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Project Researcher – Inclusive Supervision Tools Project (UCL Doctoral students only)

Details


1106702


UCL


02/02/2026


6 Months


12 hours per week, flexible


Not Applicable

Pay


£16.76


£3.14

Description

Role
Unitemps are recruiting for a Project Researcher – Inclusive Supervision Tools Project. This role is suitable for UCL Doctoral Students Only. This role is for a February 2nd start date and has a projected end date of July 31st 2026. This is a part-time role at 12 hours per week. Payment is set at £16.76 per hour + £3.14 holiday pay. This role will be UCL hybrid working (part from the office and part from home).

 
Project Background
UCL’s mandatory online doctoral supervisor training, completed by approximately 400 new and experienced supervisors each year, requires an update to reflect current expectations around inclusion, equity, and research culture. This project will refresh the training through co-created materials, lived-experience stories, and practical tools that support inclusive practice, wellbeing, transparency, and strong supervisory relationships.
 
The Project Researcher, open to UCL Doctoral Students only, will play a key role in reviewing existing content, developing new resources, gathering feedback, and supporting pilot delivery. [See end of job description for a definition of what is covered by ‘doctoral’.
 
Purpose of role:

To support the co-design, development, and evaluation of three key outputs for the refreshed supervisor training:

  1. Inclusive Supervision Story Bank (8–10 anonymised lived-experience scenarios).
  2. Inclusive Supervision Checklist (concise downloadable tool for everyday practice).
  3. Supervisor–Student Feedback Loop Template (supporting dialogue and reflective supervision).

The post-holder will work collaboratively with doctoral researchers, supervisors, Graduate Tutors, central professional services teams, and the project leads.

 

Please see the full job description here.

Duties and responsibilities

The duties will be allocated across the 70 hours and may include:

a. Research, Engagement & Co-creation

  • Support the collection and anonymisation of 8–10 real supervision scenarios (e.g., disability adjustments, upgrade, authorship, cultural differences, expectations, wellbeing).
  • Prepare short summaries, prompts, and reflective questions for inclusion in training.
  • Assist with planning and facilitating two co-creation workshops with supervisors and students.

b. Content Review & Development

  • Review existing UCL mandatory supervision training and identify areas for enhancement.
  • Draft, refine, or update training components, including story bank entries, checklists, guidance notes, reflective prompts, and scenario-based activities.
  • Ensure all materials align with inclusive education principles and UCL’s Research Culture Roadmap.

c. Pilot Delivery Support

  • Support pilot sessions (online or in person): assist with logistics, participant communication, and feedback collection.
  • Produce summaries of pilot feedback and highlight areas for revision.

d. Evaluation & Reporting

  • Assist with qualitative and quantitative evaluation of co-creation activities and pilot testing.
  • Contribute to short internal evaluation notes and a final summary report for integration into the project’s overall evaluation.

e. General

  • Attend planning meetings and check-in sessions as required.
  • Maintain confidentiality, sensitivity, and professionalism, particularly when handling lived-experience data.
  • Ensure outputs are accessible, inclusive, and usable for diverse staff and student groups across UCL.
 
Please see the full job description here.

Skills and experience

Knowledge & Experience

  

UCL Doctoral student

 

Essential

Understanding of inclusive education, research culture, EDI, or supervision practices within higher education.

Essential

Experience contributing to research, evaluation, co-creation projects, or student voice initiatives.

Essential

Familiarity with challenges faced by diverse doctoral researchers (e.g., accessibility, authorship, wellbeing, cultural differences).

Essential

Experience analysing qualitative feedback or synthesising information clearly.

Essential

Experience reviewing or developing digital learning resources, guidance documents, or training materials.

Desirable

Skills & Attributes

  

Strong written communication skills, with the ability to draft concise, accessible content.

Essential

Ability to handle sensitive or lived-experience information with confidentiality and respect.

Essential

Ability to work independently, manage time effectively, and deliver against deadlines across limited hours.

Essential

Interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with students, supervisors, and professional services staff.

Essential

Commitment to equity, inclusion, and improving research culture.

Essential

Attention to detail, especially when synthesising stories or anonymising sensitive information.

Essential

Confidence facilitating or contributing to workshops, discussions, or co-creation activities.

Desirable

Location
UCL

Additional information

This job will close for applications at 11.59pm on Sunday January 4th. Interviews will be held shortly after.

*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.

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