About the Role
The post holder will be joining the Centre for Preventive Neurology at the Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London and will work within the Parkinsons disease (PD) group, whose studies focus on the clinical, genetic and biomarker aspects in people with PD and at risk of PD.
The post holder will coordinate administrative duties within the Parkinson’s research effort in East London with a particular focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). The role will include the coordination of the East London Project (ELPD), and involvement in recruitment for the Parkinson’s Precision Marker’s Initiative (PPMI), and other observational and interventional studies for our East London patient communities.
About You
Candidates must be educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject. The ideal candidate will have sound experience in coordinating and managing projects and familiar with Good Clinical Practice. Experience working within a multi-disciplinary professional team of healthcare professionals, researchers, and patients/public groups is essential. Knowledge of Parkinson’s disease or other neurodegenerative disorders would be desirable.
About the School/Department/Institute/Project
The Centre for Preventive Neurology is at the forefront of international research and brings together an expert team to carry out revolutionary new research into Dementia, Multiple Sclerosis, and Parkinson’s disease. The centre’s focus is on academic discipline, research, the translation of research into health strategies and their practical implementation.
About Queen Mary
At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.
Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.
We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.
Benefits
We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.
Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.
£40,815 to £42,933 per annum