Senior Research Fellow

1000scholars; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangement

Generous holiday entitlement

Bonus reward scheme

Staff development and training

Benefits package including facilities

Job summary

The School of Politics and International Relations and School of Psychology at the University of Nottingham invites applications for a Senior Research Fellow to support a Nuffield Foundation-funded project on climate migration.

You will lead the qualitative strand, design and facilitate focus groups with ethnic minority and White British participants in Nottingham, Bristol, Manchester and London, and analyse data with NVivo and Critical Discourse Analysis.

Qualifications

• PhD with strong publication record and demonstrable qualitative methods experience.
• Experience researching race, migration, public or environmental attitudes and working with community organisations is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the project's qualitative strand, designing and facilitating focus groups with ethnic minority and White British participants in Nottingham, Bristol, Manchester and London.
• Analyse data using NVivo and Critical Discourse Analysis and contribute to historical discourse analysis and Delphi studies.
• Disseminate findings through peer‑reviewed publications and conferences, and collaborate with partners and policymakers.

Skills

Qualitative methods

Education

PhD in a relevant field

Job description

The School of Politics and International Relations and School of Psychology at the University of Nottingham invites applications for a Senior Research Fellow to support a Nuffield Foundation-funded project, "From Rivers of Blood to Rising Seas: Attitudes to Climate Migration". Working in partnership with Climate Outreach, the project investigates how people in Britain understand climate-linked migration, and how their views are shaped by race, colonial legacies and migration histories. It centres the perspectives of ethnic minority communities with heritage links to climate-vulnerable Commonwealth countries, setting today's climate-migration narratives against the racialised debates that surrounded post-war migration to the UK.

You will take a leading role across the project's mixed-methods design, with particular responsibility for its qualitative strand: designing and facilitating focus groups with ethnic minority and White British participants in Nottingham, Bristol, Manchester and London, and analysing the data using NVivo and Critical Discourse Analysis. You will also contribute to a critical historical discourse analysis of migration narratives and an expert-consensus Delphi study, disseminate findings through peer-reviewed publications and conferences, and work closely with community partners, policymakers and the project's Advisory Group.

You will hold a PhD in a relevant field, with a strong publication record and demonstrable experience of qualitative methods. Experience of research on race, migration, public or environmental attitudes, and of working with community organisations, is desirable.

This is an exciting opportunity for an established researcher to shape a high-profile programme at the intersection of race, migration and climate change, and to build a national reputation through publication and public impact.

What we offer

• A friendly, diverse, and supportive working environment


• A hybrid working arrangement with the blended approach of home and office working each week


• Generous holiday entitlement of 30 days (or pro rata) plus standard bank holidays and five university closure days including closure between Christmas and New Year.


• Our reward scheme grants bonuses of numerous values for excellent work


• We are committed to staff development through the provision of training, continued support, and career progression opportunities


• You will have access to a range of benefits and rewards, including fitness and health facilities, staff discounts, travel schemes and many more. To find out more about what we can offer you, follow the link to our benefits website

Further information is available in the role profile.

Your working hours will be 36.25 hours per week. If you are interested in part-time work (minimum 29 hours per week), we encourage you to apply. Please specify your preferred hours in your application.

Please contact Neema Begum [e-mail] if you have further questions about this role.

£46,049 to £58,225 per annum, depending on skills and experience.