Research Associate: Equality & Disability Studies

Diversity Dashboard; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working opportunities

Generous pension scheme

41 days annual leave (plus bank hols)

Job summary

University of Sheffield is seeking a Research Associate based in the School of Education to support scholarship on equality, inclusion and diversity, with a focus on disability. You will work with Professor Rebecca Lawthom on a two-year program, delivering theoretical and analytical outputs and collaborating on live research projects.

The role includes developing literature reviews, identifying journals, and writing journal articles with rigour.

Qualifications

• Literature review and scoping
• Identification of key journals to write and submit articles
• Development of analytical approaches for qualitative data
• Collaborative research and joint writing with live projects
• Writing journal articles with high originality and rigour

Responsibilities

• Develop literature reviews and academic papers with Professor Lawthom and others.
• Implement analytical approaches for rapidly emerging secondary data (qualitative).
• Participate in a collaborative research environment with joint writing and projects.
• Submit journal articles and address referees' comments.
• Prepare research outputs including book chapters, policy briefs, and reports.
• Lead and contribute to presentations at national/international conferences or seminars.

Job description

University of Sheffield is seeking a Research Associate based in the School of Education to support scholarship on equality, inclusion and diversity, with a focus on disability. You will work with Professor Rebecca Lawthom on a two-year program, delivering theoretical and analytical outputs and collaborating on live research projects.

The role includes developing literature reviews, identifying journals, and writing journal articles with rigour.