Research Associate

About the role

This is a 0.5FTE, 12 month fixed term research associate post and is intended to support the work of the Youth and Communities cluster within the School of Education. This represents an outstanding opportunity to contribute to the development of novel and innovative place-based research by preparing, conducting and recording the outcomes of research and related fieldwork. The role will involve carrying out analysis of research and related fieldwork and will take responsibility for disseminating the findings to appropriate groups. The role will focus on building sustainable connections across the work of this project, and other place-based research and community partnerships in preparation for the develop of a REF 2029 Impact Case Study.

About the candidate:

We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive researcher who has expert knowledge of working with communities and who is confident in building and supporting internal and external networks that support the needs of the research. The successful candidate will be able to collect and collate data and other research outcomes, analyse and evaluate findings and disseminate these to the relevant groups and research communities.

We are seeking a research associate with the ability to develop an interdisciplinary approach to evaluating research outcomes and someone who is able to manage complex work, planning and prioritising activity to effectively meet agreed research objectives.

The successful candidate will be confident in organising and managing the day-to-day progress of research projects concerning place-based research and collective governance. They will be proactive in identifying future research and income generating activity in the field and will be confident in leading bid writing that meets the needs of funders.