Research Fellow (Inclusive Survey Futures Project)

We are seeking to appoint a Research Fellow to work within the ESRC-funded project Inclusive Survey Futures which aims to provide insights for improved representation, robustness and feasibility of web-based social surveys. Particularly, the project will review the innovative methodologies of the Evidence for Equality National Survey (EVENS), conducted between 2020-2023 within the Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity (CoDE), to provide recommendations for delivering inclusive social surveys.

The successful applicant will join a team of researchers: Professor Nissa Finney (Project Lead), Professor Natalie Shlomo (University of Manchester), Dr Dharmi Kapadia (University of Manchester), Professor Laia Bécares (King’s College London), Dr Magda Borkowska (University of Essex) and Dr Jo Mhairi Hale (University of St Andrews).

The primary duties will be to investigate: 1) the success of the community led, partnership based, media-focused recruitment approaches of EVENS in generating survey participation and population representativeness across participants; 2) approaches to mitigating illegitimate participation in online social surveys. The Research Fellow will write up research results for publication, will help organize workshops and will support the dissemination of project outputs.

The successful applicant will have (or be near to completion of) a PhD in Social Statistics, Research Methods, Geography, Population Studies, Sociology or another Social Science discipline. 

The post is available for 12 months starting 2 September 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Employees of the University have access to a wide range of staff benefits including:

• Annual leave of 34 days, plus 5 public holidays
• Membership of the USS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
• A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family friendly policies
• Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
• Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel
• Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including LinkedIn Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme
• A range of wellbeing initiatives including membership of Peppy, a health application that connects staff to expert practitioners and personalized support on health matters.

Further details of the project can be found at populationandhealth.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk or by contacting Professor Nissa Finney: Nissa.Finney@st-andrews.ac.uk.

Applications are particularly welcome from women, people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented in research posts at the University.

Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of the St Andrews experience and form a central pillar of the University Strategy.  We strive to create a fair and inclusive culture demonstrated through our commitment to diversity awards (Athena Swan, Carer Positive, LGBT Charter and Race Charters). We celebrate diversity by promoting profiles of BAME, LGBTIQ+ staff and supporting networks including the Staff BAME Network; Staff with Disabilities Network; Staff LGBTIQ+ Network; and the Staff Parents & Carers Network. Full details available online: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi

Interview date: mid-September 2024

We encourage applicants to apply online at www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/welcome.aspx, however if you are unable to do this, please call +44 (0)1334 461990 for an application pack.

Please quote ref: AR3024SB      

The University of St Andrews is a charity registered in Scotland (No SC013532).

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