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Research Assistant

£39,897 - £39,897
London - Central
Temporary / Interim
 

Job Description

We are seeking a research assistant to provide support for a workshop to be held at KCL on the 17th and 18th of June. The workshop will bring together academics interested in the use and design of serious games, playful systems and interactive simulations in teaching and research.



The successful candidate  will be expected to




  • Compile a literature review based on an annotated bibliography provided by participants ahead of the workshop

  • Attend the workshop on 17th and 18th of June, participating and making notes

  • Assist with compiling notes and materials for any post-workshop publications



The role will amount to 25 hours' work in total. If you have any questions, please direct them to Dr. Rob Gallagher via robert.1.gallagher@kcl.ac.uk



Qualifications

BA required. This post would suit current MA or PhD students



Skills

  • Experience of conducting literature reviews, identifying key topics, arguments and themes in a body of academic articles

  • Some knowledge of or interest in gamification, information systems and design, creative, computational and/or participatory methods  

  • Knowledge of relevant methods and perspectives in geography, social sciences, arts and humanities, game studies and/or digital culture and the digital humanities an advantage

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It will involve:

  • exploring and summarising existing academic literature, reports and findings from other international institutions and evidence on gender quotas and other equality mechanisms;
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There is a total of 105 hours of work available for this role.

 

 



Qualifications

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Skills

Necessary

  • Experience of conducting a literature review.
  • Experience writing for non-academic audiences.
  • Understanding of parliamentary systems.
  • Ability to making charts on Excel.
  • Ability to use Word.
  • Ability to write to speed.

 

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Daily diary and reflection of data dive 
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Qualifications

Experience working with CUSP London, Data Dive events we hold, teaching experience and confident use of:

analytics, R, Python & QGIS.



Skills

Experience working with CUSP London, Data Dive events we hold, teaching experience and confident use of:

analytics, R, Python & QGIS.

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