Research Assistant

The Addictions department at King’s College London is based at Denmark Hill in London, but for this role, the appointed person would be based at the University of Hull. However, the role involves closely working with team members based in London.

www.hull.ac.uk/work-with-us/research/groups/centre-for-addiction-and-mental-health-research

About the role

We would like to appoint a Research Assistant to play a key role within a newly NIHR funded project. The research focuses on the development, evaluation and testing of a Virtual Reality-enhanced Cue Exposure Treatment integrated with a wearable device to address craving, prevent relapse and improve treatment outcomes of people with cocaine dependence.

This research is a collaboration involving five UK universities led from the Addictions Department at King’s College London (KCL), the University of Kent, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health at the University of Hull, University of Birmingham, and University of Southampton.

The person appointed will be employed by the Addictions Department at King’s College London (KCL) and will report to Professor Paolo Deluca (Lead applicant) but will be based at the University of Hull and work closely with Professor Tom Phillips. The person appointed will also be working closely with the Project Manger Dr Eileen Brobbin, who is based at King’s College London but will also involve in person meetings between Eileen and the appointed person for training.

The successful candidate will have a good understanding of addictive behaviours, experience in conducting quantitative and qualitative research in clinical settings, and data collection and recruitment. Having conducted research using wearable devices and/or virtual reality will be an asset.

You will also have established research skills relevant to this work. You should be a clear and balanced communicator and committed to equality, diversity and inclusion principles. The successful appointee will be expected to be reliable and efficient and also to have good inter-personal as well as organisational skills.

This is a full-time post and you will be offered a fixed-term contract of two years.

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

Essential criteria

• An Undergraduate and/or Masters degree in a related area, including relevant training in research methods
• Experience of quantitative or qualitative research methods
• A good understanding of methods in addiction research
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to adapt communication to the situation
• Excellent time management skills with the ability to multitask & prioritise and complete work within deadlines. A proven ability to coordinate and deliver projects
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• A commitment to promoting equality, diversity & inclusivity for staff & students

Desirable criteria

• Experience working with vulnerable people
• Experience of conducting research in clinical settings
• Experience of coordinating research trials in NHS settings
• Experience of conducting qualitative interviews
• Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams

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 next page after you click “Apply”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

We are hoping to hold in person interviews on Wednesday 4th December in Hull.

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