"Research Assistant"

Founded in 1902, UCL Institute of Education has been shaping policy and helping government, organisations and individuals navigate a changing society for the last 120 years. We embrace collaboration and excellence to create a future that is inclusive and just, and have been ranked number one for education every year since 2014 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject.

The Social Research Institute is one of the leading centres for social research in the UK. It is home to seven internationally renowned research units. All of our centres are multidisciplinary, with staff drawn variously from economics, sociology, social policy, demography, psychology, anthropology and social statistics. We promote problem-solving interdisciplinary research on particular themes where we have outstanding scholarship and critical mass, e.g. gender, families, work, inequalities, migration, bio-social interactions.

We are seeking to appoint a Research Assistant to support our work in automating evidence synthesis in DESTINY, though you may work across other EPPI Centre projects too.

This work may involve actively programming some of the tools, or interacting with users, translating their requirements, and undertaking evaluations.

You will assist with the development, documentation and evaluation of new methods for automating study discovery and classification. In addition, you will assist with the development of research protocols and set up and conduct research experiments following protocols.

With a masters-level degree or recognised equivalent qualification (or equivalent experience) in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Data Science, or related discipline), you will also have knowledge of software development concepts, product development, and human-centred design principles.

This post is funded until 31st December 2028 in the first instance.

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits. Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

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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.

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