Job Description

Ref Number

B16-02000

Professional Expertise

Research and Research Support

Department

School of Education (B16)

Location

London

Working Pattern

Part time

Salary

36,433-41,833

Contract Type

Fixed-term

Working Type

Hybrid

Available for Secondment

No

Closing Date

23-Jan-2026

About us

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About UCL Institute of Education

Founded in 1902, UCL Institute of Education has been shaping policy and helping government, organisations and individuals navigate a changing society for the last 120 years. We embrace collaboration and excellence to create a future that is inclusive and just and have been ranked number one for education every year since 2014 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject.



About the Centre for Time Use Research (CTUR)



CTUR specialises in finding innovative applications for population time-use diary evidence in fields such as happiness, public health, transport, energy and environmental sustainability. It investigates social life, paid work patterns, work-life balance, family, gender and socio-economic structure. It contributes its expertise to a range of national and international agencies, currently including the UK Office of National Statistics, the UK Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence, the International Labour Organisation and the OECD.

About the role

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The Research Assistant will be making contributions to the research programme of the ESRC-funded Next Steps in Time Use Research (NeSTUR) project; contributing to the development of a system of new time-allocation- based social and economic indicators under the direction of NeSTUR's Principal Investigator, and assisting the manager of the MTUS in the incorporation of new time diary datasets, from Less Developed Countries and from the Pacific Rim.



An estimated two days per week will be dedicated to data harmonisation and three days focused on research and writing.



This project is suitable for part-time or job-share working arrangements and is available until 31 July 2027 in the first instance.



Please note that the interviews for this role are expected to be during week commencing 23rd February 2026 and/or during week commencing 2nd March 2026.

About you

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You will have a Masters qualification or equivalent professional experience in a relevant discipline such as digital product development, human-computer interaction, UX-design, computer sciences, along with a knowledge of quantitative and qualitative methods appropriate to inform product development and conduct user testing.

Your application form should address all the person specification points and should clearly demonstrate how your skills and experience meet each of the criteria.

It is important that the criteria are clearly numbered and that you provide a response to each one.

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: 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days (pro rata for part time staff) Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme (pro rata for part time staff) 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 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.



Our faculty holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.