Location: | London |
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Salary: | £43,205 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance. |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 24th July 2024 |
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Closes: | 6th August 2024 |
Job Ref: | 093005 |
Location: Strand Campus
Contact details: Dimitrios Letsios. dimitrios.letsios@kcl.ac.uk
The King’s College London Department of Informatics, jointly with the Department of Engineering and the Department of Geography, are looking to appoint a Research Assistant on Spatial Data Analytics for Delivery Logistics. The recruited applicant will work in Bush House, Strand Campus.
About the roleThis position is part of a research project on enhancing the operation of delivery services that rely on sustainable transport modes, e.g. cargo bikes, electric vehicles, and active mobility. The project is implemented collaboratively by members of staff in the Dept of Informatics, Dept of Engineering, and Dept of Geography of King’s College London, as well as partners from other academic institutions and businesses. The recruited applicant will support the project with data science outcomes that will be used for sustainable delivery logistics.
This is a full-time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed-term contract until April 2025.
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
Essential criteria
Desirable criteria
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.
* Please note that this is a PhD level role but candidates who have submitted their thesis and are awaiting award of their PhDs will be considered. In these circumstances the appointment will be made at Grade 5, spine point 30 with the title of Research Assistant. Upon confirmation of the award of the PhD, the job title will become Research Associate and the salary will increase to Grade 6.
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Interviews are due to be held shortly after the closing date.
This role does meet the requirements of the Home Office and therefore we are able to offer sponsorship for candidates who require the right to work in the UK.
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