Job Description

Ref Number

B02-08938

Professional Expertise

Research and Research Support

Department

School of Life & Medical Sciences (B02)

Location

London

Working Pattern

Full time

Salary

See advert text

Contract Type

Fixed-term

Working Type

Hybrid

Available for Secondment

No

Closing Date

26-Jun-2025

About us

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The UCL Division of Psychiatry, located within the Faculty of Brain Sciences, is a world-renowned centre of excellence in mental health research. Our mission is to improve mental health through cutting-edge research and education. By leveraging insights from basic science, we address clinical problems with the aim of improving patient outcomes and public health. Moreover, we take pride in delivering innovative teaching that is directly relevant to clinical practice and informed by our research. Join our team and help us drive forward the field of mental health research and education.

About the role

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We are seeking to appoint a research assistant with a background in survey research methods.


The postholder will work on a project funded by Marie Curie Care awarded to Dr White and Dr Kupeli. The project aims to understand the availability, suitability, and accessibility of voluntary sector and local government financial support schemes for people living with terminal illness in England and Wales. To investigate this research question, the postholder will:


1) Conduct an online survey to map voluntary sector and local authority sources of financial support that an individual living with terminal illness could apply for.


2) Participant in any policy engagement and impact enabling activities.


The postholder will conduct a high-quality study using quantitative research methodologies to understand how voluntary sector and local authorities offer financial support for people living with terminal illness. They will collect data, analyse and interpret the results, write up and disseminate the findings to clinical, educational, and government audiences. They will work collaboratively with the study team including with a post-doctoral researcher based at the Marie Curie Research Centre, Cardiff University.


The postholder will be funded for 6 months.

Contract will be created via Unitemps

About you

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We are seeking to appoint a researcher with a background in mixed research methodologies; particularly within a palliative or health care context, along with the following critirea:


Has an MSc and experience of a range of methodologies, preferably in survey design.

Have an interest in inequality, particularly poverty

Has strong communication and IT skills


Please see person spec for more details.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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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.





The Division of Psychiatry prides itself for operating in an all-inclusive environment. Teamwork is highly valued, individual strengths are recognised and celebrated, and there is a commitment to advancing the careers of everyone, regardless of gender or role. We aim to provide a family friendly environment where both women and men feel able to take the time they need for family. The Athena SWAN Charter recognises commitment to advancing women's careers in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM) employment in academia and the Division is delighted to have an Athena Swan Silver Award since 2022. All staff are invited to contribute to EDI initiatives within the Division to contribute to improving working conditions and opportunities for all. Mentoring is a crucial part of supporting career progression and mentoring schemes are available for staff in the Division.





You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here:



https://www.ucl.ac.uk/psychiatry/about/equality-diversity-and-inclusion



https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/