"Research and Communications Administrator"

About us

Applications are invited for an exciting opportunity to join the Department for Behavioural Science and Health (BSH) at University College London. BSH is a thriving research department dedicated to understanding how human behaviour impacts health and health outcomes.

Specifically, the position will be within the Social Biobehavioural Research Group led by Professor Daisy Fancourt, which focuses on how social connections and behaviours impact people’s health.

About the role

The core responsibility of the post-holder will be to support the Social Biobehavioural Research Group in its finance, administration, communications and impact activities. In particular, the post-holder will be involved in GRACE-Epi, a major new programme of work on arts and health.

About you

The role-holder should have previous administrative experience, ideally within a similar environment, responding to diverse and fast paced workloads. They should have excellent organisation skills, with the ability to manage finances and produce communications materials to a high standard. They should be able to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, showing initiative, problem solving, and flexibility to support work across different areas.

Application Details:

• The position is available from 1st February 2026 and is a fixed term contract with external funding until 1st February 2031 in the first instance.
• This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Research and Professional Services Staff. Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/conditions-service-research-teaching-and-professional-services-staff for more information.

Application Process:

• A full job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.
• Please use the personal statement section to explain how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria outlined in the person specification.

Contact Details:

• If you have any queries regarding the vacancy or the application process, please contact Rachel Marshall
• If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or have any queries about the application process, please contact Maria Kristensen

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents we also offer some great benefits which can be found at https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver Award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.

You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/