Royal College of Art

We are seeking a highly motivated individual- either a Grade 7 PhD holder, or a Grade 6 graduate - to join the EYESAVE project, funded by the Vivensa Foundation Trust, as a Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) Lead. The project addresses the growing demands on glaucoma care by developing an AI-enabled triage platform that integrates retinal imaging, clinical data, and machine learning to support early detection and prioritisation of patients at risk of vision loss. The role involves leading PPIE activities to ensure that patient perspectives and lived experiences shape the design, development, and evaluation of the technology throughout the project. Working in collaboration with clinicians, AI researchers, and vision scientists at Newcastle University, Sunderland Eye Hospital and Newcastle RVI, this position offers the opportunity to deliver meaningful impact by embedding co-production and patient voice into cutting-edge research. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with experience in public engagement, health research involvement, or community partnership working to contribute to a high-impact project with strong potential for clinical adoption and real-world benefit. This post is fixed term for 12 months (full-time) or 24 months (part-time) as the project is time and funding-limited. The post-holder is employed to work on research/a research project which will be led by another colleague. Whilst this means that the post-holder will not be carrying out independent research in his/her own right, the expectation is that they will contribute to the advancement of the project, through the development of their own research ideas/adaptation and development of research protocols. Successful applicants will, ideally, be in post by 1st February 2026. Contact Information Department contact for academic-related enquiries For a chat about the role or any further information, please contact Dr Rahele Kafieh or Professor Anya Hurlbert.

We are delighted to welcome applications for a Research Fellow post within the ESRC Connecting Generations programme to examine intergenerational flows of support in later life and the increased cost-of-living in the UK.  ESRC Connecting Generations is a collaborative project between the long-established Centre for Population Change (University of Southampton, University of St Andrews, and University of Stirling), the University of Oxford Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, and the Resolution Foundation. ESRC Connecting Generations aims to innovate in knowledge and understanding of intergenerational relations and population change. The Centre is led by Professor Jane Falkingham. For further details, see https://www.cpc.ac.uk/research_programme/connecting_generations/  This project will examine intergenerational flows of support in later life and the increased cost-of-living in the UK, via data collected from two project Directives from the Mass Observation Study, University of Sussex. Qualitative narratives were collected in Spring 2023 and also August 2024 in order to investigate the role of intergenerational support in mitigating the rising costs of living and whether growing costs have adversely affected intergenerational flows of support. This research position is in the Department of Gerontology within the Faculty of Social Sciences, where Professors Evandrou and Vlachantoni are based. You will be part of a collaborative team including other project Researchers, the CPC Research Manager and Knowledge Exchange team, as well as Faculty members from both the Department of Gerontology at the University of Southampton and other Departments and partner institutions.  To be successful in the role you will have, or will be close to completing, a PhD (or equivalent professional qualifications) with a background in Gerontology or Social Policy and strong qualitative research methods skills in a relevant discipline. You will have knowledge and expertise in data analysis and be skilled in the use of e.g. NVivo or other software. You will have proven ability to plan and organise your work independently and as part of a team and have the ability to write research presentations and papers for peer review publication.  The Research Fellow post is full-time fixed term for 12 months and is available from the 1st March 2026. Due to external project funding, the latest start date is 1st April 2026 with a fixed term end date of 31st March 2027. The University of Southampton holds an Athena SWAN Silver Award demonstrating commitment to equal opportunities in the workplace.  Informal enquiries may be addressed to Prof. Maria Evandrou, email: maria.evandrou@soton.ac.uk

