Research Fellow

About the Role

To be an active member of the School of Social Sciences Education and Social Work (SSESW) and the Centre for Evidence Based Youth Services, with a focus on developing novel participatory methods for engaging children and young people.

About the Person

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

• An upper second class honours degree (or equivalent) or a Masters degree in Criminology or Social Science.
• Have or be about to obtain* a PhD in a relevant subject (*must be obtained within 3 months of commencement of employment).
• Notable experience of working in partnership with statutory agencies (e.g., police, probation, education) OR communities within a research environment.
• Research experience working on a project that relates to youth violence, community violence, conflict and/or paramilitarism.
• Significant, relevant research experience in inquiry with individuals with complex needs and/or with communities.
• Experience in participatory and qualitative research designs and the analyses of qualitative data.
• Experience of communicating research to variety of audiences including the general public.

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.

Fixed-term contract (11 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