Research Administrator

About the Role

This role will provide administration support for the AD HOC trial, including for the recruitment sites. The individual will need to conduct initial site visits to GP surgeries in London (and possibly Cambridge, and Reading area), arrange training for practice nurses, monitor participant recruitment and deal with nurse and patient queries. The Research Administrator with follow-up with all study participants, including 3-monthly texts and phone calls to collect interim follow-up measures and sending web-based questionnaires at the end of the follow-up period. 

About You

We are looking for an individual with considerable experience in a similar administrative role in higher education or a similar broad public service with a good understanding of the research process. Knowledge of good clinical practice, data protection guidelines and regulations is essential in this role. It would also be beneficial for candidates to have an understanding of Research Governance and IRAS (Integrated Research Application Service), and regulatory requirements pertaining to clinical research.


About the Project

A highly experienced, creative, collaborative, multi-disciplinary research team, led by Clinical Reader and Professor of Primary Care (Wolfson Institute of Population Health), with collaborators from Queen Mary University of London, The University of Cambridge, The University of Nottingham, City University Lonodn, University of Surrey, and St George’s University of London has been awarded a grant by NIHR to develop, pilot and formally evaluate a novel, digital social intervention for people who have difficult to control asthma, to help them improve their self-management and quality of life, delivered via primary care. We are partnering with the charity Asthma+Lung UK and industry partner HealthUnlocked.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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