Head of Training and Capacity Building - 0.5FTE

About us

IOE is UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society. Founded in 1902, IOE has been shaping policy and helping government, organisations and individuals navigate a changing society for the last 120 years.

CLOSER, the home of longitudinal research, is the interdisciplinary partnership of leading social and biomedical longitudinal population studies, the UK Data Service and The British Library.

Our mission is to increase the visibility, use and impact of longitudinal population studies, data and research to ensure that longitudinal evidence is used to address the health, social, economic and environmental challenges facing the UK, now and in the future.

About the role

This post represents an exciting opportunity to join the CLOSER team. CLOSER’s Training and Capacity Building (TCB) programme aims to develop, grow and sustain a critical mass of professional and research capacity and skills in the management, conduct and analysis of longitudinal population studies (LPS) by filling important gaps in current provision.

CLOSER provides novel go-to resources for LPS researchers and the specialist staff required to manage LPS and creates highly valued opportunities for the inter-disciplinary LPS community to share knowledge and best practice in a supportive environment.

The Head of Training and Capacity Building will ensure CLOSER delivers its TCB objectives and develop a comprehensive long-term vision and plan for CLOSER’s TCB activities.

The post is available at 0.5FTE for 12 months in the first instance.

Interviews will be held on Monday 22 May 2023.

For further information on this post, please contact Emla Fitzsimons  

About you

You will have a PhD in a quantitative social science or biomedical science, along with experience of using longitudinal population study data or research, and experience of coordinating multiple complex projects across different teams to a deadline.

You will also have excellent presentational skills, including demonstrable ability to tailor content and style to different audiences, including those outside of academia, and proficiency in the use of digital technologies to support teaching and learning.

Your application form should address all the person specification points and should clearly demonstrate how your skills and experience meet each of the criteria.

It is important that the criteria are clearly numbered and that you provide a response to each one.

For a full job description and to apply for this role please visit UCL’s online recruitment portal (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs) and search using vacancy reference B16-01107.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

Our department holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.

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