Transcribing Research Assistant

SUPERFLUX will lead a conversation around the vision for the creative design process, and it would be great to include your personal and organisational contributions. See below for a brief outline of the work.

Cascade Inquiry: vision

The ambition is to make the Strand installation very detailed and immersive in its fidelity, transporting passers-by into a fantastical yet scientifically plausible alternate future. Two screens on either side will provide evocative glimpses of the Strand set in an alternate future where culture and nature are no longer separated, and recognisable landmarks have harmoniously adapted to the altered climate in astonishing and otherworldly ways. These radical future visions of ecological abundance are inspired by Superflux’s climate futures research inquiry with insights from King’s academics, students, policymakers and predictive data from Greater London Authority.

Two screens will feature animated scenes of rewilded landscapes, carbon neutral bio-architecture and flourishing water bodies, created using generative AI tools and Unreal Engine. The large window in the middle will have a dynamic and eye-catching graphic 2D treatment with the potential to play with optical illusions offering varying views into the speculative world. There will also feature open questions and inspiring quotes from researchers, neighbouring cultural organisations and wider communities that speak of transformative adaptation and ecological flourishing. These interactive elements and poignant words will encourage viewers to pause, reflect, and take photographs.

The vision is to move beyond conventional limits, opening up a portal into a hopeful future that will seed and catalyse people's imaginations. Foregrounding ecological principles of human and nature interdependence, the installation will communicate a sense of harmony and resilience. 

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The School of Politics & Economics will be recruiting Welcome Desk Assistants to help in the School Office for Welcome Week (16th September - 20th September 2024) and the first week of teaching (23rd September - 27th September 2024).  

This is a great opportunity to help welcome new and returning students at the start of the new term. Welcome Desk Assistants will staff the front desk of the School of Politics and Economics main office, Room 7.01 in Bush House North East Building. Throughout these weeks, the School Education Office will be attending academic and welcome inductions for students so you will be the first point of contact for student queries, helping with questions such as how to find timetables, access KEATS, signpost to wellbeing services or locate a room on campus.  

For more complex queries, you will take full details and contact information and pass on to the Programme teams for them to respond directly to the student. This is a fantastic opportunity to enhance your administration, communication, and support service skills as well as problem-solving, active listening and attentiveness.  

In-between queries, you will be asked to complete administrative tasks such as supporting us in designing a mentoring pilot scheme, reviewing and providing student perspectives on policies, testing submission forms and researching initiatives to support our careers offer.  

Welcome Desk Assistants will work in shifts, so we are looking for people who are available between 10-1PM or 1-4PM. Welcome Desk Assistants will be paid at a standard student rate of ?13.92 per hour.  

To apply for shifts for this role, please complete the questions on this job advert. If you pass our pre-screening, you will be invited for an informal call to discuss the role further.  

Please note, this role is open to Undergraduate and Postgraduate students enrolled in the following departments which sit in the School of Politics and Economics: Department of Political Economy, European & International Studies, and King?s Russia Institute only. 

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• Excellent customer service - ability to interact and ask questions in a polite and friendly manner.
• Patience - demonstrate patience and empathy, conveying information calmly and clearly.
• Organisation - ability to multitask, clearly find documentation and keep a tidy workspace.
• Technical - confident in using and guiding students on different platforms including timetables, Student Services Online and KEATS.
• Information retention - you will be provided with guides and handbooks, but this can be a busy environment, so we are looking for candidates who can read and retain information so they can have this readily available for student queries.