Research Fellow, European Political Process Preferences

University of South Hampton; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Southampton invites applications for a Research Fellow in the PoPPiE project within the Department of Politics and International Relations. The role focuses on developing and operationalising a novel approach to political process preferences, combining quantitative and qualitative methods, and designing survey experiments.

You will conduct surveys, analyse data, collaborate with qualitative teams, and help write up findings for publication.

Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant field or equivalent professional qualifications.
• Strong background in survey research with experience in survey experiments.
• Track record in political attitudes research.
• Ability to plan and organise work independently and in a team.
• Experience integrating quantitative and qualitative methods.

Responsibilities

• Design, conduct and analyze original survey research.
• Coordinate with qualitative work such as focus groups.
• Develop survey experiments to test new approaches.
• Write research presentations and peer‑reviewed papers.
• Present findings and contribute to project direction.

Skills

Survey research

Quantitative methods

Qualitative methods

Survey experiments

Academic writing

Education

PhD (completed)

Tools

Qualtrics

SPSS

R

Job description

The University of Southampton invites applications for a Research Fellow in the PoPPiE project within the Department of Politics and International Relations. The role focuses on developing and operationalising a novel approach to political process preferences, combining quantitative and qualitative methods, and designing survey experiments.

You will conduct surveys, analyse data, collaborate with qualitative teams, and help write up findings for publication.