Post Doctoral Research Fellow
About ARU:
ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
ARU’s research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK’s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.
About the Role:
Based in our School of Education and in the Centre for Education Research on Identities and Inequalities, your priority will be to undertake qualitative and quantitative research as part of the InterCare project. InterCare is a four-year long project, led by the Goethe University, Frankfurt, alongside Hochschule Niederrhein (Germany), the Jagiellonian University (Poland), and ARU. The successful candidate will be working with our international team to investigate the experience of young carers in education (18-30), with a view to better understanding how being a carer affects their education and wellbeing.
Applicants will have a doctorate (or near completion) and demonstrable experience of conducting qualitative research on social issues. They will be experienced in using a range of research techniques to collect and analyse data. Interview skills and writing skills are essential. They will be able to work independently and as part of a team, and have good organisational skills.
Informal enquiries can be made to Professor Marie-Pierre Moreau, Principal Investigator (ARU), at marie-pierre.moreau@aru.ac.uk.
Find out more about working with us.
We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.
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We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.
Guidance Notes:
For a list of key requirements, please download the Job Description and Person Specification above. To apply for this role please demonstrate how your skills and experience match the criteria in the person specification.