Research Fellow for ‘Raising Generation New Era, Pilot Phase’

Founded in 1902, UCL Institute of Education has been shaping policy and helping government, organisations and individuals navigate a changing society for the last 120 years. We embrace collaboration and excellence to create a future that is inclusive and just and have been ranked number one for education every year since 2014 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject.

The Social Research Institute – formerly the Department of Social Science – in the UCL Institute of Education is one of the leading centres for social research in the UK.

We are looking for a Research Fellow who will work under the supervision of the PI Professor Katherine Twamley (TCRU, UCL) as well as Co-PIs Professor Pasco Fearon (Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, UCL) and Michelle Sleed (Anna Freud Centre). You will be based in the Thomas Coram Research Unit in the Social Research Institute at UCL, working on the project ‘Raising Generation New Era: Pilot Study’

We are looking for someone enthusiastic about the aims of our project to lead on a new and ambitious round of data collection for a qualitative pilot study (section 3 below). The post holder will have experience of team- and multidisciplinary-working and excellent research skills, covering all aspects of the research process including: navigating ethical approval; knowledge of research methodology as well as methods; (intersectional) sampling; data management; analytical techniques; knowledge exchange etc. An excellent substantive knowledge of research into families, childhood, and parenting, specifically in the UK context, would also be required.

This post is available for 8 months in the first instance, with a possibility for an extension, subject to funding.

Your application form should address all the person specification points and should clearly demonstrate how your skills and experience meet each of the criteria.

It is important that the criteria are clearly numbered and that you provide a response to each one.

With A PhD in sociology or social science or a related area of study you will have evidence of scholarship which contributes to SRI research including work of international profile, with a strong record of peer-reviewed publications.

What we offer

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Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.

These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

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