Research Assistant The “Digital Health Inclusion Project” (DHIP) London, England
Job description
About us
The Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health (PCPH) is part of the Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care and is headed by Professor Fiona Stevenson. The Department’s strategic aim is to deliver high quality teaching in community-based primary care and public health and to undertake a programme of internationally competitive multi-disciplinary research addressing the management and prevention of disease in individuals and populations in areas which are of priority to the health of the public.
About the role
The main role of the post will be to manage the day to day aspects of the research study and carry out the data collection phase including, recruitment of participants, undertaking semi-structured qualitative interviews, analysis of qualitative data, and writing reports.
Salary is (£34,502 - £36,348 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance for 1 FTE) . This equates to £27,601 - £29,078 at O.8 FTE this role is offered at.
This post is funded till 29 March 2024
About you
You will have:
- Good undergraduate degree (at least 2:1) in a relevant social science subject (e.g. psychology or a health-related discipline)
- Experience of working with people with health conditions (in a research, clinical, caring or voluntary capacity) and of recruiting participants to research studies
- Experience of conducting qualitative interviews
- Experience of qualitative data analysis including interview data and thematic analysis
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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/reward-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.
