Research Assistant Part-time

Research Assistant

This role supports Professor Angela Aristidou's research programme on AI and the Economy, focusing on how smaller, less resourced organisations adopt artificial intelligence. The research aims to understand barriers to AI adoption, evaluate the impact of low-cost interventions, and assess outcomes such as AI readiness, behaviour changes, and business performance over time.

The postholder will assist with a range of research activities, including data collection, curation, merging, analysis, and reporting. Data sources include regular customised surveys, administrative datasets (e.g. Beauhurst and Companies House), and company strategy documents.

This is a fixed-term position to begin as soon as possible until 6th April 2027. Part-time: up to 18.25 hours per week- variable (depending on project timetable) Salary: UCL Grade 6, £19.14 per hour (including London Allowance)

The ideal candidate will hold an undergraduate degree in a relevant field such as social science, engineering, statistics, or computer science, and will have experience in data collection, processing, and analysing survey-based data. They will demonstrate experience in managing large databases and supporting academic research, alongside excellent working knowledge of Qualtrics and the Microsoft Office Suite. A high level of literacy and numeracy is essential, as is a strong attention to detail and accuracy.

The candidate will possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, enabling them to liaise effectively with a wide range of stakeholders involved in the research project. They will be able to meet time-critical deadlines and work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team.

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits, some of which are below:

• 41-day holiday (27 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays and 6 closure days)
• An 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
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

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We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and, for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

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