Job id: 100065. Salary: £44,105 - £51,485 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance. Posted: 15 November 2024. Closing date: 08 December 2024. Business unit: IoPPN. Department: Forensic & Neurodevelopmental Sciences. Contact details: Professor Andre Strydom. Andre.strydomkcl.ac.uk Location: Denmark Hill Campus. Category: Research. Back to job search About us The Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) is a leading centre for mental health and neuroscience research in Europe. Research from the IoPPN has made, and continues to make, an impact on how we understand, prevent and treat mental illness, neurological conditions and other conditions that affect the brain. The Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences (FANS) is one of Europe’s largest research groups bringing together leading experts in brain development and clinical academics to improve longer-term outcomes for people with neurodevelopmental conditions. About the role The post holder will be a key member of the team, providing comprehensive co-ordination and research support for our partnership’s work on the NHS England (NHSE) LeDeR programme. This is an important initiative to address the health inequalities experienced by people with intellectual disabilities and autistic people, with a specific focus on reducing premature deaths. Working with the steering group, and liaising closely with NHSE, the work will involve organising deep dives of relevant topics, overseeing analysis of LeDeR mortality dataset and other work of the partnership, and producing reports to specific deadlines. The postholder will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day running of the work of the partnership. They will be a core member of the project steering group, and help to co-ordinate the work at KCL, University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), Kingston University and other participating academic and NHS institutions. Working to specific deadlines, the research assistant will oversee the generation of annual reports, as well as contribute to journal publications, supervised by Professor Andre Strydom and Dr Rory Sheehan. This is a full time post (35Hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract until 31st October 2026 About you To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience: Essential criteria PhD in a relevant field Experience of conducting literature reviews and systematic reviews Experience of data management (including the use of software packages Eg Excel and “R”) and analysis, whether qualitative or quantitative Excellent written and oral communication skills, with evidence of presentations, reports and publications Demonstrated ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and with a diverse range of stakeholders Previous experience of study coordination or project management, evidenced with recent examples Ability to travel within London and the UK Desirable criteria Experience of project / study co-ordination Knowledge of the health needs of autistic people and people with intellectual disabilities and autism Experience of research in intellectual disabilities or autism Proven team working skills Experience of patient and public involvement (PPI) in research Downloading a copy of our Job Description Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “