Research Trainee United Kingdom
Job description
Education Department
We are seeking a part-time Research Trainee (0.4FTE, 14.8 hours per week) to work on a 12 month ESRC funded study: Developing a longitudinal qualitative approach to studying families including children with chromosomal learning disabilities and children growing up in violent homes. The Department of Education at the University of York is a friendly, inclusive and dynamic environment with a strong and growing Early Career Researcher (ECR) community. This project is based in the Psychology in Education Research Centre (PERC) and the Centre for Research in Education and Social Justice (CRESJ) and is led by Prof Kathryn Asbury (PI) and Profs Carole Torgerson and Vanita Sundaram (Co-Is). The post is available immediately, until 30 April 2024.
Role
The successful candidate will be involved in all elements of the project but their principal role will be in relation to a qualitative interview study with professionals working with adult and child survivors of domestic violence, and with adult survivors themselves. There will be a specific focus to engage the voices of racially minoritised survivors in this project. The RA will recruit and interview participants, code and analyse data and write up findings in collaboration with other members of the team, primarily Prof Vanita Sundaram. In addition they will be involved in a systematic review led by Prof Carole Torgerson and in supporting colleagues working on an equivalent study with parents of children with chromosomal learning disabilities, and professionals who work with them led by Prof Kathryn Asbury.
Skills, Experience & Qualification needed
- First degree in Sociology, Gender Studies, Education, Psychology, Public Health, Criminology or a related discipline
- Excellent qualitative research skills including interviewing, coding and analysis
- The role is likely to suit a final-stage PhD student
Interview date: TBC
For informal enquiries: please contact Vanita Sundaram by email: [email protected]
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We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented at the University.
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