Research Assistant (available to 31st July 2026 in the first instance)

Job title:

Research Assistant (available to 31st July 2026 in the first instance)

Company

University College London

Job description

About us

About IOE

IOE is

Founded in 1902, IOE has been shaping policy and helping government, organisations and individuals navigate a changing society for the last 120 years. We embrace collaboration and excellence to create a future that is inclusive and just, and have been ranked number one for education every year since 2014 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject.

The is one of the leading centres for social research in the UK. It is home to seven internationally renowned research units:

• Centre for Longitudinal Studies
• Centre for Time Use Research
• CLOSER
• EPPI-Centre
• Quantitative Social Science
• Social Science Research Unit
• Thomas Coram Research Unit

All of our centres are multidisciplinary, with staff drawn variously from economics, sociology, social policy, demography, psychology, anthropology and social statistics. We promote problem-solving interdisciplinary research on particular themes where we have outstanding scholarship and critical mass, e.g. gender, families, work, inequalities, migration, bio-social interactions.

About the role

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated Research Assistant (RA)* to be an active member of the research team on “Social reproduction in the shadows: Making lives with no recourse to public funds ( )”. The project is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and is led by Professor Rachel Rosen (PI) and Dr Eve Dickson (Co-I). The project aims to advance understanding and knowledge of the ways destitute migrant families and unaccompanied young people with insecure migration status make and sustain their lives in the absence of mainstream welfare support in England.

The successful candidate will be involved in the set-up and timely execution of Work Package 2 and 4 so that the overall research objectives of the project are met. WP2 uses ethnographic and creative research methods to investigate how NRPF shapes, constrains, and (re)constitutes the life-making practices of unaccompanied young people with insecure migration status who have aged-out of the care system. It examines how these practices are mediated by ‘race’, class, gender, generation, and (post)colonial status. WP4 brings together people with NRPF, activist groups, and third sector organisations to reflect on the interplay of policy discourses and the present-day effects of NRPF in focus groups.

The post holder will also be involved in dissemination, including academic and co-produced creative outputs to spark public dialogue about NRPF, childhood, and welfare bordering.

This post requires basic DBS clearance.

The post is available immediately until 31st July 2026 in the first instance.

*A job share is possible.

About you

You will have a master’s degree with excellent academic record, knowledge of research and policy about separated child migrants and about NRPF, and experience with young people with precarious migration status.

You will also have the ability to liaise and communicate with academics, third sector organisations, and migrants, asylum-seekers, and refugees.

Your application form should address all the person specification points and should clearly demonstrate how your skills and experience meet each of the criteria.

It is important that the criteria are clearly numbered and that you provide a response to each one.

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 (pro rata for part time staff)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme (pro rata for part time staff)
• 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

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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 Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

Our faculty holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.

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Expected salary

Location

North West London

Job date

Sat, 10 Feb 2024 08:51:11 GMT

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