King's College London

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About us

The Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) is a leading centre for mental health and neuroscience research in Europe. Research from the IoPPN has made, and continues to make, an impact on how we understand, prevent and treat mental illness, neurological conditions and other conditions that affect the brain.

The Department of Psychological Medicine focuses on the interface between psychiatry and medicine, psychiatry and occupation, psychiatry and the military, and psychiatry in different settings. The disorders of interest are those of the common mental disorders, such as depression, anxiety, perinatal psychiatry, psychological oncology, eating disorders and stress related disorders.

About the role

The Stress, Psychiatry and Immunology (SPI) Lab, is looking for a research assistant with relevant experience to join their team. The postholder will sit within the department of Psychological Medicine in the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience and will be primarily involved in the Wellcome-funded research project ASPIRE. The post holder will have the opportunity to be involved in public dissemination of both the research project and the in lab’s digital magazine, Inspire the Mind.

The postholder will be involved in a core element of the ASPIRE project, ensuring that the voices of people with lived experience are at the heart of the project. The role will include supporting research in this area, dissemination and organisation and administration.

This is a part time post (2 days per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract for 1 year from the start of the contract.

Research staff at King’s are entitled to at least 10 days per year (pro-rata) for professional development. This entitlement, from the  Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers, applies to Postdocs, Research Assistants, Research and Teaching Technicians, Teaching Fellows and AEP equivalent up to and including grade 7. Visit the  Centre for Research Staff Development for more information.

About you

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

Essential criteria

1. Has completed a relevant BSc degree (e.g., psychology)
2. Experience working with people with lived experience (ideally in research settings, specifically as lived experience experts)
3. Good understanding of a range of research methods such as scoping reviews and delphi consensus.
4. Experience in public engagement (specifically in written format – e.g., articles). Both direct and editorial.
5. Experience creating social media content for the purpose of educating around mental health and research
6. Have completed Good Clinical Practice Training

Desirable criteria

1. Work well individual and as part of a team
2. Experience organizing events for research purposes and creating content around events
3. Prior experience writing up publications for research projects.

** Downloading a copy of our Job Description**

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

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.

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service and Occupational Health Clearances.