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Behavioural Science Research Assistant

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1095141


UCL


21/04/2025


3 Months


Full-time; 36.5 hours per week


Not Applicable

Pay


£21.14


£3.96

Description

Role

Unitemps are recruiting for a Behavioural Science Research Assistant. This is a full-time role at 36.5 hours per week. This role is for April 23rd start date and has a projected end date of until July 31st 2025. Payment is set at £21.14 per hour + holiday pay. This role will hybrid working with 2 days per week from the office.

We are seeking a fixed-term Research Assistant to lead the day-to-day delivery of a project being delivered by the Centre for Behaviour Change [CBC] which will apply behavioural science to address conflict of interest disclosures at UCL. This research will be used to support the implementation of UCL’s Disclosure of Conflict and Declaration of Interest Policy.

The Research Assistant will be based at the CBC, and work under the supervision of Dr Sadie Boniface (Principal Research Fellow and Research Lead at the CBC).

A full JD can be seen here.

Duties and responsibilities

The project will use qualitative research methods alongside theory and frameworks developed at the Centre for Behaviour Change, to complete a Behavioural Diagnosis around a target behaviour relating to staff conflict of interest disclosures. 
 
In parallel, a Strategic Behavioural Analysis of UCL’s existing training and guidance regarding conflict of interest disclosures will also be conducted.
 
Further details are included in the job description: a full JD can be seen here.

Skills and experience

Essential
  • Degree (2:1 or higher) in a behavioural science (e.g. psychology, economics, anthropology, sociology, human geography)
  • Experience of conducting theory-based qualitative research
  • Understanding and experience of methods for developing and evaluating behaviour change interventions
  • Good knowledge of behavioural science theories, methods and frameworks
  • Able to organise own activities efficiently and to a high standard
  • Attention to detail in following procedures and day-to-day coordination of projects
  • Ability to work flexibly and independently, and to take the initiative to ensure efficient and timely completion of projects
  • Good qualitative data analysis skills
  • Able to work well with academic and non-academic colleagues
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Desirable

  • Postgraduate degree (MA or MSc) in behaviour change or a closely related field
  • Experience of successful multidisciplinary collaborative research involving non-academic stakeholders

Location
UCL; hybrid working with 2 days per week from the office

Additional information

This job will close for applications at 11.59pm on Tuesday April 8th. Interviews will be held shortly after (w/c April 14th).

*Please note to be eligible to work within this role, you must have the right to work in the UK, be physically based in the UK and be able to travel to our London based office for a RTW check (if required).

*If you have a full-time contract of employment with UCL, you are not able to work through UCL Unitemps at the same time.

Unitemps reserves the right to close this advert for applications prior to the date specified above, if a high volume of suitable applications are received so pleased don't delay applying.

Unitemps payroll is monthly, one month in arrears, please see the payroll dates here.

A full JD can be seen here.

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