Research Fellow

About the job

To be an active member of the School of Social Sciences Education and Social Work (SSESW) and the Centre for Evidence Based Youth Services, supporting research around child criminal exploitation, using geo-spatial techniques to enhance community safeguarding.

About the person

The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following essential criteria:

• Hold an upper second class honours degree (or equivalent) or a Masters degree in Criminology, Social Science, Geography or Geo-Spatial analytics.
• Have or be about to obtain* a PhD in Criminology, Social Science, Geography or Geo-Spatial analytics (*must be obtained within 3 months of commencement of employment).
• Have relevant experience of engaging with statutory agencies (e.g., police, probation, education) or Communities within a research environment.
• Have relevant research experience working on a project that relates to youth violence, community violence, conflict and/or paramilitarism and/or CCE.

This is not an exhaustive list. To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.

This post is available for 8 months or until 31 May 2027, whichever is soonest. Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.

What we offer

Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/pay-reward-and-benefits/.

Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit www.qub.ac.uk/diversity.

If you are an international applicant and don't already hold a visa that permits you to take up the role you are applying for, please use the information provided on our website to self-assess whether the University is likely to be able to support a visa application - http://go.qub.ac.uk/internationalstaffsupport.

Candidate Information