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Research Assistant NYT - Quantitative

£25,252 - £25,252
 

Job Description

The National Youth Theatre (NYT), in collaboration with National Youth Arts Wales (NYAW) and Gig Buddies, has secured National Lottery Funding to run its Local Inclusivity Networks (LINs) program, which aims to promote collaboration between disabled and non-disabled communities, reduce isolation, and establish grassroots inclusivity networks in England and in Wales. To support this program, the NYT has partnered with the Centre for Applied Research on Empowering Societies (CARES) to conduct research and evaluation in relation to the programme’s intended outcomes.   



Lead by an interdisciplinary team (CARES + London Met Lab), this new project aims to:   





  • Develop a framework for the programme impact evaluation based on the NYT’s emergent Theory of Change;   




  • Collect baseline evaluation data (including young disabled people engagement with local cultural offer), and map out local policy and cultural offer infrastructure);  




  • Co-design (for and with young disabled people) standards around inclusive cultural offers considering their lived experiences and those of their trusted support (parents, teachers, volunteer buddies) in navigating and accessing cultural offer outside educational settings;  




  • Identify determinants of effective local collaborative partnerships supporting and amplifying the voices of young disabled people and influencing policy locally.  





To support this project, we need a research assistant (quantitative) to help with the following tasks: 





  • Conduct quantitative (desk-based) research. The outputs of this task will be:  




  • Output 1: youth disability data national and local trends  




  • Output 2: Data dashboard to show young disabled people engagement with local cultural offer 





For this you will need to: 





  • Utilise and deploy quantitative research techniques under the supervision of the Lead Quantitative Research in the project. 




  • Identify data sources of youth disability data from UK data archives, London data store, and NHS Digital etc. 




  • Assist in the analysis and visualisation of quantitative data, as directed.  




  • Presentation of findings – (Additional outputs: Presentation, Zotero references library) 




  • Assist with the presentation of findings and data visualisation.  




  • Participate in the documentation of the results arising from research activity.  




  • Contribute towards the publication of research findings in suitable publications.  







  • Planning and managing resources  




  • Work to deadlines and manage competing priorities, with direction as appropriate from project leads.  




  • University/school profile  




  • 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, with a particular emphasis on quantitative research, data analysis and visualisation. 



 



No teaching is required for this role. 



The position will be for remote working.  



 



Qualifications

PG and/or above



Skills

Good data analysing



Good Python programming



Good report writing  

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We are looking for a highly organised and motivated Clinical Trials Administrator. You will be joining the Quality Team, who are a friendly team of Clinical Research Associates. The main purpose of this role is to:




  • Assist the Quality Team to ensure that all trials sponsored or co-sponsored by the partner organisations are conducted in accordance with the Clinical Trial Regulations and the KHP CTO SOPs.

  • Provide day to day admin and support to the Quality Team to assist Investigators conducting clinical trials sponsored by the partner institutions ensuring they are working to the highest quality standards.

  • Perform File Reviews and conduct archiving of trial documents for the KHP-CTO.

  • Provide logistical, practical and administrative support as required according to KHP-CTO SOPs, prevailing regulations and best research practice.



This is an office-based role at Guy’s Hospital with some regular travel across London to our various sites and campuses.




Qualifications

NA



Skills

  1. Educated to GCSE-level or equivalent

  2. Able to learn and work to SOPs

  3. Strong planning and organisational skills including the ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks

  4. Excellent interpersonal skills – tactful and able to deal with a wide range of people in an enthusiastic and helpful manner whilst being capable of firmly maintaining policies and regulations.

  5. Problem solving skills – pragmatic and flexible approach whilst maintaining policies and regulations.

  6. Strong computer skills (proficient with MS WORD, Excel and web-based applications).

  7. Experience acquired in administration role(s), preferably in either a pharmaceutical industry or clinical research setting, including specific experience of clinical trial administration.

  8. Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to demonstrate exceptional attention to detail.



 

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Qualifications

N/A



Skills

Research Experience 

The Global Mobility Office (also known as GloMo) is seeking four current King’s students to join us as Peer Advisors for the 2024/25 academic year.  We encourage applications from students from underrepresented and widening participation backgrounds



We are looking for someone friendly, enthusiastic and reliable who has previously studied or worked abroad on a placement facilitated through GloMo (i.e. Summer exchange or a semester/year abroad as part of your degree).  You should have an interest in international education and an awareness of the value of experiencing different cultures.   



This role will involve assisting with the incoming Study Abroad Orientation week in both September and January (welcoming approximately 1000 students across the academic year), as well as other events during the year for both incoming and outgoing students.  You’ll spend two hours per week in the GloMo office working on other administrative tasks and projects, which will vary depending on the office’s needs and your particular skills.  You will also act as an advisor to outgoing students, by talking about your own experiences and challenges whilst studying abroad, and assisting with events such as pre-departure meetings. 



You must be available for the September 2024 (16th – 20th) and January 2025 (8th – 11th) orientation periods to be eligible for this position.  The role will begin from early September 2024 (exact start date can be negotiated, but ideally week commencing 2nd September) and will finish at the end of April 2025. 



Interviews will be held week commencing 12th August via Teams. 



To apply for the position, please apply via this advert and complete our application form online.   If you have any questions about your eligiblity for this role, please contact Sarah Goodyear, Global Mobility Senior Officer (Incoming Students Coordinator) at sarah.goodyear@kcl.ac.uk




Qualifications

N/A



Skills

You must have studied or worked abroad as part of your degree or facilitated by Global Mobility.



Not essential but beneficial:



Administrative experience



Ambassador experience



Customer service experience

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