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Research Fellow

UCL - School of Education

Location: London
Salary: £39,508 to £47,355
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Placed On: 16th March 2023
Closes: 31st March 2023
Job Ref: B16-01139

About IOE

IOE is UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society.

Founded in 1902, IOE has been shaping policy and helping government, organisations and individuals navigate a changing society for the last 120 years. We embrace collaboration and excellence to create a future that is inclusive and just, and have been ranked number one for education every year since 2014 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject.

About the Role

We are looking to recruit a full-time Research Fellow to join our two-year ESRC-funded project, The School Meals Service: Past, Present - and Future? which is a joint project with researchers from the University of Sheffield and the University of Wolverhampton. The UCL IOE- based Research Associate will focus on supporting research, impact and engagement activities relating to Strand 1 of the project led by Professor Gary McCulloch.

This is a full time post (36.5 hours per week) and is initially funded until 15/01/2025.

This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Research, Teaching and Professional Services Staff. Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/conditions-service-research-teaching-and-professional-services-staff for more ! informati on.

About you

We are looking for someone with a strong background in history or history of education, ideally experience of working with archival methods, with oral history experience an additional advantage, and an ability to support and produce high quality, impactful research individually and as part of a team. This is a high-impact project with a strong social justice and community engagement agenda which are key to the aims of the UCL-IOE.

A doctorate in history of education or in a cognate discipline in the social sciences or humanities is essential for this post. You will have experience in Project data collection and storage, and have academic writing experience with previous publications, blogs, reports will be an advantage. In addition, the postholder will have an ability to understand and relate to relevant historical, social and educational issues, and to write a range of specifications on time.

For a full job description and to apply for this role please visit UCL’s online recruitment portal (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs) and search using vacancy reference B16- 01139

Your application form should address all the person specification points and should clearly demonstrate how your skills and experience meet each of the criteria.

It is important that the criteria are clearly numbered and that you provide a response to each one.

What We Offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits; visit

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. 12% of Institute staff are actively working on EDI initiatives; visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ion/equality-diversity-inclusion for more information about what we’re doing. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce; these include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people, LGBTQI+ and gender diverse people in all roles, and women in Grade 9 and 10 roles.

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