Senior Research Fellow in Behaviour Change/Project Manager

Job title:

Senior Research Fellow in Behaviour Change/Project Manager

Company

University College London

Job description

About usThe Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology undertakes world-leading research, teaching and knowledge translation in human behaviour, and its role in relation to global challenges in, primarily, health and the environment. It brings together researchers across disciplines in the behaviorual and social sciences and areas such as medicine, computer science and engineering.Within the Research Department, the UCL Centre for Behaviour Change (CBC) brings together academics, policy-makers, practitioners and others from a wide range of academic disciplines, creating a vibrant hub for developing ideas, new technologies, theories and evidence about behaviour change, and translating these to achieve real-world impact.We are seeking a behavioural scientist with excellent theoretical and methodological expertise and a knowledge of ontologies and user testing to develop the Behaviour Change Intervention Ontology and new tools and resources for applying it. The full-time 5-year post will support a project funded by the National Institutes of Health: Accelerating Behavioral and Social Sciences through Ontology Development and Application: NIH Research Network Project (APRICOT) and being conducted by an international interdisciplinary team with the aim of accelerating the use of ontologies across the behavioural and social sciences. The project is starting in Autumn 2024. This multi-site project is led by Professor Susan Michie, the line manager for this post.Please note that due to NIH funding conventions, the post will be offered for 1 year in the first instance (to 31 August 2025) and renewed annually thereafter. The post is likely to appointed at Grade 8, Point 38 (£52,487) in the first instance.About the roleThis post will build on, and require a good knowledge of, the Behaviour Change Intervention Ontology( ). The role will require close liaison with the investigators and researchers at the other three sites. The postholder will help to co-ordinate and manage the work with a focus on external stakeholders and user testing.The role will require strong conceptual, organisational and analytical skills, alongside knowledge of methodological approaches to evidence reporting and synthesis of behavioural or other psychological interventions. The post will appeal to researchers with the enthusiasm, resilience and curiosity to take responsibility for research in challenging and uncharted territory. The post-holder should have a proven track record of well-written and potentially impactful publications and experience of independently managing research projects.We are looking for candidates with an excellent record of achievement for their current career stage.About youApplicants will have or demonstrate:

• A 2.1 (or higher) in a first degree in Psychology or a closely related subject area
• Enthusiasm for advancing both theory and practice in early interventions in mental health
• Strong conceptual, organisational and analytical abilities
• A good knowledge of behavioural, psychological or social science evidence, methods and theory and be able to apply this to a wide range of topics
• The ability to use qualitative and quantitative methods including evidence synthesis, and the ability to develop and evaluate behavioural or other psychological interventions.
• Evidence of being able to manage research projects, and excellent organisational skills.
• The ability to rapidly build rapport with academic collaborators from other disciplines and to learn about those disciplines.

For further information about the role, please contact: Professor Susan Michie,What we offerUCL offers a generous pension scheme and holiday allowance, plus closure and bank holidays as well as enhanced parental pay and more.Further details are given at: .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.Available documents

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Location

North West London

Job date

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:30:42 GMT

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