Sole Researcher — Circular Fashion Narratives

Manchester Metropolitan University; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Manchester Metropolitan University is seeking a full‑time researcher to work across the entire research cycle, from typology-building to co-authored publications and public dissemination. The role is 35 hours/week, fixed term for 29 months, with hybrid/home working and some travel within Greater Manchester.

The post requires a doctoral qualification and strong qualitative methods, including interviews and workshops, plus experience in narrative inquiry and data protection; you will coordinate

Qualifications

• Doctoral qualification (held or nearing completion) in a relevant social science or humanities discipline.
• Strong qualitative research capabilities with experience in interviews, workshops or focus groups.
• Experience with narrative inquiry methods is desirable.
• Ability to build trust with diverse community groups and manage sensitive data.
• Excellent organisational and academic writing skills; capable of co-authoring journal articles.
• Experience in engaging with academic and non-academic audiences; able to manage social media presence.

Responsibilities

• Lead typology-building of narratives about emotion and clothing consumption.
• Recruit participants and co-lead storytelling workshops with community groups.
• Co-develop a creative toolkit and run focus groups on circular fashion policy.
• Manage research data securely, including transcription and anonymisation.
• Act as lead or co-author on peer‑reviewed journal articles.
• Contribute to public storytelling events and dissemination workshops; run project social media.

Skills

Qualitative research

Interviewing

Workshop/focus groups

Narrative analysis

Narrative inquiry

Academic writing

Stakeholder engagement

Data protection compliance

Project coordination

Communication

Education

Doctoral qualification

Job description

Manchester Metropolitan University is seeking a full‑time researcher to work across the entire research cycle, from typology-building to co-authored publications and public dissemination. The role is 35 hours/week, fixed term for 29 months, with hybrid/home working and some travel within Greater Manchester.

The post requires a doctoral qualification and strong qualitative methods, including interviews and workshops, plus experience in narrative inquiry and data protection; you will coordinate