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Research Assistant Literature Review

£23,342 - £23,342
 

Job Description

This new project 'Preventing Public Value Destruction through Common Standards in Co-production and Community Engagement in the Public Sector' aims to scale up, at national level, the existing work-stream on Social Integration and Regeneration at LondonMet, by building the partnership structure and knowledge base of a collaborative bid to the Nuffield Foundation (submission in March / September 2023).

In order to support this project, we will need a research assistant to help with the following tasks:
o Conduct research - Outputs: Systematic literature review
o Utilise and deploy basic research techniques under the supervision of Prof. Stirbu.
o Assist in the planning and implementation of specific research activities, as directed.
o Undertake literature searches, and organisation evidence as appropriate.
o Assist in the collection of data as appropriate (for this project: gathering organisation evidence)
o Assist in the analysis of qualitative and quantitative data, as directed.
o Contribute to the solution of problems encountered in the research context, referring issues as appropriate to the senior staff.
o Presentation of findings ? (Additional outputs: Presentation, Zotero references library)
o Assist with the presentation of findings.
o Participate in the documentation of the results arising from research activity.
o Contribute towards the publication of research findings in suitable publications.
o Planning and managing resources
o Work to deadlines and manage competing priorities, with direction as appropriate from Prof. Stirbu.
o University/school profile
o As appropriate, liaise with relevant internal and external contacts/organisations in related areas of study.
This is a great opportunity for a graduate student or PGR student who want to further develop skills around academic research and writing, with a particular emphasis on conducting systematic literature reviews, project management and stakeholder engagement.
No teaching is required for this role.

Qualifications
graduate or postgraduate student
a social science background is much desirable for this.

Skills
You will need to have a good knowledge of conducting literature reviews in a systematic manner
You will need. a good ability to identify appropriate sources
Good theoretical and practical anchoring of the main working concepts
You will need to enjoy writing and have good writing skills
You need to be a confident user of any one of the academic referencing tools (Zotero, Mandalay etc)
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Student appointed to the role following a successful online application. 



Qualifications

Student appointed to the role following a successful online application. 



Skills

Student appointed to the role following a successful online application. 

Student Technical Assistant, receiving student's digital files. File tidy up and preparation such as rescaling. Print their files on large format plotters. Laser cut their files. Digitise hard copies of their work using large format scanner. Account keeping of student records. The facilities will be open weekdays during term time. You will not be expected to work more than ten hours per week.



Qualifications

None required



Skills

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Mediators are communicators, explainers, listeners and helpers. They must be prepared to develop an in-depth understanding of both the science and the art within our exhibitions and are keen to explore interesting and provoking ideas with our visitors. They are excellent communicators and understand the importance of listening to the views and opinions of others.



Qualifications

None



Skills

Essential
? An adaptable, flexible, and confident personality
? An enthusiasm for meeting/talking to and listening/learning from a wide range of people
? Self-starting, while being able to work effectively in a team setting
? A commitment to delivering a consistently excellent visitor experience
? Excellent general communication skills, as well as excellent spoken English
? Superb listening skills
? A proven curiosity and enthusiasm for the arts, design, science, technology and health

Desirable
? For students, interests in subject areas beyond their degree discipline is welcome. Varied and wonderful combinations of interests and subject specialities are particularly desirable
? Experience of working in a customer service environment
? Some knowledge and understanding of King?s College London, its teaching and research
? Science Gallery London is committed to local engagement and connecting directly with the communities of Southwark and Lambeth, so some knowledge of and connection to our local communities is desirable
? Ability to converse with visitors in other languages as well as English

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