Research Assistant

Job title:

Research Assistant

Company

University College London

Job description

About usThe UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Science is a collaborative and cross-disciplinary environment where clinicians, engineers, allied health professionals and researchers are constantly striving for innovative approaches to treatment. This includes developing highly effective methods which go beyond the boundaries of conventional wisdom and treating each patient as an individual.The Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health (ISEH), part of the Division of Surgery and Interventional Sciences wishes to make 1 appointment for a Research Assistant for January – July 2024, with possibility to renew in August.About the roleThe purpose of this job is to deliver the UCL Active Minds project. The project will involve delivering a physical activity intervention across the University, aimed at supporting student mental and physical wellbeing. The project will include the use of wearable devices to track physical activity patterns and sleep quality in students, and short phone-based questionnaires and cognitive tests.Main duties of the post are setting up and organizing the project, delivering the project and liaising with participants, collecting data, analysing raw wearable data, writing up academic reports at publication standard. The post holder is expected to be able to commit be present on the Bloomsbury campus at the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health to facilitate the delivery of the programme. Data analysis can be conducted remotely.Other

• The advert will close on 05 January 2025 at 23:59 GMT, however we may close applications early if we receive a high volume of applications. Early application submission is recommended.
• Interview Date(s) TBC
• If you have any queries about the role, please contact Flaminia Ronca on f.ronca@ucl.ac.uk
• If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or have any queries about the application process, please contact the HR Team on l.oppong@ucl.ac.uk
• The UCL Ways of Working supports colleagues to be successful and happy at UCL through sharing expectations around how we work – please visit www.ucl.ac.uk/ways-of-working to find out more.

About youThe post holder must have educated to Masters degree level (or having equivalent experience), in an subject related field.
The successful candidate must be working towards a relevant postgraduate degree (PhD).
Excellent level of literacy and numeracy.
Specialist skills appropriate to the course taught.What we offerAs 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 InclusionAs 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.Available documents

Expected salary

Location

North West London

Job date

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 07:38:04 GMT

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