Research Fellow

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £36,636 to £46,049 with potential progression once in post to £48,822

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract until Sept 2029

• Work within the TRACE project and contribute to writing bids
• Operate within area of specialism of Gender-Based Violence
• Analyse and interpret research findings and results
• Publish scholarly outputs in conjunction with team members
• Contribute to generating funding

The TRACE project is a Horizon Europe funded research programme examining technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) across the conflict, transit and refuge continuum. The project brings together an international consortium of researchers and stakeholders to generate robust, comparative evidence and inform policy and practice.

TRACE aims to build the first cross-context evidence base on TFGBV across diverse geographical and socio-political settings, to develop a shared typology and methodological framework to support consistent analysis and comparison, and to produce evidence-based guidance to strengthen policy, prevention strategies and accountability mechanisms.

We are seeking a highly motivated Research Associate to join the Horizon Europe funded TRACE project, an international research programme examining technology-facilitated gender-based violence across the conflict, transit and refuge continuum.

The successful candidate will contribute to cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research, working as part of a multi-partner consortium to generate comparative evidence, inform policy and practice, and support meaningful societal impact.

Person spec

A PhD relevant to the research area (or near completion), or equivalent PhD level
qualifications.

• High level analytical capability
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly
• Fluency in relevant models, techniques or methods and ability to contribute to developing new ones
• Ability to assess resource requirements and use resources effectively
• Understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management/administration processes
• Contribute to the planning and organising of the research programme and/or specific research project
• Co-ordinate own work with others to avoid conflict or duplication of effort
• Experience of gender and trauma sensitive interviewing
• Proficiency in Arabic or another relevant language spoken by forced migrant communities, sufficient to conduct research interviews without an interpreter.
• Knowledge of the protected characteristics and duties under the Equality Act 2010. Including fostering good relations and advancing the universities Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED).
• Other relevant criteria from our equality and diversity knowledge, skills and experience document.

Informal enquiries can be made to Professor Jenny Phillimore j.a.phillimore@bham.ac.uk 

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