Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Skills4Justice Horizon Project

This role will be based on the university campus. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Are you an ambitious researcher looking for your next challenge? Do you have a background in labour economics or sociology of work? Do you want to further your career in one of the UK’s leading research intensive Universities?

The University of Leeds is one of the top 75 universities in the world. We have a truly global community, with more than 39,000 students from 170 different countries and over 9,000 staff of 100 different nationalities. Established in 1904, we have a strong tradition of academic excellence, reflected in first-class student education, along with world-leading research that has a real impact around the globe.

This post is to provide research support on the Skills4Justice Horizon project in CERIC. The project overall is led by Professor Vidmantas Tūtlys of Vytautus Magnus University, Lithuania, while the UK team is coordinated by Professor Jonathan Winterton, who will be your line manager. The project will analyse skill mismatch and labour migration in the context of dependence on migrant workers to compensate for labour shortages in some sectors. The aim is to promote the sustainability of international recruitment based on developing the human capital of migrant workers and creating a talent pool to be used by countries of origin as well as host countries.

What we offer in return:

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year! · Generous pension scheme plus life assurance– the University contributes 14.5% of salary · Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Professor Jonathan Winterton, Head of Work and Employment Relations 

Email: J.Winterton@leeds.ac.uk

Location: Leeds - Main Campus

Contract type: Fixed term (Untill April 2026)

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Further details: Candidate Brief

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