KINGS COLLEGE LONDON: Analysis Assistant within the Division of Social, Genetic & Dev Psychiatry

About us:

In regards to the School

The Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN) is devoted to discovering what causes psychological sickness and ailments of the mind. As well as, its intention is to assist establish new therapies for them and methods to stop them within the first place. The affect of the Institute’s work was judged to be 100% ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally-excellent’ within the Analysis Excellence Framework 2014. The IoPPN has a wealthy historical past of pioneering research, enhancing patient care, influencing coverage change, elevating consciousness of situations affecting the mind or sharing information by education.  Go to right here for extra data: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/ioppn

In regards to the Division

The SGDP Centre’s mission is to undertake research on the affect and interaction between genetic, environmental and developmental elements, and their roles within the causal processes underlying the origins and course of multifactorial psychological issues; to think about the implications for scientific observe and public health coverage; and to coach others within the methodologies concerned.

The SGDP Centre continues to make sure its place on the forefront of worldwide scientific research. The Centre makes main contributions to teaching, coaching and research by inspiring and nurturing collaborative research inside an interdisciplinary context. Go to right here for extra data: www.kcl.ac.uk/ioppn/depts/sgdp-centre/index

In regards to the Crew

The Platforms for Longitudinal Psychological Well being Information (PALM) group, led by Professor Louise Arseneault, focuses on growing the discoverability and accessibility of longitudinal psychological health information. The group works to maximise longitudinal information’s uptake and facilitate psychological health research by creating platforms that present quick access to details about longitudinal psychological health information. The group’s initiatives embody the Catalogue of Psychological Well being Measures and the Landscaping Worldwide Longitudinal Datasets challenge.

In regards to the position:

In September 2022, our group undertook a world seek for longitudinal datasets internationally to supply a springboard for creating new and modern psychological health research whereas harnessing present information assets. In August 2023, we submitted our report on the Landscaping Worldwide Longitudinal Datasets challenge to the challenge funder, the Wellcome Belief. On this report, we offered 1) a listing of all longitudinal datasets we recognized worldwide; 2) a complete assessment of the richness of these datasets for psychological health research; and three) an in-depth evaluation of a collection of the most important ongoing datasets to uncover modern assets for researchers that may assist transformative psychological health research.

In furthering this objective, the Wellcome Belief has funded the creation and improvement of a platform for longitudinal psychological health information to transform and develop the knowledge included in our report (https://www.landscaping-longitudinal-research.com/what-we-found) into an internet searchable instrument that will probably be freely accessible.

We’re searching for a Analysis Assistant to be a part of an in-house group at King’s School London and work alongside a variety of companions together with a web developer and AI guide, transparency and engagement coordinators and Lived Expertise Consultants (LEEs). As a part of their position, the put up holders will assist the event of a brand new on-line platform that may maintain metadata for greater than 3,000 longitudinal datasets from internationally. The put up holders will probably be chargeable for conducting critiques of details about longitudinal datasets and extracting related particulars for the brand new on-line platform, guaranteeing that the knowledge is correct and updated, liaising with inside and exterior collaborators, collaborating within the evaluation of the metadata, looking for extra repositories of longitudinal datasets, considering creatively about growth and enchancment of the platform, disseminating updates in regards to the platform on social media and different channels and updating the pool of longitudinal datasets.

It is a full-time put up (35 Hours per week), and you can be supplied as a set time period contract till 31 July 2025.

About you:

To achieve success on this position, we’re searching for candidates to have the next expertise and expertise:

Important standards

1.      Educated to diploma degree in psychology, computing, technology or associated disciplines

2.      Data or expertise in psychology, psychological health and associated disciplines

3.      Technical expertise together with proficiency in utilizing Microsoft Phrase, Excel, Entry, PowerPoint, Outlook and Canva

4.      Organisation expertise in submitting, doc management and normal administrative expertise

5.      Data of longitudinal datasets

Fascinating standards

1.      Expertise in managing massive volumes of information

2.      Expertise utilizing statistical computing programmes akin to R or STATA

3.      Expertise managing a different workload with conflicting priorities

4.      Capacity to work independently and in a group

Downloading a duplicate of our Job Description

Full particulars of the position and the talents, information and expertise required will be discovered within the Job Description doc, offered on the backside of the subsequent web page after you click on “Apply Now”. This doc will present data of what standards will probably be assessed at every stage of the recruitment course of.

Additional data

We pleasure ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace variety and wish everybody to really feel that they belong and are related to others in our community.

We’re dedicated to working with our employees and unions on these and different points, to proceed to assist our individuals and to develop a various and inclusive tradition at King’s.

We ask all candidates to submit a duplicate of their CV, and a supporting assertion, detailing how they meet the important standards listed within the advert. If we obtain a robust area of candidates, we could use the fascinating standards to decide on our remaining shortlist, so please embody your proof towards these the place attainable.

To learn how our managers will assessment your software, please check out our ‘ How we Recruit’ pages.

We’re not in a position to provide sponsorship for candidates who don’t at present possess the precise to work within the UK.