Research Assistant Clinical Virtual Reality - King's College London

Vacancy Reference Number

R5/PCP/2443/18-RC

Closing Date

13 Jan 2019

Salary

£31,883 - £34,525 inclusive of London Allowance

Address

Psychological Medicine, King's College London

Duration

Fixed term for 24 months

Closing date: Midnight on 13th January 2019

The salary will be paid at Grade 5, £31,883 to £34,525 per annum, inclusive of £3,223 per annum London Allowance

We are looking to recruit a research assistant to join the TIDES (Tackling Inequalities and Discrimination Experiences in health Services) study. The post will be based within the Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at Denmark Hill. The primary responsibility of the post-holder will be to contribute to the development and evaluation of an immersive clinical virtual reality (VR) environment to investigate how bias influences behaviours and decision-making among healthcare practitioners.

The post-holder will have a strong interest in virtual reality and digital health and play a central role in the VR study, including contributing to the development of the VR environment, recruitment and data collection. The post-holder will also contribute to data cleaning, data entry, general administrative duties, public engagement related to this project and writing draft research papers.

This post will be offered on a fixed-term contract for 24 months.

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

The selection process will include a panel interview and a five-minute presentation on a relevant research topic.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact: Dr Stephani Hatch, stephani.hatch@kcl.ac.uk   

To apply, please register with the King’s College London application portal and complete your application online.

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Contact Details

Dr Stephani Hatch: stephani.hatch@kcl.ac.uk