Research Associate x2 (Fixed Term)

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Faculty of Education

£32,816-£40,322

JR27573

Research

29 July 2021

5 September 2021

The Faculty of Education seeks to appoint two Research Associates in Developmental Psychopathology, Quantitative Methods, and Education Practice as part of the Andrew and Virginia Rudd Research and Professional Practice Programme.

The core mission of the programme is to advance new knowledge and insights into the psychological, social, individual, educational and community-based processes that underlie positive developmental outcomes for children and young people, with a particular focus on developing evidence-based practice models of benefit to families, schools, teachers, community health and other professional practitioners, policy makers and young people themselves in the contexts of domestic adversity, family transition, the care system, and education practice.

The postholder will be responsible for supporting the research and professional development objectives of the programme, including implementation of advanced quantitative methods within the area of developmental psychopathology, education practice and other aligned academic disciplines with the objective of delivering and promoting programme objectives.

The postholder will also support the development of research objectives linked to primary programme objectives, facilitate the preparation of presentations to academic and non-academic audiences and key stakeholders, develop materials and deliver advanced quantitative methods and subject specific training, assist with the drafting of blogs and other non-technical communications, policy briefs and practice guidelines, assist with the writing up of research findings for publication and also facilitate undergraduate, postgraduate and professional development training, engagement and materials development aligned to relevant disciplinary domains (e.g. education, psychology, community health, social work-social care). The postholder is expected to work collaboratively with other programme members spanning multiple academic and professional practice disciplines.

Candidates will hold a PhD in Psychology, Education or in a cognate social science or related area and will have relevant experience of developmental psychopathology with a focus on child and adolescent mental health and development, advanced quantitative methods and the field of education practice.

Both positions are full-time. Please see the further particulars for full details of the duties of the posts, and the criteria for appointment.

Fixed term: Funding for these posts is available for 3 years in the first instance.

Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service check (enhanced with children barred list).

We particularly welcome applications from candidates from a BME background for this vacancy as they are currently under-represented at this level in our Faculty.

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Informal enquiries can be made to Professor Gordon Harold ([email protected]).

We hope to hold interviews week commencing 20 September 2021.

Please quote reference JR27573 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

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