Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow in Metascience

UCL AI Centre; London; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Join UCL AI Centre as a Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow in Metascience, leading innovative research on research systems and their societal impacts. Ideal candidates hold a PhD and demonstrate strong skills in data analysis and collaborative research. Offering a competitive salary and extensive benefits including generous holiday and pension schemes.

Benefits

41 Days holiday

Defined benefit pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

On-site gym

Employee assistance programme

Discounted medical insurance

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent research/a professional experience.
• Interests in metascience and research systems.
• Track record of academic writing and publications.

Responsibilities

• Conduct high-quality research within RoRI projects.
• Work creatively and collaboratively as part of diverse project teams.
• Generate and analyze data regarding research impacts on societies.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Data analysis

Quantitative research

Qualitative research

Education

PhD or equivalent research experience

Job description

Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow in Metascience

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Ref Number B04-06046 Professional Expertise Research and Research Support Department UCL BEAMS (B04) Location London Working Pattern Full time Salary £43,374 £51,860 Contract Type Fixed-term Working Type Hybrid Available for Secondment No Closing Date 09-Jul-2025

About Us

The Research on Research Institute (RoRI) was founded in 2019 by an international group of research funders and researchers with a mission to accelerate transformational research on research systems, cultures and decision-making. Duties and responsibilities are to conduct high-quality research within a range of RoRI projects, drawing on and applying a range of appropriate concepts and methodologies. Plus to work creatively and collaboratively as part of diverse project teams, including external partners.

About The Role

Given the breadth of RoRI’s work programme – the Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow could join us from a diverse range of disciplinary and methodological backgrounds, or with more applied experience in research policy, practice, funding and evaluation. The successful candidate will add their expertise to this mix: working with our partners to test interventions, and to generate and analyse data about the inner workings of the research system, and the impacts that research has in and on societies. Interviews will be held week commencing 21st July 2025.

About You

The successful applicant will have completed their PhD or have equivalent research or professional experience. They will have demonstrable interests in one or more areas of metascience and research on research systems, cultures or decision-making. They will be comfortable working in a flexible and collaborative research environment, and in gathering, analysing and/or modelling quantitative or qualitative data. They will also have strong interpersonal skills and a track record of writing and publication for academic, user and other audiences.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits, some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave, 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme:Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.
  
  

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality. If you have any queries regarding the vacancy or the application process, please contact James Wilsdon by email [e-mail].

Available documents

Attached documents are available under links. Clicking a document link will initialize its download.

• download: RoRI Research Fellow-Senior RF JD Final.pdf
• download: Application Guidance.docx

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Research, Analyst, and Information Technology

• Industries

  Higher Education

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