Research Assistant - Women & Children's Health

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Research Assistant to support Professor Sophie Moore and her group, in the Department of Women and Children's Health at King's College London. Our group has a number of ongoing projects focused on maternal and child nutrition in global health, and with a specific interest in intervention research. We seek an enthusiastic person to work across these studies, with a specific role in supporting ongoing projects in sub-Saharan Africa (The Gambia and Kenya). The postholder will be expected to spend time at the collaborative field sites, working with our broader collaborative partners.

Our research involves cohort studies and trials on maternal and child nutrition and childhood outcomes. This post presents an exciting opportunity to develop research skills within the fields of global health nutrition, child health, study and trial implementation and data collection, management and analysis.

The position is multifaceted, requiring a combination of skills, both academic and administrative, to support the group in all aspects of their research.

Relevant training needs will be supported both inhouse and external programmes.

This post will be offered on an a fixed-term contract until 31 August 2025.

This is a full-time time post - 100% full time equivalent.

Key responsibilities

• Research support: contribute to the successful implementation of ongoing and planned research studies.



• Research enrichment: support research impact activities, such as managing social media accounts, supporting public engagement activities, drafting research reports.



• Team collaboration: work with other research team members both at KCL and at collaborative partner sites. Coordinate meetings, managing related documents.



• Data management and reporting: assist in the management of data from completed and ongoing studies and trials. This will include use of REDCap to manage project related data.



• Research supervision: supporting and training, as relevant research staff (e.g. field staff at overseas sites) in research activities. Monitoring of data acquisition and quality control.



• Research outputs: contribute to the generation of research outputs, including project annual reports and research papers.


The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.


• MSc in Global Health, Public Health, Epidemiology or equivalent



• Experience working in maternal and/or child health related research



• Experience working on research studies, ideally including clinical trials



• Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice, as it relates to research trials



• Experience working in multidisciplinary, collaborative teams



• Experience with data collection / data management



• Flexible approach to working (including travel, hours, locations)



• Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, actively addressing areas of potential bias.


Desirable criteria

• Experience working in global health



• Experience or knowledge of early child development



• Experience in data analysis



• Experience in preparation of research reports, or related documentation



• Experience of working in a collaborative team, across multiple sites
  
  The School of Life Course & Population Sciences is one of six Schools that make up the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine at King's College London. The School unites over 400 experts in women and children's health, nutritional sciences, population health and the molecular genetics of human disease. Our research links the causes of common health problems to life's landmark stages, treating life, disease and healthcare as a continuum. We are interdisciplinary by nature and this innovative approach works: 91 per cent of our research submitted to the Subjects Allied to Medicine (Pharmacy, Nutritional Sciences and Women's Health cluster) for REF was rated as world-leading or internationally excellent. We use this expertise to teach the next generation of health professionals and research scientists. Based across King's Denmark Hill, Guy's, St Thomas' and Waterloo campuses, our academic programme of teaching, research and clinical practice is embedded across five