Research Assistant (FTC - 24 Months, 0.2 FTE)

The University of West London (UWL) is ranked the best modern* university (non-specialist) in London in the Complete University Guide 2023.

*University status awarded in or after 1992

The Geller Institute of Ageing and Memory

We are a flagship Institute at the University of West London (UWL), delivering interdisciplinary applied research and education. Our focus is on delivering the evidence to inform high quality, cutting edge, health and social care to benefit people living with dementia, older people, and their care partners and families.

At the heart of our mission is to ensure the most vulnerable populations of people living with dementia and older people have better experiences of health and social care and are supported in living well and living at home for longer. All our research and education programmes are guided by an inclusive approach.

We are an interdisciplinary team, with expertise in sociology, psychology, social policy, epidemiology, nursing, and philosophy, with our research drawing upon a wide range of methodologies.

Our research funding incorporates Department of Health and Social Care contracts (via NIHR), funding from national and international charities, and philanthropic support. We have established a reputation for the rapid translation of our research into impact, which is informing public discourse, shaping the policy agenda, and translated into practice improvements.

Our postgraduate education programmes offer interdisciplinary, research focused, evidence-based teaching and supervision. Our postgraduate courses are designed to cultivate leaders in ageing and dementia care and improve practice across health and social care settings.

The School of Medicine and Biosciences

The School of Medicine and Biosciences at UWL, is an interdisciplinary research-driven School, embedded within an area of West London with diverse populations and significant pockets of both deprivation and affluence.  We work in partnership with policy makers and practitioners to improve the health of our communities and reduce inequalities, developing and delivering hyperlocal health and social care initiatives, which have the potential to scale up locally and nationally. We deliver research-led undergraduate and postgraduate taught courses in Biosciences and Dementia Care. Our research themes: Ageing and dementia; Healthcare inequalities; Public Health; Gene-targeted cancer therapy; and Translational Medicine.

The Role

An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual to deliver the METHODEM: Methodological consensus for complex interventions in dementia research project at the Geller Institute of Ageing and Memory, University of West London. The project is being conducted in collaboration with INTERDEM a pan-European network of researchers for evaluating psychosocial interventions in dementia.

The successful post-holder will contribute to a systematic review on designs and methodologies for developing, evaluating, and implementing psychosocial interventions in dementia care, and assist in the planning and implement a Delphi study with stakeholders, including people living with dementia, carers and policy-makers. Additionally, the role involves contributing with the preparation of research materials, writing ethical applications and reports, and carry out administrative tasks such as scheduling meetings and coordinating the distribution of meeting documents.

The Person

The successful applicant will have a relevant master’s degree qualification, experience of working or caring for people living with dementia and familiar with undertaking systematic reviews. We particularly welcome applications from candidates with experience in dementia and ageing research, qualitative and quantitative methodology, and co-production.

How to Apply

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