Research Fellow - Generation New Era: Stories

Founded in 1902, UCL Institute of Education has been shaping policy and helping government, organisations and individuals navigate a changing society for the last 120 years. We embrace collaboration and excellence to create a future that is inclusive and just and have been ranked number one for education every year since 2014 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject. The Social Research Institute - formerly the Department of Social Science - is one of the leading centres for social research in the UK. It is home to seven internationally renowned research units:

1. Centre for Longitudinal Studies
2. Centre for Time Use Research
3. CLOSER
4. EPPI-Centre
5. Quantitative Social Science
6. Social Science Research Unit
7. Thomas Coram Research Unit

You will have experience of team- and multidisciplinary-working and excellent research skills, covering all aspects of the research process including: navigating ethical approval; knowledge of research methodology as well as longitudinal research methods; (intersectional) sampling; data management; analytical techniques; knowledge exchange etc. An excellent substantive knowledge of research into families, childhood, and parenting, specifically in the UK context, is also required.

We are particularly keen to recruit job share or part-time colleagues to this post.

This post is available from January 2027 until December 2030 in the first instance.

Due to the nature of the post, DBS clearance will be required.

As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We particularly encourage applications from candidates underrepresented in UCL's workforce, including those from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people, and - for Grade 9 and 10 roles - women.

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Our department holds an Athena Swan Silver award in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality.

We are looking for a Research Fellow who will work under the supervision of the PI Professor Katherine Twamley (TCRU, UCL) and Co-I Dr Michelle Sleed (Anna Freud Centre). You will be based in the Thomas Coram Research Unit in the Social Research Institute at UCL, working on the project 'Generation New Era: Stories'.

We are looking for someone enthusiastic about the aims of our project to work on a new and ambitious qualitative longitudinal study.

Generation New Era: Stories (GNE: Stories) is a qualitative longitudinal study embedded within the Generation New Era (GNE) cohort study. The aim of the project is to create a rich qualitative data set from a diverse sample of parents and carers that can be combined with quantitative data, providing a comprehensive overview of children's early lives in the UK. This is a unique opportunity for capturing the complex factors that shape early child wellbeing and development today.

Your application form should address all the person specification points and should clearly demonstrate how your skills and experience meet each of the criteria.

It is important that the criteria are clearly numbered and that you provide a response to each one.

If you have any questions about the post, please contact Katherine Twamley: katherine.twamley@ucl.ac.uk