Research Associate Wp2

3 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom King's College London Full time

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated post-doctoral Research Associate for an exciting new programme - RE-STAR (Regulating Emotions - Strengthening Adolescent Resilience). This post is one of six new opportunities being offered by RE-STAR. Based at King’s College London, RE-STAR is a multi-disciplinary and cross institution programme of research bringing together developmental psychology, data science, psychiatry and neuroscience with educational studies and the performing arts. Its goal is to better understand the role played by emotion regulation difficulties in the development of mental health problems in adolescents with neuroatypicalities such as ADHD and ASD traits: and then to translate the knowledge gained into new school-based interventions tailored to the needs of these young people.

The post-holder will work on the second RE-STAR work package as part of a team with RE-STAR Programme Manager and a Research Assistant, investigators from across KCL and collaborating institutions and the Youth Researcher Panel (YRP) of neurodiverse young people. The team’s goal in this work package is to develop and deploy new ways of exploring the electro
- and psycho-physiological signature of emotional responding in autism and ADHD, and its modulation.

RE-STAR will be delivered in collaboration with partners at universities and stakeholder organisations as well as artists, teachers and doctors. Young people with neuroatypicalities will be actively involved in RE-STAR from start to finish. As such, the successful applicant must be willing to work effectively in a collaborative environment.

The post-holder will be employed by the Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, King’s College London and will report to the RE-STAR Project Manager.

This post will be offered on an a fixed-term contract for 30 months

This is a full-time post - 100% full time equivalent

Key responsibilities
- Support the Programme Manager and Investigators in the delivery of RE-STAR work package 2.
- Take a leading role within the research team on the development and validation of new electro-physiological and psychophysiological measures that can be applied to working with neurodiverse adolescents (i.e., ADHD and autism).
- Work with the Youth Researcher Panel.
- Overall management of electrophysiology laboratory.
- Assist with participant recruitment to ensure timely recruitment to targets.
- Collect data from participants e.g., eeg/erp psychophysiology, questionnaires and interviews.
- Present at team meetings and provide regular updates to the Co-Investigators and Programme Committees.
- Ensure data confidentiality, work within the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018 and other regulatory bodies.
- Undertake any training courses necessary to assist in delivery of the work package objectives.
- Assist in writing up findings for funder reports and publication.
- The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post._

Skills, knowledge, and experience

Essential criteria

1. PhD* in a field related to developmental neuroscience,

2. An understanding of the challenges facing adolescents with neuroatypicalities such as ADHD and autism.

3. Rigour and accuracy in managing and analysing data.

4. Excellent research-related computing skills: word processing, Endnote, packages to support data analysis.

5. Knowledgeable in data confidentiality / security.

6. High level knowledge of electrophysiology and psychophysiology sufficient to set up a lab.

7. Demonstrated expertise in developmental neuroscience as applied to neurodivergence.

8. Evidence of delivering projects on time and to target.

9. Writing or co-writing academic papers for per-reviewed journals.

10. Ability to plan and coordinate multiple demanding tasks at the same time.

11. Team player and good collaborator.

Desirable criteria

1. Interest in developing new methods.

2. Using participatory and co-design approaches.

3. Experience of working with neurodivergent young people.

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