Research Associate: Nuffield (428394)
 

Salary: £33,309

FTE: 1 (Full time)

Term: Fixed Term (24 months)

Closing date: 13 March 2022

 

The School of Education at the University of Strathclyde is seeking to appoint a full-time Postdoctoral Research Associate on a fixed-term basis from May 2022 until April 2024, contributing to the research project 'Is school absenteeism harmful to education and labour market outcomes?'. This secondary data analysis project is funded by the Nuffield Foundation and will draw on two prospective longitudinal datasets, the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) and the Millennium Cohort Study (MCS), linking school administrative data from the National Pupil Database. It will investigate the extent to which school absences are associated with pupils' educational attainment and labour market returns and whether psychosocial dispositions mediate these. In addition, the project will examine if these associations vary by children and young people's sociodemographic characteristics from an intersectional perspective. Finally, the project will involve working closely with the Nuffield Foundation and policymakers to improve young people's life course outcomes. The work builds on the successful ESRC project undertaken by Drs Klein & Sosu in the School of Education.

 

As a Postdoctoral Research Associate, under the general guidance of the PI and Co-I, you will play a lead role in this Nuffield Foundation research project. Your main tasks include conducting collaborative research to achieve the project's objectives. Specifically, you will be responsible for accessing and managing complex longitudinal data, learning, and applying advanced quantitative methods, synthesising the literature on key aspects of the project, writing up research for reports, publications, policy and media briefs, and disseminating the findings through conference presentations and knowledge exchange events.

 

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 should have sufficient breadth or depth of knowledge in advanced quantitative methods, causal inference, and longitudinal data analysis; experience in managing longitudinal data; ability to conduct collaborative research work; and the dissemination of research findings. Additionally, you should have the ability to plan and organise your workload effectively and work within a team environment. Finally, you should have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to listen, engage and persuade, and present complex information in an accessible way to a range of audiences.

 

Whilst not essential for the role, we welcome applications from candidates with experience in knowledge exchange activities and the analysis of school administrative data.

 

Formal interviews for this post will be held on Monday, 28 March 2022.

 

Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to Markus Klein, Senior Lecturer (markus.klein@strath.ac.uk/ 0141 444 8120).

 

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Faculty
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department/School
Strathclyde Institute of Education
Staff Category
Research
Type of Employment
Fixed-term
Working Hours
Full-time
Vacancy Description
 

Salary: £33,309

FTE: 1 (Full time)

Term: Fixed Term (24 months)

Closing date: 13 March 2022

 

The School of Education at the University of Strathclyde is seeking to appoint a full-time Postdoctoral Research Associate on a fixed-term basis from May 2022 until April 2024, contributing to the research project 'Is school absenteeism harmful to education and labour market outcomes?'. This secondary data analysis project is funded by the Nuffield Foundation and will draw on two prospective longitudinal datasets, the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) and the Millennium Cohort Study (MCS), linking school administrative data from the National Pupil Database. It will investigate the extent to which school absences are associated with pupils' educational attainment and labour market returns and whether psychosocial dispositions mediate these. In addition, the project will examine if these associations vary by children and young people's sociodemographic characteristics from an intersectional perspective. Finally, the project will involve working closely with the Nuffield Foundation and policymakers to improve young people's life course outcomes. The work builds on the successful ESRC project undertaken by Drs Klein & Sosu in the School of Education.

 

As a Postdoctoral Research Associate, under the general guidance of the PI and Co-I, you will play a lead role in this Nuffield Foundation research project. Your main tasks include conducting collaborative research to achieve the project's objectives. Specifically, you will be responsible for accessing and managing complex longitudinal data, learning, and applying advanced quantitative methods, synthesising the literature on key aspects of the project, writing up research for reports, publications, policy and media briefs, and disseminating the findings through conference presentations and knowledge exchange events.

 

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 should have sufficient breadth or depth of knowledge in advanced quantitative methods, causal inference, and longitudinal data analysis; experience in managing longitudinal data; ability to conduct collaborative research work; and the dissemination of research findings. Additionally, you should have the ability to plan and organise your workload effectively and work within a team environment. Finally, you should have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to listen, engage and persuade, and present complex information in an accessible way to a range of audiences.

 

Whilst not essential for the role, we welcome applications from candidates with experience in knowledge exchange activities and the analysis of school administrative data.

 

Formal interviews for this post will be held on Monday, 28 March 2022.

 

Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to Markus Klein, Senior Lecturer (markus.klein@strath.ac.uk/ 0141 444 8120).

 

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