King's College London

THIS VACANCY IS FOR INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY

About us

Whilst genes provide the initial template for the nervous system, environmental experiences can create life-long changes in brain structure. We investigate how the brain forms during embryonic development and early life. Understanding brain development will not only inform us about individual variability - why are we different from each other - but also about the origin of pathological conditions such as autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia.

Our centre is committed to educating the public through a range of forums and education programmes. We are led by Professor Oscar Marín, who is also Director of the MRC Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders.

About the role

Applications are invited for a Senior Research Study Officer  to work with the Brain Health in Gen2020 preclinical team, led Dr. Katie Long in the Centre of Developmental Neurobiology and King’s College London. Brain Health in Gen2020 is a joint preclinical and clinical research programme that aims to map the fetal origins of childhood brain health and the impact of COVID-19 on these processes.

This project is part of the Preclinical branch of the Brain Health in Gen2020 programme, which aims to characterize the effect of COVID-19 infection on fetal cortex development.

The role holder will work closely with researchers to support the multiple preclinical projects, be responsible for the day-to-day administration of the preclinical projects and liaise with Dr. Katie Long and the project manager in the clinical team. The role will also support the group of Dr. Laura Pellegrini, who is also in the Centre of Developmental Neurobiology and part of the Brain Health in Gen2020 preclinical team.

This is a part time post (24.5 Hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract until 31.12.2026.

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. Degree in business, management or related discipline
2. Experience in Research Support
3. Effective communication and interpersonal skills in order to receive, understand and relay complicated ideas or information to various groups of all levels
4. Effective time management, ability to manage competing priorities, working independently and proactively, and with minimal supervision
5. Experience of project management
6. Exceptional organizational skills, including administrative/operations experience with an in-depth knowledge of a range of practices, methods and procedures to deliver effective and efficient support
7. Ability to understand and analyse report data and produce and output

Desirable criteria

1. Experience with Kfin/Unit4, Worktribe and PeopleXD
2. Experience of working in higher education research environment or similar
3. Experience working on public engagement and policy projects

Full details of the role and the skills and experience required, can be found in the attached job description which provided on the next page.

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.

As part of this commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and through this appointment process, it is our aim to develop candidate pools that include applicants from all backgrounds and communities.

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.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘ How we Recruit’ pages.