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Job information Research Assistant - Developmental Risk and Resilience Unit from the Company University College London, this latest Research Assistant - Developmental Risk and Resilience Unit job vacancy is located in the city London located in the country United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate GCSE . Job Vacancies in this Research field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

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Ref Number B02-08495 Professional Expertise Research and Research Support Department School of Life & Medical Sciences (B02) Location London Working Pattern Full time Salary£35,930-£41,255 Contract Type Fixed-term Working Type Hybrid Available for Secondment No Closing Date 28-Mar-2025

About us

We have an exciting opportunity for a Research Assistant to join the ReSET project; building resilience through socio-emotional training. Our team lies in the Developmental Risk and Resilience Unit (DRRU), within UCL's Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology Department (CEHP). CEHP is an interdisciplinary research division that brings together researchers in areas such as neuroscience, health, education, behaviour and development.

This role is ideal for early-career researchers seeking experience working with adolescent participants in an academic setting, while actively contributing to project dissemination.

About the role

This is a full-time (1.0 FTE) fixed-term post for seven months. The post-holder will primarily:

• Support the collection of follow-up outcome measures and whole-year group data from adolescent participants across secondary schools in London and Kent.

• Assist with administrative tasks, including preparing assessment materials, data entry, data cleaning, and data auditing.

• Play an active role in developing and disseminating educational materials related to the ReSET project and adolescent mental health via social media channels and the ReSET website.

About you

The ideal candidate should have excellent interpersonal skills to establish good relationships with young people, families and professionals and communicate well with the wider project team.

We are looking for an individual with an undergraduate degree in psychology or neuroscience at 2:1 or above and one of the following criteria:

• A masters level qualification in a relevant subject area
• currently enrolled in a relevant masters level programme
• 1+ years of research assistant experience working with children and young people.

The individual should have good organisational skills and be able to take initiative to manage a busy schedule. The ideal candidate would have experience of working with young people in an educational setting. Experience of scientific communication with varying audiences and the development of social media content would be advantageous.

Candidate must be able to start by the 1st June 2025 and Interviews will take place on the 7th April 2025.

What we offer

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)
• Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme
• 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

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.

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Closed Date : 2025-04-14