Postdoctoral Research Associate

About the Role
The successful candidate will work alongside the Co-Investigator of “Unlearning Excited Delirium: Acute Behavioural Disturbance (ABD), Race, Mental Health, and Policing”. The role will involve interviewing people affected by ABD and accessing and analysing archives documenting the use of psychology in colonial governance. The successful candidate will also work with the Co-I to publish academic journal articles and a range of non-academic outputs.

About You
The successful candidate will hold a PhD, or be close to completion, or possess research qualifications and experience equivalent to PhD level in the relevant subject area for the research programme. They will be educated to degree level in a relevant field and have qualifications in participatory research methods, alongside postgraduate training in research methods. They will demonstrate strong knowledge of theories of postcolonialism, racial capitalism and abolitionism, as well as an understanding of state racism in Britain and the British Empire.

They will have a clear understanding of ethical research processes when working with vulnerable people, supported by knowledge of appropriate research protocols. The candidate will be experienced in planning and delivering their own work allocation to agreed timescales and quality standards, with a proven ability to access and analyse archival materials. They will have experience of conducting interviews with vulnerable individuals affected by harm or violence, and possess knowledge of the role psychology and psychiatry have played in state and colonial racism.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project
The Department of Sociology, Politics and International Relations is one of the UK’s leading centres for the research and teaching of Politics and International Relations. It was ranked 7th overall among UK higher education institutions in the 2022 REF. The School is home to 70 academic staff and a highly diverse cohort of students and offers a broad-ranging and methodologically plural curriculum.

About Queen Mary
At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits
We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, campus facilities and flexible working arrangements.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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