Postdoctoral Researcher: Mental Load & Democratic Participation

Bath; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Pension scheme

Cycle to work

Staff benefits

Professional development

Discounted postgraduate tuition

Local cultural discounts

Flexible working

Health and wellbeing programs

Job summary

The University of Bath invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to help develop a new programme of research on the domestic mental load, gender inequality and democratic participation.

You will join the Department of Politics, Languages & International Studies and contribute to the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship project, collaborating with researchers across five countries to advance qualitative methods and publish findings.

Qualifications

• PhD in political science, sociology, public policy, or a related discipline.
• Strong qualitative research skills, including interviewing and systematic coding and analysis.
• Interest in gender inequalities, household labour, political engagement or related questions.
• Ability to take responsibility for research tasks while collaborating across countries.
• Strong written and spoken English and research ethics awareness.
• Experience with comparative research or qualitative analysis software such as NVivo is advantageous.
• Mental load research experience is not required.

Responsibilities

• Help develop semi-structured interview guides and visual methods (Photovoice).
• Support cross-national data collection and collaboration with researchers across five countries.
• Lead thematic coding and analysis of interview and visual data.
• Develop academic publications and conference presentations; contribute to public engagement activities.
• Collaborate with the PI and researchers to shape the project’s theoretical framework.

Skills

Qualitative research

Interviewing

Thematic coding

Public engagement

Education

PhD in political science

Related discipline

Tools

NVivo

Job description

The University of Bath invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to help develop a new programme of research on the domestic mental load, gender inequality and democratic participation.

You will join the Department of Politics, Languages & International Studies and contribute to the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship project, collaborating with researchers across five countries to advance qualitative methods and publish findings.