Research Fellow, Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre

Overview

Location: Leeds, NA, United Kingdom. Fixed Term from 1 November 2025 to 30 April 2027. Salary £41,064 to £48,822 p.a. Full time.

Organisation and Programme

You will work within the ESRC Vulnerability and Policing Futures Research Centre, jointly led from the University of York and University of Leeds, with a team of over 25 researchers from diverse social science disciplines. Working alongside 38 regional, national and international partners, you will play an important role, assuming significant data collection responsibilities, writing up research findings, and contributing to knowledge translation through dissemination and other impact work.

Responsibilities

• Conduct empirical research with strong quantitative skills and experience of semi-structured interviews.
• Engage in data collection, analysis, and synthesis of existing evidence.
• Contribute to knowledge translation, dissemination activities, and impact work.
• Collaborate with partners and communities to advance social change through research.
• Participate in team meetings and support research translation, application, and impact activities.

Qualifications and Experience

Doctorate or equivalent research experience relevant to this field and proven experience of empirical research, with strong quantitative skills and experience of semi-structured interviews.

Team and Role

Joining a well-supported interdisciplinary team of ten Centre researchers working on an exciting programme of high-profile research related to policing vulnerabilities, you will play a crucial role in this research. You will be line-managed by Professor Adam Crawford at the University of Leeds, working alongside other Centre researchers and Co-investigators who are experts in their fields.

Impact and Development

You will contribute to team meetings and, with the support of senior academics, play an active role in research translation, application and impact, working with policy, public services, communities, vulnerable people and NGO partners on policy and practice development. The Centre is strongly committed to developing the careers of the Centre researchers, providing bespoke training, conference attendance opportunities, and the opportunity to co-author publications.

Logistics

The post holder will be expected to work on campus (either at York or Leeds) at least two days per week, including Wednesdays, when team meetings are held. The role will also include travel to research sites and events throughout the UK, sometimes for extended periods of fieldwork.

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