Research Assistant - UX/UI Specialist

Job Title: UX/UI Specialist

Department: Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery

Reporting to: Edward Naessens

Location: 121 St Stephen’s Green, hybrid

Contract/Duration 0.5FTE specific purpose contract for 1 year

Remuneration: Aligned IUA Researcher Salary Scales, Commensurate with Experience €35,395 pro rata

Closing Date: Before 9:00am on Wednesday 15th of July

About Our Research

RCSI recognises that excellence in research is critical to the quality of its educational activities, its credibility, and, overall, to its mission to enhance human health. RCSI’s research strategy aims to build upon its strength in translational biomedical and clinical research to deliver transformational, high impact changes in health care. Targeting both Irish national and EU funding, along with increased collaboration with industry, is a major part of the RCSI research strategy. Forging increased collaboration between RCSI PIs and industry is of critical importance to achieving success in this area. RCSI is also committed to provide its researchers with the supports and

developmental opportunities to enable them to continuously grow and support their overall career development.

About the Faculty

The Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery is a dynamic, interdisciplinary, research-oriented environment, with over 20 staff members, including administrative, Faculty and research staff. It currently has over 10 active research grants, including the NIHR funded Weather project in collaboration with four international universities, the UKRI Net Zero hub project, along with coordination and hosting of 19 PhD projects.

Summary of Post

The Faculty is running a twelve-month proof-of-concept trial of FLO mCPD, a digital CPD and compliance coach for healthcare professionals. The platform turns everyday clinical reflection into structured, audit-ready professional development, guided by AI micro-coaching. It is already built. This phase shapes it around the people who will use it and tests it in real clinical settings.

We are recruiting an AI/UX/UI Specialist to adapt that platform for a range of healthcare user groups, working alongside our IT and design experts and practising clinicians. The team is small and works on trust. You will take on real design responsibility early, and see your work tested with clinicians within weeks. This role is ideal for someone at the early stages of their career who is eager to take on meaningful responsibility and make a tangible impact. In return for enthusiasm, initiative, and consistent delivery, you will gain exposure to the full lifecycle of a digital health product from concept and design through pilot implementation and evaluation, while benefiting from direct mentorship from experienced technical and commercial leaders.

Specifically, the duties of the post are:

▪ Design, prototype, and test the FLO mCPD interface through the proof-of-concept phase.

▪ Adapt the platform for each healthcare group in the trial, tailoring screens and workflows to how those clinicians actually work.

▪ Refine the workflows from the feasibility study so they stay usable and meet healthcare design

standards.

▪ Run user research with practising clinicians, and turn pilot feedback into design decisions.

▪ Work with the IT and design team on interface design, front-end and back-end integration, and the AI coaching flow.

▪ Comply with statutory legislation and with RCSI and department rules on staff welfare and safety.

▪ Represent the interests of the Faculty and the wider RCSI.

▪ Take up relevant training and development.

▪ Take on other duties as the project reasonably requires.

Qualifications (Essential)

▪ A primary degree (Level 8) in interaction design, human-computer interaction, UX design, digital

product design, or a closely related field.

Desirable

▪ A postgraduate qualification, or equivalent experience, in UX/UI, applied AI, or digital health.

▪ Familiarity with secure-by-design principles such as authentication, data protection, and logging, with an interest in systems architecture.

▪ Working knowledge of cloud services, particularly Azure and Google Cloud.

Knowledge and experience (Essential)

▪ Demonstrated skill in user research, interface design, accessibility standards, and front-end prototyping (Figma, Adobe XD, HTML/CSS).

▪ Hands-on experience designing digital products, shown through your work or portfolio rather than years on a CV.

▪ Practical experience with AI or LLM-based interfaces, such as prompt-shaped conversational UX.

Desirable

▪ Experience designing for regulated settings such as healthcare or professional education.

▪ Exposure to clinical or professional-learning environments.

How you work

▪ These matter as much as the technical skills.

▪ Evidence of initiative, and of finishing what you start, ideally in a small team.

▪ A practical approach to problem-solving under real constraints.

▪ A habit of learning fast and improving how the work gets done.

▪ Close attention to detail, particularly where work touches clinical safety, compliance, or participant data.

▪ Strong candidates often talk themselves out of applying. If you are not sure you tick every box, apply anyway. We would rather decide that together.

We are all too aware that imposter syndrome and the confidence gap can sometimes stop fantastic candidates putting themselves forward, so please do submit an application — we’d love to hear from you.

Application Process

Please apply online through the RCSI careers portal on the closing date with your CV and cover letter.

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