Job description
We would like to appoint a Research Assistant to help us in the final stages of three separate qualitative studies focusing on treatment for substance use disorder. The person appointed with be based in the Addictions Department at King’s College London (KCL) and will report to Jo Neale (Professor of Addictions Qualitative Research).
The role will involve close working with other team members, including quantitative researchers, people with living and lived experience of opioid use disorder, and clinicians. Data collection for all three studies is now complete and analyses and write up are underway with some journal articles already published. We would like to increase the volume and speed of our writing over the next 12 months, so are looking to appoint someone to assist with literature reviewing, coding of qualitative data, qualitative data analyses, and dissemination. This will include helping with the preparation of manuscripts for publication and writing plain language summaries as well as other research-related administrative tasks. In addition, the person appointed will assist with grant writing for future qualitative studies.
The Addictions Department at King’s College is a leading European research centre for addiction research and represents a network of clinicians, researchers and clinical teachers who have a shared commitment to excellence in prevention and treatment work, and to supporting and strengthening national and international endeavours in this field. Over the last 30 years, the Department has developed a body of research evidence that has informed the development of new treatment services for alcohol, smoking, and drug problems in the UK.
The successful candidate will be based in our offices in London, but some remote working will also be possible.
This post will be offered on a full-time, fixed term contract for 12 months.
