Research Assistant

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Research Assistant to support the Mind & Skin consortium, led by Professor Carsten Flohr, Chair in Dermatology and Population Health Sciences at King’s College London. This project brings together a consortium of senior investigators from King’s College London, Surrey and Oxford Universities.

Mind & Skin is an ambitious collaborative, multidisciplinary programme funded by the Medical Research Foundation that, for the first time, brings together expertise from paediatric dermatology, sleep medicine, imaging science, immunology, machine learning/AI, psychiatry and cognitive neuroscience to examine the links between Atopic Dermatitis (AD), pruritus, sleep disturbance and altered brain function, including cognitive changes, such as inattention and hindered executive function, and psychiatric sequelae. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6MRTNxDoqo

You will provide high-level, proactive, comprehensive and efficient study management, technical and administrative support for the Mind & Skin project.

The role requires flexible working during patient visits due to device set-ups that occur in the late afternoon, 1-2 times a week.

This role will suit a candidate with excellent IT, administrative and organisational skills who can work accurately, with close attention to detail in a busy environment. The post holder will have very good interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills with patients and colleagues from the wider research team.

You will be able to work both independently and as part of the wider Mind & Skin team, including our Clinical Research Practitioner, Clinical Research Fellow and PhD Fellows and demonstrate a flexible approach to work and meet deadlines using initiative and judgement to prioritise competing demands.

Please contact Professor Carsten Flohr (carsten.flohr@kcl.ac.uk) for further information on the post.

This post will be offered on a fixed-term basis until 31st January 2026.

This is a full-time post - 100% full time equivalent; 5 days a week.

The requirements of the post would be to be present in the office for 3-4 days a week, depending on study activities, which can be reviewed after 6 months. This will have to be approved by the Line Manager, keeping in line with the King’s hybrid working model.

Skills, knowledge, and experience

Essential criteria

• BSc in relevant subject (2:1 or above)
• Experience in a research environment
• Excellent organisational skills
• Excellent presentation, verbal and written communication skills with experience of building an effective network across a complex organisation
• Ability to manage priorities under pressure
• Accuracy and attention to detail with ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to work under pressure in a busy environment, multitask and deal with competing demands
• Document and IT control skills, specifically in database management and MS Office

Desirable criteria

• MSc in relevant subject or other postgraduate qualification
• Experience in screening potential participants on clinical studies
• Experience with study visits
• Experience or knowledge of extracting interstitial skin fluid

Further information

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.

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

Closing date: 17^th April 2024 

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