Organisation/Company KINGS COLLEGE LONDON Research Field History Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) First Stage Researcher (R1) Established Researcher (R3) Country United Kingdom Application Deadline 1 Jan 2025 - 00:00 (UTC) Type of Contract To be defined Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
About Us
The Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN) is dedicated to discovering what causes mental illness and diseases of the brain. In addition, its aim is to help identify new treatments for them and ways to prevent them in the first place. The impact of the Institute's work was judged to be 100% 'world-leading' or 'internationally-excellent' in the Research Excellence Framework 2014. The IoPPN has a rich history of pioneering research, enhancing patient care, influencing policy change, raising awareness of conditions affecting the brain or sharing knowledge through education. Visit here for more information: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/ioppn
About The Role
We are seeking a highly motivated Research Associate/Assistant to join our global mental health team, led by Professor Melanie Abas. This is a maternity cover post. The candidate will work on a variety of global mental health projects led by Prof Melanie Abas including an NIHR Global Health Research Group on Interventions for young people with Depression in Ghana and Zimbabwe . There will also be opportunities to engage in a range of complementary projects within Prof Abas’s group, and to support the development of new grant applications.
The Research Associate/Assistant will support in the delivery and research project management of ongoing and new projects. Their responsibilities will include assisting with grant applications, contributing to analysis of qualitative and quantitative data, contributing to publications, supporting the dissemination of study findings at multiple levels, and managing the monitoring of project deliverables and study close down. This will include ensuring compliance with ethical standards across all activities. They will be capable of working autonomously and liaising directly with research investigators, external partners and stakeholders. They will be expected to display initiative and independence.
Key responsibilities will include:
Due to the contract length sponsorship cannot be offered for overseas candidates.
About You
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
Downloading a copy of our Job Description
Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.
Further Information
We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.
We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's. We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.
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Interviews are due to be held on the afternoon of 20th January 2025.
We are not able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.