Research Assistant in Religious Education

Hours: 0.2 FTE (7 hours per week)

Contract basis: fixed-term for 12 months

The Division of Psychology, Sociology and Education within the School of Arts, Social Sciences and Management at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, is seeking to appoint a Research Assistant in Religious Education to work with Dr Stephen Scholes on the Enhancing Primary Religious Education Pedagogy project (funded by Culham St Gabriel’s).

The Enhancing Primary Religious Education Pedagogy project aims to support primary school teachers to confidently deliver and develop learning experiences in Religious Education in Scottish non-denominational schools via professional learning and collaborative action research.

The postholder will be responsible for conducting literature reviews and gathering empirical data for the project, including on-site observation of professional practice in Scottish primary schools. The postholder will also contribute to the development of scholarly outputs and other publications related to the project.

To be considered for this role, you must have:

• A postgraduate degree in education or a closely related discipline.
• Registration with the General Teaching Council for Scotland, ideally in the primary category.
• Experience conducting qualitative research in education se, ideally including observations of practice.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Dr Stephen Scholes (SScholes@qmu.ac.uk).

The post is part-time, 7 hours per week (0.2fte) and fixed-term for 12 months. The post is anticipated to start on 1^st August 2026.

The closing date for this position is 23:59 on 28^th May 2026.

Please note, this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date if we receive a high volume of applications.

Should you wish to apply for the vacancy, please visit our vacancies page download the job description and complete an application online form, and submit along with an up-to-date CV. The application should detail why you are interested in the role and how you meet the essential criteria.

If you have any queries regarding the application process or require special assistance, please contact Human Resources by email at recruitment@qmu.ac.uk

This role does not meet the minimum requirements set by UKVI to enable sponsorship of migrant workers. Therefore, we cannot progress applications from candidates who require sponsorship to work in the UK.

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