Research Assistant WP3 London, England
King's College London
Full Time
London, England
34502 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Job description
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated pre-doctoral researcher to work on a new project within our research programme – RE-STAR (Regulating Emotions – Strengthening Adolescent Resilience). This post is one of six new opportunities being offered by RE-STAR. Based at King’s College London, RE-STAR is a multi-disciplinary and cross institution programme of research bringing together developmental psychology, data science, psychiatry and neuroscience with educational studies and the performing arts. Its goal is to better understand the role played by emotion regulation difficulties in the development of mental health problems in adolescents with neuroatypicalities such as ADHD and ASD traits: and then to translate the knowledge gained into new school-based interventions tailored to the needs of these young people.
The post-holder will work on the third RE-STAR work package as part of a team with the RE-STAR Programme Manager and a post-doctoral Research Associate. The team’s goal will be to understand why some adolescents with neuroatypicalities develop depression while others do not. Individual responsibilities will depend on the mix of individuals recruited to the team, but will involve some or all of the following; (i) building relationships with schools and local NHS clinics to facilitate recruitment of participants (ii) completing questionnaires/other measures with young people and their parents, (iii) analysing the outputs using quantitative statistics (iv) working collaboratively with our Youth Researcher Panel.
RE-STAR will be delivered in collaboration with partners at universities and stakeholder organisations as well as artists, teachers and doctors. Young people with neuroatypicalities will be actively involved in RE-STAR from start to finish. As such, the successful applicant must be willing to work effectively in a collaborative environment.
The post-holder will be employed by the Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, King’s College London and will report to the RE-STAR Project Manager.
This post will be offered on an a fixed-term contract for 30 months
This is a full-time post - 100% full time equivalent
Key responsibilities
- Support the Programme Manager and Investigators in the delivery of RE-STAR work package 3
- Work with the Youth Researcher Panel.
- Assist with participant recruitment to ensure timely recruitment to targets.
- Liaise with schools, families and NHS clinics to facilitate recruitment and data collection.
- Collect data from participants, eg questionnaires, psychometrics.
- Ensure data confidentiality, work within the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018 and other regulatory bodies.
- Undertake any training courses necessary to assist in delivery of the work package objectives.
- Assist in writing up findings for funder reports and publication.
The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.
Skills, knowledge, and experience
Essential criteria
1. Undergraduate (or conversion) degree in psychology, health data science, health-related or other relevant subject.
2. An understanding of the challenges facing adolescents with neuroatypicalities such as ADHD and autism.
3. Experience of conducting research with children/adolescents.
4. Experience of working on a project delivered on time and to target.
5. Knowledge of guidance relating to data confidentiality / security in research.
6. Evidence of research-related computing skills: word processing, Endnote, packages to support data analysis.
7. Rigour and accuracy in managing and analysing data.
8. Ability to work independently as well as within a larger team.
9. Willing to learn new skills and undertake training, as required.
10. Motivated, professional and enthusiastic.
Desirable criteria
1. Postgraduate qualification in psychology, or other relevant subject – or equivalent experience
2. Flexible working hours
3. Experience of working with young people with neuroatypicalities.
Further information
Interviews will be held on 31-01-23 and 07-02-23
