Research Fellow

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £32,348 to £42,155, with potential progression once in post to £44,737. Grade 7 

Hours: Full Time or two 50% Part Time posts are available 

Contract Type: Fixed Term contract up to March 2025 

Closes: 23^rd February 2023

Due to the nature of the project and funding for this role, the successful candidate should start on 01 April 2023, or as close to this date as their notice period permits.

We are looking for a Research Fellow to work with the cross-disciplinary team at the Centre for Crime, Justice and Policing at the University of Birmingham. One of the responsibilities will be to work with project co-leads on a on an externally funded project. The aim of the project is to evaluate a remote DA (domestic abuse) service which provides DA survivors with a free legal advice within 48 hours after the traumatic incident. This project involves a multidisciplinary team and requires knowledge of process, impact and economic evaluation.

Brief outline of Main duties

The research fellow will work with members of the Centre on developing collaborative projects and on discrete tasks related to the funded evaluation project as well as supporting the project more broadly. This will involve developing, planning and executing project activities, conducting both quantitative and qualitative research and then analysing and interpreting the research findings and results.

For the funded project, responsibilities will include:

• In conjunction with the project co-leads, managing the project and associated administration to ensure effective and timely delivery;
• Conducting the research and analysis to support the implementation of the project;
• Contributing to engagement activities of manifest benefit to the project under the supervision of a project leaders;

Person Specification

• First degree (or near to completion) in Economics or a social science with a strong quantitative element and normally, a PhD relevant to research area or equivalent qualifications
• High level analytical capability
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly
• Fluency in relevant models, techniques or methods and ability to contribute to developing new ones, a sound knowledge of econometric/statistical modelling in social science contexts is necessary
• Ability to assess resource requirements and use resources effectively 
• Understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management/administration processes
• Contribute to the planning and organising of the research programme and/or specific research project
• Co-ordinate own work with others to avoid conflict or duplication of effort
• Knowledge of the protected characteristics of the Equality Act 2010, and how to actively ensure in day to day activity in own area that those with protected characteristics are treated equally and fairly

Informal enquires to Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay, email: s.bandyopadhyay@bham.ac.uk

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