Research Fellow (Connecting Generations Spatial Mobility Project) - AR2922R1RH

Previous applicants need not apply

Applications are sought for a committed and dynamic Post-doctoral Research Fellow to work at the ESRC Centre for Population Change & Connecting Generations (CPC-CG). The CPC-CG partnership brings together researchers from the Universities of Southampton, St Andrews, Stirling, Oxford, and the Resolution Foundation to understand how different generations provide support to each other across the different stages of their lives. The Post-doctoral Research Fellow will work at St Andrews on the project on Social and spatial mobility within and across generations. They will investigate patterns and processes of spatial and social mobility, and the relationship between them, in the UK context.

The successful applicant will have a PhD in a social science discipline or should be close to submitting their PhD thesis. They should have experience in handling longitudinal data, ideally in the UK context. They should also be familiar with the academic literature and policy debates surrounding social and spatial mobility, ideally in the UK context. Good communication and time management skills are essential.

The post is available for 24 months starting 1^st December 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: www.cpc.ac.uk/research_programme/connecting_generations or by contacting Dr David McCollum: David.McCollum@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. 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.

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 462571 for an application pack. 

Please quote ref: AR2922R1RH

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

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