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Post-doctoral Research Assistant
| Posting date: | 22 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £29,959 to £34,132 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 11 June 2025 |
| Location: | Preston, Lancashire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | University of Central Lancashire |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 0291-25 |
Summary
By joining the University of Central Lancashire, you’ll become part of a thriving community of talent that’s united by a shared vision – to transform the lives of our students and create prosperity and opportunity in the communities we serve. Every colleague has a vital role to play in helping us achieve this vision.
About the role:
The School of Health, Social Work and Sport is one of the largest providers of health, social care, sports education, and professional development in the North West. We have a growing and vibrant research community of innovative academics and postgraduate students. We are seeking a Post-doctoral Research Assistant to work on a 2-year NIHR-funded project, ‘Unseen, unreported, unprotected: disabled Black African/Caribbean and South Asian women’s experiences of domestic violence and abuse in England’. The post holder will contribute to the planning of the research and the conduct of high-quality qualitative research, including data collection, transcribing, analysis and the writing up of findings.
About you:
The successful applicant should hold a PhD in a subject aligned to social care or in the social sciences, with a recent research experience in an appropriate academic or professional setting. The post holder will be a qualitative researcher with a demonstratable interest in domestic abuse and/or disability and ethnic minority communities. You will have an ability to work on individual and joint research projects and contribute to the publication of research papers. You will also have an ability to work with external partners and be willing to travel within the Northwest and to London for data collection.
What we can offer you:
Our people are our most important asset. We’ll encourage you to make the most of your talents and continually develop your skills and knowledge. As well as realising your career ambitions, you’ll be making a positive difference to other people’s lives. We also offer a fantastic package of rewards and lifestyle benefits – from an attractive annual leave entitlement to access to a comprehensive employee benefits platform.
We are proud to be a diverse, multicultural university. We are committed to building a truly inclusive culture where diversity is championed. Applications are particularly welcomed from individuals who will support the diversification within the University and support its development of a culture that is inclusive and welcoming to all.
The University is committed to providing a safe environment to study, work and visit, protecting children, young people and adults at risk from harm and abuse. Our safeguarding policy and safer recruitment procedure outlines our approach, alongside other internal policies, procedures and guidance which can be found on our Safeguarding page.
Applicants applying for roles in regulated activity and that are listed as an exception under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 will be required to disclose any spent and unspent convictions and undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check at the appropriate level, the University will only ask an applicant to make an application for a DBS check if they are legally entitled to.
We are proud to share that we will soon be known as the University of Lancashire. Building upon nearly 200 years of academic excellence, this exciting new chapter reflects our commitment and ambition for Lancashire and beyond. We believe in helping people to seize every opportunity to flourish in education, at work and for life. Together, we’re here to help you achieve great things.
Where opportunity creates success.
About the role:
The School of Health, Social Work and Sport is one of the largest providers of health, social care, sports education, and professional development in the North West. We have a growing and vibrant research community of innovative academics and postgraduate students. We are seeking a Post-doctoral Research Assistant to work on a 2-year NIHR-funded project, ‘Unseen, unreported, unprotected: disabled Black African/Caribbean and South Asian women’s experiences of domestic violence and abuse in England’. The post holder will contribute to the planning of the research and the conduct of high-quality qualitative research, including data collection, transcribing, analysis and the writing up of findings.
About you:
The successful applicant should hold a PhD in a subject aligned to social care or in the social sciences, with a recent research experience in an appropriate academic or professional setting. The post holder will be a qualitative researcher with a demonstratable interest in domestic abuse and/or disability and ethnic minority communities. You will have an ability to work on individual and joint research projects and contribute to the publication of research papers. You will also have an ability to work with external partners and be willing to travel within the Northwest and to London for data collection.
What we can offer you:
Our people are our most important asset. We’ll encourage you to make the most of your talents and continually develop your skills and knowledge. As well as realising your career ambitions, you’ll be making a positive difference to other people’s lives. We also offer a fantastic package of rewards and lifestyle benefits – from an attractive annual leave entitlement to access to a comprehensive employee benefits platform.
We are proud to be a diverse, multicultural university. We are committed to building a truly inclusive culture where diversity is championed. Applications are particularly welcomed from individuals who will support the diversification within the University and support its development of a culture that is inclusive and welcoming to all.
The University is committed to providing a safe environment to study, work and visit, protecting children, young people and adults at risk from harm and abuse. Our safeguarding policy and safer recruitment procedure outlines our approach, alongside other internal policies, procedures and guidance which can be found on our Safeguarding page.
Applicants applying for roles in regulated activity and that are listed as an exception under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 will be required to disclose any spent and unspent convictions and undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check at the appropriate level, the University will only ask an applicant to make an application for a DBS check if they are legally entitled to.
We are proud to share that we will soon be known as the University of Lancashire. Building upon nearly 200 years of academic excellence, this exciting new chapter reflects our commitment and ambition for Lancashire and beyond. We believe in helping people to seize every opportunity to flourish in education, at work and for life. Together, we’re here to help you achieve great things.
Where opportunity creates success.
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