Research Associate in Creative Industries (Quantitative)

Job description:

The School of Education at the University of Sheffield. You will join a dynamic community of interdisciplinary academics engaged in cutting-edge research and teaching in social science methods, applied within different disciplines and across disciplinary boundaries.

We are seeking a fixed-term Research Associate. This is a full-time post, 1.0 FTE, which can be worked flexibly, including hybrid or primarily remote working. The postholder will work as part of the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (Creative PEC), funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, on the workstream on Arts, Culture and Heritage, led by Dr Mark Taylor with Dr Siobhan McAndrew and Professor Dave O’Brien.

This workstream will analyse trends in the arts, culture and heritage sectors, including audience behaviours, patterns of attendance, participation and engagement, funding trends, and inequalities.

This role will incorporate various research activities, including the quantitative analysis of secondary survey data; organising, structuring and analysing alternative data sources; and mapping and visualising data. In addition to analysis, the role will also involve writing reports and other policy documents and engaging with policy stakeholders. We expect our research to result in several high-quality academic publications and policy outputs. You will have the opportunity to lead on some team-authored outputs, and you will be supported to develop your own longer-term development as an academic or applied researcher.

You will hold or be close to completing a PhD in the social sciences, digital humanities, or a discipline complementary to the quantitative study of culture. If you have not completed a PhD, you will either have a clear plan for completion by the time the role commences, or you will have equivalent research and project experience. You will have an excellent track record of conducting excellent and ethical research, and enthusiasm for working within an interdisciplinary environment.  We welcome applications from those with diverse career backgrounds, which may include relevant public or private sector experience. Experience of conducting research on the creative industries is helpful, but not essential.

Within the University of Sheffield, you will report directly to Dr Mark Taylor. You will also develop close working relationships with other Departments within the Faculty of Social Sciences. This role will involve travel to meetings in Newcastle and London, and may include participation at academic and policy events elsewhere.

We are committed to exploring flexible working opportunities which benefit the individual and University.

We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.

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