Senior Research Associate in Children's Social Care

The role

We are looking to recruit an experienced researcher to assist in producing a systematic review and other papers linked to a project concerned with care leavers.  

The purpose of this role is to work with the Chief Investigator to produce outputs of a high standard and to a tight timescale.  

What will you be doing?

• Working independently, the post holder will conduct a range of activities associated with producing high quality outputs, including a systematic review of evidence concerned with help-seeking amongst young people.
• Be responsible for identifying, critically appraising and synthesising evidence relevant to those working with care leavers and other populations of young people often deemed ‘vulnerable’.

You should apply if

• You are an established researcher with an understanding of children’s social care and the methodologies associated with the syntheses of qualitative and quantitative evidence. 
• You are able to develop appropriate search strategies, understand how to assess risk of bias, and be familiar with a range of approaches to evidence synthesis, covering different study designs and data. 
• You can quickly orient yourself to briefs, have excellent project management skills and experience. 
• You can work independently and deliver to tight deadlines. 
• You have excellent writing skills and a strong record of publications. 

Additional information

Contract type: Fixed-term contract from/to: 01/08/26 - 31/07/27 (Specialist Skills)

This advert will close at 23:59 UK time on Monday 27th July 2026

For informal queries please contact: Geraldine.Macdonald@bristol.ac.uk

Selection Process: Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a pre-interview task interpreting an Abstract of a systematic review

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