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Imperial College London

Job Description

Job Title: Research Assistant

Department: Dyson School of Design Engineering

Faculty: Engineering

Job Family/Level: Academic and Research, Level A

Contract: Part time 0.4 FTE – fixed term for 11 months.

Location: South Kensington

Reporting to: Dr Lorenzo Picinali

The purpose of the post: To work on the EU-H2020 funded 3D Tune-In project on the evaluation of the developed applications, supporting the involvement of hearing aids users and audiologists.

Key Responsibilities:

 To support the participatory design and evaluation of the 3D Tune-In applications, in accordance with the project aims and workplan.  To engage with end-users (i.e. hearing aid users) and audiologists across the country and the EU.  To work in conjunction with others in the organisation of workshops and other outreach events.  To write progress reports and prepare results for publication and dissemination.  To maintain accurate and complete records of all findings.  To liaise with industrial partners.  To conduct literature searches and reviews.  To develop contacts and research collaborations within the School and wider academic community in order to further the project aims.  Any other duties commensurate with the grade of the post as directed by the line manager.

Where Imperial or funder conditions necessitate, you will be required to complete timesheets for your work on projects in a timely manner. Other Duties:  To assist with general laboratory activities  To undertake any necessary training and/or development  To undertake appropriate administration tasks  To attend relevant meetings  To observe and comply with all College policies and regulations, including the key policies and procedures on Confidentiality, Conflict of Interest, Business Continuity, Data Protection, Equal Opportunities, Ethics related, External Interests, Financial Regulations, Health and Safety, Imperial Expectations (for new leaders, managers and supervisors), Information Technology, and Smoking.  To undertake specific safety responsibilities relevant to individual roles, as set out on the College Health and Safety Structure and Responsibilities web page: www.imperial.ac.uk/safety/policies/organisationandarrangements.  To undertake Business Continuity responsibilities relevant to individual roles

Job descriptions cannot be exhaustive and the postholder may be required to undertake other duties, which are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities.

Imperial College London is committed to equality and valuing diversity PERSON SPECIFICATION

Applicants are required to demonstrate that they possess the following attributes:

Imperial Expectations

These are the 7 principles that Imperial leaders, managers and supervisors are expected to follow: 1) Champion a positive approach to change and opportunity 2) Communicate regularly and effectively within, and across, teams 3) Consider the thoughts and expectations of others 4) Deliver positive outcomes 5) Encourage inclusive participation and eliminate discrimination 6) Support and develop staff to optimise talent 7) Work in a planned and managed way

Education and Qualifications A BSc degree (or equivalent) in an area pertinent to the research subject (e.g. audiology), and experience in clinical audiology are essential requirements for this post.

Experience and Knowledge

 Research, as evidenced by published output.  Experience research audiology and a Masters degree in an area pertinent to the research subject are desirable criteria.  Experience in signal processing and in the development and/or integration of computer interfaces.  Excellent knowledge of at least one of the following programming languages: C++, C#, Objective C.  Experience in Unity3D, Matlab, sound processing, hearing aids technology, human factors and subjective experiment design are desirable criteria.

Skills and Abilities

 Analytical skills.  Good computer literacy including databases, spreadsheets and statistical analysis.  Ability to relate to other researchers, and students in an academic context.  Ability to interact successfully with others to learn and teach new skills.  Ability to present themselves at conferences and seminars with authority and coherence.  Excellent written communication skills and the ability to write technical reports clearly and succinctly for publication.  Ability to organise and prioritise own work with minimal supervision.