Research Assistant in Transport Policy and Behaviour Change

This is an exciting opportunity to join an interdisciplinary UCL Grand Challenges-funded project, "Decarbonising transport: bridging the gap between behavioural and political science", led by Dr Clemence Cavoli (Centre for Transport Studies/PEARL) and Dr Vivi Antonopoulou (Centre for Behaviour Change). Key requirements of the role are:

• Support an online survey and semi-structured interviews with UK transport policymakers, and contribute to behavioural systems mapping and analysis (e.g. using COM-B).
• Help co-design and deliver a pilot suite of behaviour-change interventions for transport policymakers at UCL's PEARL Lab.
• Contribute to project outputs, including a diagnostic report, policy brief and academic publications, and support preparation of a follow-on funding application.
  
  Key requirements of the role are:
• An MSc in Behaviour Change, Psychology or a related discipline.
• Experience of applying behaviour change theories or frameworks (e.g. COM-B, the Behaviour Change Wheel) in an environmental or transport-related context.
• Experience of conducting qualitative and/or quantitative social research, such as surveys and semi-structured interviews.
• A working knowledge of the UK transport policy and climate governance landscape.
• Ability to work collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team and manage own workload independently while working predominantly remotely.
  
  UCL is a diverse global community of world-class academics, students, industry links, external partners, and alumni. Our powerful collective of individuals and institutions work together to explore new possibilities. Academic excellence is demonstrated by our 30 Nobel laureates and our top ranking in the UK for research strength. We are a global university with 14,300 employees and over 150 nationalities represented in a student body of 43,800 students. Our main location in Central London has recently been augmented by a campus on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
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As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan