Research Fellow in the Department of Addictions

About us

King’s College London is a leading public research university and a founding college and member institution of the federal University of London. The Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN) is one of the world’s leading centres for clinical and research training and a leading centre for mental health and neuroscience research in Europe. Based in Denmark Hill in south-east London, it shares its site with the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust (SLaM), one of the largest mental health providers in Europe. Research from the IoPPN has made, and continues to make, an impact on how we understand, prevent and treat mental illness, neurological conditions and other conditions that affect the brain.

The National Addiction Centre (NAC), incorporating the King’s Addictions Department, represents a network of clinicians, researchers and clinical teachers who have a shared commitment to excellence in prevention and treatment. Over the last 30 years, the department has developed a body of research evidence that has informed the development of new treatment services for alcohol, smoking and drug problems in the UK. This work ranges from trials of new therapies and preventative treatments to studies seeking to understand the genetic and biological basis of addictive behaviour.

About the role

We would like to appoint a Post-Doctoral Researcher (Research Fellow) to play a key role within the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) South London Alcohol Theme. The programme focuses on clinical and social support responses to populations with long-term alcohol dependence and complex needs. The role will primarily entail evaluating the impact of intervention implementation, and knowledge mobilisation through the adoption and spread of interventions.

The person appointed will be based in the Addictions Department at King’s College London (KCL) and will report to Prof Paolo Deluca (Theme Lead), through whom there is accountability to the ARC South London Executive and Board. The appointee will work with other Alcohol Theme colleagues, patients and public representatives and colleagues across the ARC South London to achieve the project milestones.

The successful candidate will have a good understanding of addiction, particularly patient groups with alcohol dependence and complex needs and the wider treatment system. You will have experience in conducting quantitative and qualitative research in clinical settings and a good knowledge of health economics would be essential. You should have solid, proven project management skills and experience of building professional networks and working with external stakeholders (including from other academic institutions, patients and the public, the NHS, local government organisations and policymakers). You will also have a strong track record of coordinating patient and public involvement (PPI) activities to directly inform research. You will be committed to equality, diversity and inclusion principles and applying these to PPI work. You should have excellent spoken and written communication skills and have experience of coordinating the production of resources in various media for various purposes and audiences.

This is a full time post, and you will be offered a fixed term contract until 31/03/2026.

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