Research Assistant

3 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom King's College London Full time

Job Description

Applications are invited to join a team of researchers exploring cognitive dysfunction in clinical populations. A short-term research assistant position is available in Professor Steve William’s research group, based at the Department of Neuroimaging.

The post holder will assist in remote and in-person studies of cognition using multiple experimental techniques including: computerised cognitive tasks, paper-based cognitive assessments, virtual reality, and actigraphy. Duties will include recruitment, data collection, and data processing.

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

Key responsibilities
- The post holder will assist in cognitive study activities and responsibilities.
- The post holder will actively engage with researchers engaged in cognitive research projects in the Department of Neuroimaging and with associated collaborators at KCL, other universities and hospitals in the UK.
- The post holder will join a team of researchers performing assessments of healthy volunteers and patients during various cognitive assessment modalities. Responsibilities may include:

- Assisting in recruitment and screening of participants
- Perform assessments including structured screening assessments, questionnaires, and different cognitive assessment techniques.
- Acquisition and analysis of functional and structural MRI experiments in brain, brainstem and cervical spine
- Assistance in preparation and submission of research reports, manuscripts and presentations emerging from this work
- 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
- Practical experience of in-person data collection
- Ability to work enthusiastically
- Ability to understand and implement practical solutions
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in written form
- Ability to work in a team and to work independently
- Ability to multi-task and prioritise workload
- Willingness and capacity to learn new skills
- Ability to take initiative to solve problems

Desirable criteria
- Experience collecting data with healthy adults or patient populations
- Experience of administering paper-based cognitive assessments
- Experience collecting data remotely
- Knowledge of psychiatric disorders and cognitive dysfunction


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