Research Assistant Job - London - Central | Higher Education

Job Description

The Centre for Sustainable Business (CSB) is seeking two part-time research assistants to contribute to a research profile mapping project. This initiative aims to map existing publications, research undertaken, and future research interests of academics at King's Business School (KBS). The objective is to facilitate information sharing and collaboration while providing strategic directions for CSB to carry out work that benefits the academic community.

The research assistants will assist with both online and offline research, including extracting online information and corroborating it with offline interview/survey data collected from KBS academics. They will also be responsible for producing research reports.

The job is flexible and very suited to PhD students working on or interested in areas of Business Studies and Digital Methods.

Qualifications

MA in Business Studies or Informatics/Digital Humanities; ideally a PhD student in this area

Skills

Skills Required:

A background or strong interest in the research areas

Experience in carrying out primary and secondary research

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines

Desirable Criteria:

Experience assisting collaborative research projects

Familiarity with web scraping techniques and tools

Experience or interest in stakeholder liaison

Ability to work independently and proactively to the standards required

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