Research Assistant

Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a research assistant to work on projects on smoking cessation in smokers with mental health problems. The post-holder will join an established team of tobacco and e-cigarette researchers within one of Europe’s leading addiction research centres.  The work is being led by Dr Leonie Brose, and is funded by Cancer Research UK.

Smoking remains the most important preventable cause of cancer in the UK. A third of smokers (3 million individuals) have mental health problems. People with mental health problems have been excluded from the decrease in smoking in recent decades; smoking prevalence is far higher than in the general population, causing significantly reduced health and life expectancy. This role will support a Cancer Research UK/BUPA Foundation Cancer Prevention Fellowship which aims to help reduce smoking prevalence in people with mental health problems.

The Research Assistant will mainly be working on projects which will provide crucial new insights into knowledge and practice of healthcare professionals delivering smoking cessation interventions and  interventions that may reduce relapse to smoking. 

Details

The successful candidate will have a Masters in a Social Science subject, Psychology, or a similar area. Candidates with a Bachelors degree plus relevant experience will also be considered.

The successful candidate should have experience in preparing academic publications or equivalent non-academic technical reports, and be able to provide evidence of this experience.

The ideal candidate would have experience in conducting systematic reviews, questionnaire development and quantitative research, including data analysis (e.g. R, SPSS or Stata), but training will also be available.

Knowledge and understanding of healthcare or tobacco control research would be an asset as would be understanding of mental health problems or health behaviour change.

The post-holder will contribute to peer-reviewed publications and other dissemination of the research via reports or conferences.

The post-holder should have the ability to work independently or as part of a team. Although this position is advertised for full-time, candidates who are interested in part-time work will also be considered. Please be sure to indicate your availability on your application.

Equality of opportunity is College policy.

Salary

The appointment will be made, dependent on relevant qualifications, within the Grade 5 scale, currently £27,328 to £31,656, per annum plus £2,323  per annum London Allowance.

Post duration

Fixed term contract for 2 years.

Contact

For an informal discussion of the post please contact Dr Leonie Brose  on 020 7848 0445, or via email at leonie.brose@kcl.ac.uk with the subject line – ‘ Mental health and smoking Research Assistant’.

Further details and application packs are available on the College’s website at www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs. All correspondence should clearly state the job title and reference number R5/PCA/1668/15-SW. If you have any queries please contact your Recruitment Co-ordinator at recruitmentteam11@kcl.ac.uk