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Research Assistant
#Lloyd’s Register Foundation – Research Assistant Job ID: 41851
Location
London – UK
Key Requirements
Candidates must provide work authorization for the respective country.
About the Role
The Research Assistant will support the Global Safety Evidence Centre (GSEC) in designing, maintaining, and evaluating high-quality primary evidence and analysis projects, with a specific focus on safety interventions, quasi-experimental methods, and trial-based evaluations.
You will:
- Contribute to pipeline-quality research projects, from design to evaluation
- Ensure accurate, timely, and policy-relevant evidence interpretations for global decision-makers
- Work collaboratively with cross-sector stakeholders to inform safety-driven decision-making
Delivered through: ● High-quality, independent research ● Accessible knowledge translation ● Robust methodologies
About the Global Safety Evidence Centre (GSEC)
Lloyd’s Register Foundation’s mission—"engineering a safer world"—relies on credible evidence to address global safety challenges. GSEC acts as a centralised hub that:
- Collates and synthesizes the world’s best safety evidence
- Produces actionable insights, including the flagship World Risk Poll
- Provides tailored evidence to policy-makers, practitioners, and researchers
- Ensures transparency and precision in safety interventions
The Opportunity
Contract
- Part-time (FTE: 0.5 hours/week)
- Hybrid/remote work with flexible schedules supporting work-life balance
Benefits
- 26 days’ paid holiday + flexible bank holidays & holiday buy/sell scheme
- Performance bonus tied to individual and team contributions
- World-class support: company-paid private medical insurance (PMI), employee assistance programme (EAP), and discount schemes
- Development opportunities:
- Financially supported part-time study (for career growth)
- Professional development programmes aligned with Foundation values
- Inclusive culture: Values-driven workplace that celebrates diversity, fosters a safe environment, and equalises opportunities for all.
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Performance and Reward
- Recognised in both financial and non-financial terms for contributions that improve global safety.
- Learnings embedded into the centre’s evolving methodologies to enable future generations of evidence.
The Work
Core Responsibilities
Act across all project phases to elevate the quality and reliability of GSEC’s research:
- Design and Conduct: Aid Research and Trial Managers in planning studies, selecting methods, and interpreting data.
- Data Management: Ensure comprehensive, secure, and accurate documentation of project-related data.
- Quality Assurance: Validate methodologies and findings, improving standards through peer and self-reviews.
- Flexible Support: Adopt a problem-solving, proactive mindset to reinforce team effectiveness.
- Training: Drive capacity building in evidence-based methodologies (quasi-experimental design, intervention testing).
- Policy Advocacy: Help translate findings into actionable insights for policy-makers and professionals.
Technical Focus
- Safety interventions (criticalTurning vulnerabilities into solutions).
- Evidence synthesis: Trial-based and quasi-experimental quasi-experimental evaluations.
What We’re Looking For
Minimum Requirements
- Degree: Bachelor’s in a relevant field (e.g., engineering, public health, psychology, science) with a research methods focus.
- Experience:
- 2 years minimum of professional research experience
- Exposure to both qualitative and quantitative data gathering/analysis.
Key Skills
Analytical Acumen:
- Ability to critically review technical/scientific documentation.
- Rigor in data manipulation, including experience with:
- Software proficiency (e.g., SPSS, R, NVivo)
- Knowledge of data structures and validation techniques.
Communication:
- Verbal & written expertise—crafting clear, stakeholder-aligned interpretations (e.g., for policy or frontline professionals).
- Translating research into easily digestible formats.
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Project Mindset:
- Proactive risk-aware approach: anticipating challenges and suggesting improvements.
- Capability to work both independently and collaboratively, leveraging team expertise.
Desirable Traits (Bonus)
| Experience/Domini | Why It Helps |
|---|---|
| Intervention studies & evaluations (especially safety-focused) | Initial frameworks likely align seamlessly with the role’s objectives. |
| Evidence for policy; past work in an Evidence Centre/knowledge translation hub | Tailored insights to GSEC’s core purpose. |
| Occupational safety & health knowledge (or exposure to engineering decisions across sectors) | Bridges applied research needs and real-world decision contexts. |
Why Join Lloyd’s Register Foundation
Join a purpose-driven global mission: better safeguarding lives and property, with strategic impact on securing the next generation’s safety solutions.
Our shared values emphasise transparency, inclusivity, and continuous improvement. Here, culture is built on courageously embracing diversity—regardless of background—and cultivating an environment where every voice contributes.
Our commitments:
- Accessibility & equity: Comprehensive support throughout all recruitment stages for disabled candidates.
- Inclusivity objectives: Actively leveraging differences to spark innovative solutions for better global safety.
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