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Research Assistant

£39,897 - £39,897
 

Job Description

Research assistant required to work on a project that investigates the higher education experiences and outcomes for mixed-heritage/raced young people (18-25yrs) in London. The project is a mixed-method study consisting of quantitative data analysis of existing public survey datasets, focus groups with mixed-heritage students in London universities, sixth-forms and colleges, and semi-structured interviews with school and university staff. The study is led Dr Ayo Mansaray (School of Education, Communication and Society) with Dr Chiamaka Nwosu (King?s Business School).

The post-holder will provide research support for the qualitative elements of the project, including tasks such as: recruitment and arrangement of student and staff interviews, contributing to the drafting of qualitative interview topic guides, conducting student focus groups and one-to-one staff interviews, data management (e.g. cataloguing data files, sending files for transcription etc.), data analysis, and report writing. The RA will also provide ad hoc administrative support to the project team. The RA will be expected to attend in-person project meetings with funders in London.



Qualifications

BA and MA/MSC in a Social Science/Arts & Humanities discipline, undertaking a doctorate.



Skills

Experience of MS Teams, and MS office suite (e.g. Word etc.),  and knowledge of bibliographic software (e.g. Endnote) and qualitative data analysis software (e.g. Nvivo). 

Interest in the experiences of racialised groups in the education system and/or social justice in education. 

Understanding of research design and project management. Good understanding of qualitative methodologies, specifically prior experience of focus group or individual interviewing. 

Good communication, organisational and interpersonal skills. 

Ability to travel across London to attend meetings and conduct interviews. 

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15 hours for preparation, training, and meetings.

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The research assistant will receive comprehensive training and mentoring to successfully carry out these responsibilities.

 

Interviews will take place mid-January.

 



Qualifications

BA/MA in Linguistics, Psychology or related discipline. 

 



Skills

Essential:

Familiarity and ability to use Microsoft packages (e.g., good Excel command).

Undergraduate level knowledge in linguistics, psychology and/or education research or related field.

 

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Interest in eye-tracking methodologies.

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1. 30 hours for preparation, training, and finalizing materials.

2. 100 hours for testing: accommodating 40 participants in two sessions lasting 1 hour each hours, alongside organization of the data from testing sessions for 30 minutes. In total, the RA will spend 2.5 hour per participant.

3. 20 hours for initial data trimming.

 

The research assistant will receive comprehensive training and mentoring to successfully carry out these responsibilities.

 

Interviews will take place mid-January.

 



Qualifications

BA/MA in Linguistics, Education, Psychology or related discipline. 

 



Skills

Essential:

Familiarity and ability to use Microsoft packages (e.g., good Excel command)

Undergraduate level knowledge in linguistics, psychology and/or education research or related field

Excellent working proficiency in both Catalan and English

DBS certificate 

 

Desirable:

Experience working with children

Good organisational skills

Social awareness and good communication skills

Experience in research methodologies

 

Thank you for your interest.  This job has already been offered and accepted, unfortunately King's Talent Bank will not remove the ad until 7th October which is why it still appears as live.   



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Thank you for your interest.  This job has already been offered and accepted, unfortunately King's Talent Bank will not remove the ad until 7th October which is why it still appears as live.   

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