Senior Research Associate – Impact & Engagement Analyst

Lancaster University; Bailrigg; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancaster University is seeking a Senior Research Associate to support the SOILL Step up project at Bailrigg, Lancaster, UK. The role focuses on creative evaluation, policy impact, and engagement with local communities, with data gathering including surveys and interviews.

Working as part of a team, you will analyse text-based data to generate insights for the wider soil health community and the European Commission. This fixed-term, full-time post reflects the project’s 2026–2027 horizon.

Responsibilities

• Provide expertise in creative evaluation and impact assessment.
• Participate in data gathering (surveys and interviews) and analyze mostly text-based data.
• Develop insights for sharing with the soil health community and the European Commission.

Job description

Lancaster University is seeking a Senior Research Associate to support the SOILL Step up project at Bailrigg, Lancaster, UK. The role focuses on creative evaluation, policy impact, and engagement with local communities, with data gathering including surveys and interviews.

Working as part of a team, you will analyse text-based data to generate insights for the wider soil health community and the European Commission. This fixed-term, full-time post reflects the project’s 2026–2027 horizon.