Public Engagement Officer

KINGS COLLEGE LONDON, United Kingdom

Updated: about 2 hours ago
Location: London, ENGLAND
Job Type: PartTime
Deadline: 30 Apr 2025

About Us

The Public Engagement (PE) Officer will work as part of the  Public Engagement Team  in the  School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences  at King’s College London which is based at St Thomas’ Hospital campus. Staff and PhD students focus on the science and engineering of medical imaging and aims to improve outcomes for patients with cancer, brain and heart conditions.    

About the role

The PE officer will support the team across a variety of projects but with a focus on both  Radnet  and the  Centre for Doctoral Training .

​Cancer Research UK has awarded funding to the CRUK City of London Radiation Research Centre of Excellence. As part of a larger CRUK network called  RadNet , the centre features an ambitious research programme aimed to accelerate the development of advanced radiotherapy techniques and unlock the full potential of this mainstay treatment through world-first exploratory radiation biology and radiation oncology research. 

The Centre is a world-class hub for cancer biotherapeutics. It brings together researchers from four central London centres: King’s College London, University College London, Barts / Queen Mary University of London and the Francis Crick Institute, two Academic Health Science Partnerships and >£1bn of academic and clinical infrastructure for the advancement of radiotherapy.

The School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences provides a comprehensive interdisciplinary PhD programme via its Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Smart Medical Imaging, specifically designed to meet the challenges in healthcare and medical imaging. King's College London and Imperial College London, two world leading research-focused universities, collaborate to create an interdisciplinary training approach specifically designed to provide a unique PhD experience. 

This is a part time post (24.5 hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract for 2 years.

About You

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

  • Educated to degree level or has relevant work experience  
  • An in-depth understanding of the purpose of Public Engagement and best practice  
  • Experience of running public engagement projects  
  • Experience of project management – working in parallel on projects of different scale and complexity, prioritising and meeting deadlines within budget  
  • Experience of working collaboratively as part of a team 
  • Excellent ability to engage with individuals of different diversities, age and levels of expertise, including scientists, medical doctors, patients, school children, and artists   
  • Experience of using a variety of engagement methods

    • Desirable criteria

  • Post Graduate qualification in communications, particularly science communication/public engagement  
  • Experience of working in the higher education sector 
  • Experience of delivering training in public engagement 
  • Commitment to personal professional development   

    • Downloading a copy of our Job Description

    Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process. 

    Further Information

    We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community. 

    We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.

    We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

    To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘ How we Recruit ’ pages.

    This post is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service and/or Occupational Health clearances.

    Grade and Salary: £38,482 - £43,249 pro rata per annum, including London Weighting Allowance
    Job ID: 113326
    Close Date: 30-Apr-2025
    Contact Person: Alice Taylor-Ge
    Contact Details: alice.taylor-gee@kcl.ac.uk


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