awarded to Dr Joshua Stott, focussing on evaluating blended online tools to support people affected by GNMLD (i.e., those living with non memory led dementias and their carers as well as people at genetic risk of dementia). It is a collaboration between University College London, University College London Hospital, Bangor University, Swansea University and Kings University. This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Academic Staff. Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/policies/2021/jun/conditions-service-academic-staff for more information.
About the role
This is a full time, fixed term post until 1st April 2027. The main purpose of the job is to support successful completion of the GNMLD talk project from inception to dissemination, under direction of the Project PI and programme manager. Tasks include providing administrative support for all aspects of the project, supporting project co-ordination, recruitment and data collection as well as intervention delivery and quantatitive and qualitative analysis. An acceptable DBS check is required to carry out this role. The role is eligible for hybrid working, dependent on the project schedule and needs. The salary offered on this post is £35,702 per annum.
About you
You will have a degree in Psychology, or an equivalent qualification, which confers eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society achieving at least 2:1 or above. An MSc conversion will be considered. Experience of conducting an empirical research project in psychological research involving to people with rarer dementias and people living at-risk of inheriting a rare dementia is essential, as is experience in research evaluating experiences of rare dementia caregivers, as well as well as knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methodology, including knowledge of research evaluating experiences of dementia caregivers. You will have excellent social skills to establish rapport with participants in clinical services as well as diverse team members, and exceptional planning and organisational skills. Essential skills also include good knowledge of statistics and good computing skills including good knowledge of Word and Excel. Excellent written, oral and/or communication and presentation skills are essential. You will be a team player, with the ability to work harmoniously with colleagues and students of all cultures and backgrounds and will take a proactive approach to identifying problems and planning research. Experience of research into online interventions or access to those interventions, experience of computer programming languages (e.g. R, STATA) and strong qualitative data analysis skills are desirable.
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below: 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days), additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme, defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE), cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan, immigration loan, relocation scheme for certain posts, on-site nursery, on-site gym, enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay, employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service, discounted medical insurance. Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/.
