Research Assistant - Strand, London, WC2R 2LSAbout UsKing’s College London is a leading University with nine Faculties. As part of King’s Health Partners, we have an excellent environment for health care interaction and a strong focus on mentoring and career development. The 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF2021) placed King’s applied and allied health research 1st for: overall proportion of research rated 4* (world-leading, the best mark possible), research papers rated 4*, impact rated 4*, environment rated 4*(joint), Grade Point Average and Power. REF2021 rated as world-leading: 100% of our environment, 86% of our impact and 70% of our research overall. Over 95% of our research overall was rated as world-leading or internationally excellent. As of 2025, our Faculty is number 1 in the world for Nursing (QS world rankings).

King’s produces more highly cited research outputs (top 1% citations) on palliative care than any other centre internationally (SciVal), and is second in the world on the same metric for nursing and midwifery. King’s is the largest provider of health care education in Europe. The Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care (NMPC) is based in the heart of central and south London. It includes the Cicely Saunders Institute for Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation, the premier Institute for Palliative Care, bringing together clinical, research and education teams. Our applied clinical and health multidisciplinary research transforms therapies, the healthcare experience and outcomes for patients and those important to them, wherever they are cared for.

Our award-winning NMPC education programmes span pre-registration nursing and midwifery, and multidisciplinary post-graduate taught and research programmes. We are committed to staff development, and offer opportunities to identify and access appropriate training and professional growth.About the roleWe are looking for a Research Assistant, based at the Cicely Saunders Institute, King’s College London, to join a research project jointly funded by Marie Curie and the Alzheimer’s Society. This mixed-methods research project will examine patterns in primary and community-based health and care service use among people with dementia, and the association with hospitalisation in the last 3 months of life. It will explore bereaved relatives’ experiences of accessing health and care services, to identify barriers and facilitators for timely care in the community. With regular supervision from Dr Therese Johansson (Research Associate), the postholder will lead the day-to-day delivery of the project, producing high-quality research and ensuring key milestones at met. This involves quantitative and qualitative analysis of existing survey data, writing scientific manuscripts, and contributing to stakeholder engagement and dissemination activities.

The postholder will have demonstrable commitment to equality, and in all activities. We are seeking a motivated and well-organised individual who is driven to develop an academic career. The postholder will develop a diverse set of research skills in health services and social care research, gain experience in collaborative research teamwork and benefit from experienced colleagues and regular development activities at the Cicely Saunders Institute. This is an exciting opportunity for a talented individual who wishes to advance research on understanding of the interplay of care service use of people affected by dementia and those supporting them. This is a full-time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract until 30 September 2026.