Research Associate

Job Title: Research Associate
Department: Centre for People’s Justice – School of Law
Campus: Choice of Belfast, Coleraine or Derry ~ Londonderry
Salary: £33,020 - £47,416 per annum (pro rata)
Closing Date: 9th June 2026
Reference Number: 042566

(Fixed-term until 30 September 2028 / Part-Time – 28 hours per week)

- ABOUT US -

We are a university with a national and international reputation for excellence, innovation and regional engagement, making a major contribution to the economic, social and cultural development of Northern Ireland.

Our core business activities are teaching and learning, widening access to education, research and innovation and technology and knowledge transfer.

- THE ROLE -

We are seeking to appoint an experienced and highly motivated Research Associate to support research projects taking place within and funded by the Centre for People’s Justice. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), the Centre is a collaboration between 7 Universities across the UK (University of Glasgow, University of Sheffield, Ulster University, Swansea University, Wrexham University, and the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London) and nearly 40 other organisations.

The post holder will play a key role in implementing the Centre’s research programme, which is organised around three workstreams: Crafting Law, Performing Law and Legal Literacies and Legacies. They will contribute to a variety of research projects across these three workstreams and will also be expected to contribute to the Centre’s overall research environment through, for example, contributing to the Centre’s training and education programme, co-writing research outputs, and co-developing proposals for additional funding.

- ABOUT YOU -

- A degree (or equivalent qualification) in a field relevant to social justice research, such as law, social sciences, criminology, politics, geography, journalism or history.
- Hold a PhD (or near completion with thesis submitted) in a field relevant to social justice research. 
- Experience of working with a range of stakeholders, including members of the public and non-academic practitioners.
- Experience of different research methods relevant to social justice-related projects (e.g. qualitative, quantitative, participatory and/or creative methods).
- Experience in collecting, managing, analysing and reporting on research data (e.g., interviews, focus groups, observation, surveys).

Please find our employee benefits listed on our website.

The School of Law holds a Bronze Athena SWAN Award in recognition of our commitment to advancing Gender equality in higher education. You can read more about what this means on our University website. The University has a range of initiatives to support a family friendly working environment, including flexible working.

The University is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community, particularly from those with disabilities. Appointment will be made on merit.

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