Job Description

Ref Number

B02-09415

Professional Expertise

Research and Research Support

Department

School of Life & Medical Sciences (B02)

Location

London

Working Pattern

Full time

Salary

36,433-41,833

Contract Type

Fixed-term

Working Type

Hybrid

Available for Secondment

No

Closing Date

12-Oct-2025

About us

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Our mission is to maximise and advocate for the holistic health of all children, young people and the adults they will become, through world-class research, education and public engagement. The UCL GOS ICH, together with its clinical partner Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, forms the largest concentration of children's health research outside North America. The 2024-29 GOS ICH strategy focuses on its five scientific programmes. GOS ICH's activities include active engagement with children and families, to ensure that our work is relevant and appropriate to their needs. GOS ICH generates the funding for our research by setting out our proposals in high quality applications to public, charitable and industrial funding bodies and disseminates the results of our research by publication in the medical and scientific literature, to clinicians, policy makers and the wider public. The Institute offers world-class education and training across a wide range of teaching and life learning programmes which address the needs of students and professional groups who are interested in and undertaking work relevant to child health. GOS ICH holds an Athena SWAN Charter Gold Award. Please only attach relevant documents to your application (qualifications, cover letters, supporting statements) and avoid attaching large files e.g. research papers, thesis, publications etc.

About the role

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This post offers an excellent career development opportunity for a Researcher with experience in qualitative or mixed methods / co-development and co-production work, and an interest in conducting research to inform practice for children and young people with or at risk of disabling disorders. The post-holder will be joining the CHOIR (Childhood Ocular Inflammation Research, https://www.ucl.ac.uk/population-health-sciences/choir-lab) team. The CHOIR team conduct Wellcome Trust funded projects which share the primary aim of leveraging routinely collected clinical data, administrative datasets, patient generated data and imaging to improve our understanding of childhood onset blinding disorders and associated multi-system disease. The research assistant will coordinate patient and public involvement (PPI) across the CHOIR programme, co-developing inclusive engagement strategies and supporting children, families, clinical research collaborators and community partners in shaping and delivering impactful research. They will support the development of a rare disease registry. This role will include general research support duties, such as research governance, communications, data management, and scientific dissemination. They will be expected to work independently and as part of a team, in a timely manner. Training will be provided to enable the post-holder to deliver study responsibilities. The post will require the post-holder to be on site for a minimum of two days a week. The post holder will report to the study CI and line manager (Dr Ameenat Lola Solebo, https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/5172-lola-solebo). Lola is a Wellcome funded Clinician Scientist within PPP, and a Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmic surgeon at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Her work investigates the determinants of outcome for children with eye disease, and how best to translate these findings into changes in practice and policy. The post is based within the Population Policy and Practice Programme (PPP) at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (UCL GOS ICH) and is funded until Jan 2029 in the first instance.

About you

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The post holder will o Be committed to excellence in research culture: equity, diversity and inclusion, and open science o Be committed to patient-centred research o Hold an undergraduate degree or equivalent relevant experience in epidemiology, public health, social sciences, education, community engagement or related field, and a graduate degree (MSc/MRes) in relevant health-related subject o Have experience of scientific writing and dissemination, including experience of scientific presentations o Have experience in use of statistical analysis software (e.g. STATA, SPSS or R) o Understand data security, governance and confidentiality o Be proficient in using digital platforms (e.g. Zoom, Teams) for communication and events o Have excellent administrative skills, and the ability to organise and prioritise workload o Have excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills o Be able to work independently and as part of a team to agreed deadlines o Be proficient in the use of common computer applications, such as word processing, spreadsheets, databases and presentation packages. Applicants will need to submit a cover letter

What we offer

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As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents we also offer some great benefits some of which are below: 41 Days holiday (including 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan On-Site nursery On-site gym Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service Discounted medical insurance

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. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/