About Us: King's College London is an internationally renowned university delivering exceptional education and world-leading research. The Human Resources directorate is proud to work with the King’s community to provide academic and professional excellence and an outstanding educational experience for our students. The central HR Recruitment team offers extensive support for all recruitment processes across academic, research and professional services vacancies. Our philosophy is simple: facilitate an effective and professional recruitment and selection process to attract the best talent from around the globe and provide them with an environment where they can flourish. The team process high volumes of recruitment requests with an average of over 3000 requests being completed each year by the team. We take these requests through the recruitment journey from advertising, shortlisting, and interviewing; to preparing offer documentation and contracts, carrying out pre-employment checks, and commencing the employment records for the new staff members of King’s College London. At the core of the work that we do is our aim to always provide a fair, open, and transparent recruitment process for everyone involved and a positive experience for candidates and hiring managers alike. About the Role: This role provides an end-to-end recruitment service to a demanding and wide range of stakeholders. Customer service will be key, and you will pragmatically support Hiring Managers (HM) to recruit high quality individuals for the University. You will provide dedicated support to a specific Faculty/School/Professional Services directorate, where you will manage the recruitment of a variety of roles including Academic, Research and Professional Services positions. Key Responsibilities: Provide an in-house specialist talent acquisition service; partner with the HMs to deliver an effective and efficient hiring process with clear timelines and methods of delivery. Support HMs in drafting job descriptions (JDs) and adverts providing guidance to maximise the pool of qualified applications and ensure they’re legally compliant. Provide guidance on where/how to place recruitment adverts, ensuring value for money and advising on recruitment best practice including diversity and inclusion. Provide advice to panel members and create, share and maintain shortlisting grids electronically and in line with data protection/employment legislation. Facilitate the interview/assessment process – e.g. invite candidates to interview, confirm interview panel and candidate attendees; troubleshoot and adopt a common sense and calm approach to any unforeseen issues arising with the schedule. Support the HM in the negotiation process when needed i.e. provide salary data and analysis to the HM, being mindful of diversity, confidentiality and GDPR Help coach and supervise Recruitment Coordinators within the team. Communicate with unsuccessful candidates and provide feedback where appropriate. Strive to ensure that all candidates have an excellent experience when applying to King’s College. Ensure that all pre-employment checks are met for the successful candidate, liaising with the HM and Staff Compliance team as appropriate. Liaise with HR Operations and UKVI colleagues to issue the appropriate contractual paperwork when recruiting staff who require a visa. Close vacancies within the ATS and update HR electronic files accordingly. Ensure all assigned recruitment actions are entered into the ATS; ensure 100% accuracy and compliance; at the request of HMs, provide status reports in relation to applicants/progress of a recruitment/diversity statistics. Take responsibility for a distinct area of the university, regularly meet your HMs, department administrators and Director of Operations to ensure they are satisfied with the service they receive from the Recruitment Team. You will be required to attend the office a minimum of two days a week, or additional days as per the requirements of the role. This will include working with your business areas and basing yourselves in their offices as needed. Act as a point of escalation for Recruitment Coordinators to raise issues or queries related to the faculty/departments you support. About You You will have the following skills and experience: Experience working within an internal recruitment Team which have very high volumes of recruitment. With working knowledge on the full end to end recruitment lifecycle – planning, sourcing, screening, selecting, and securing.  Working knowledge of applicant tracking systems, HR systems and databases  Able to work flexibly, a self-starter; possess sound judgement to solve day-to-day issues/challenges logically and practically before escalating issues.  Confident engaging with internal and external stakeholders across levels, to include at a senior level  Highly collaborative and willing to deliver as an individual contributor and in a wider team setting To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our 'How we Recruit’ pages. Equal opportunities At King’s, we believe that the diversity of our community and a culture that is welcoming, open, inclusive and collaborative, are great strengths of the university.  The Equality Act of 2010 protects the rights of our students and staff and provides a framework to fulfill our duties to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and in addition, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. At times, this will include balancing rights and beliefs that can feel in tension.  We are committed to free speech and to academic freedom, believing that our foundational purpose as a university, is to create spaces where a wide range of ideas, including ideas that are controversial, can be discussed and debated, and where members of our community can express lawful views without fear of intimidation, harassment or discrimination.  When engaging in the robust exchange of ideas, we ask that our community is mindful of our Dignity at King’s guidance Grade and Salary: Grade 5 £38,482 (including London Weighting Allowance) Job ID: 135165 Close Date: 15-Jan-2026 Contact Person: Paula Arnold Contact Details: paula.arnold@kcl.ac.uk