Student Assistant

We are looking for a student assistant with an interest in working with research in welfare research.

You will be attached to the research area Applied Welfare Research at UCL, where there are two research programs: 1) Management and welfare practice and 2) Inclusion and everyday life.

Your tasks will include

• Transcribing interviews
• Coding of interviews and documents
• Literature search
• Analyses of quantitative and qualitative data – use of Stata (or other statistics programs), NVivo etc.
• Designing and sending of questionnaires in SurveyXact
• Copying and other incidental work

In the Department of Applied Welfare Research we examine how people, professions, administrations and technologies interact in practice, and how welfare can be developed and strengthened in communities.

Your profile

• you are studying at a higher education level within the social sciences, public health, psychology or equivalent
• you have completed or are in progress with a foundational course in qualitative and quantitative scientific methods
• you thrive with independent analysis and research work
• you can see yourself as part of the research area Applied Welfare Research and are interested in the program's focus areas
• you can get acquainted with new program packages and use online self-learning modules
• if you have experience with programs such as Excel, NVIVO and STATA/SPSS/R it would be advantageous

The practical

The average working time is 20-30 hours per month. You will be employed on January 1, 2027, but if you have the opportunity to start earlier, that will also be possible.

The employment is conditional on you being an active student in a higher education program.

You will be employed as a student assistant in accordance with the Collective Agreement between the Ministry of Finance and Public Employees’ Organizations – the public sector (OAO collective agreement) as well as the Collective Agreement for Office Clerks, Laboratory Technicians and IT staff (HK).

Your primary workplace will be at Niels Bohrs Allé in Odense, but there may also be work days at our campus on Seebladsgade in Odense. We offer the possibility of remote work.

Would you like to know more about the position

You are welcome to contact Research Director Niels Ejersbo ([email protected] or phone 6011 3193) if you want to know more about the position

We expect to hold interviews in week 48.

Application

Send us your application, CV and documentation of study activity no later than November 19, 2026 via ucl.dk/job - where you can also read more about us.