Salary Range: £36,024 – £44,263 (pro rata)
FTE:
0.4FTE
Term:
Fixed
Term (Until 30 April 2024)
Closing Date: Monday, 31 July 2023
Join a dynamic, impact-oriented team in this new role at the Institute for Inspiring Children’s Futures (IICF), in this exciting new phase of our work. We are looking for a part-time researcher with experience in measuring child development outcomes within a human rights framework, with knowledge of participatory research approaches, and ideally also with knowledge of alternative care systems. Working with a Task Force including UNICEF and international NGOs, the post holder will support the development of an international research proposal on ‘Fulfilling the human rights and well-being of children and young people in care: Indicators for improving outcomes’.
As a Research Associate, under the general guidance of a research leader, you will develop research objectives and proposals, play a lead role in relation to a specific project/s or part of a broader project, conduct individual and/or collaborative research on measuring child development outcomes and well-being outcomes within a human rights framework. You will also contribute to the development of new research methods including co-designing research methods with children, exploring methods and critiques of participatory research methodology with children and informing methods for participatory co-designing research with young people and researchers.
To be considered for the role, you will be educated to a minimum of PhD level in an appropriate discipline, or have significant relevant experience in addition to a relevant degree. You will have sufficient breadth or depth of knowledge in measuring child development outcomes within a human rights framework, with knowledge of participatory research approaches, and ideally also with knowledge of alternative care systems.
Formal interviews for this post will be held on Friday, 1 September 2023.
Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to Professor Jennifer Davidson, (jennifer.davidson@strath.ac.uk).