Research Associate

Grade UE07 : £40,497 to £48,149 per annum, pro-rata if part time

CAHSS / Moray House School of Education and Sport

Full-time : 35 hours per week

Fixed term : 21 months, from 1 September 2025 to to 30 June 2027

We are looking for a Research Associate to join the DFG-funded project "Instability After Adverse Parental Life-Course Events and Educational Inequality." This post is based at the Moray House School of Education and Sport, University of Edinburgh.

The Opportunity :

The successful candidate will work closely with Dr Kristina Lindemann, the Principal Investigator, to prepare and analyse longitudinal data sources such as the German Socio-Economic Panel and the German Family Panel. The role will involve using advanced statistical methods to explore how factors like income instability, residential mobility, and high-conflict parental relationships may affect children's success in education. The post-holder will also contribute actively to the preparation and writing of research articles for submission to high-quality, peer-reviewed journals.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week). We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working. The post will be available from September 2025 to June 2027.

The salary for this post is £40,497 to £48,149 per annum.

Your skills and attributes for success :

• A PhD (or near completion) in a relevant social science discipline, such as sociology, demography, education, social policy, or economics.
• Strong quantitative research skills and experience working with quantitative data.
• Proficiency in statistical software, particularly Stata or R.
• Ability to plan and manage research activities both independently and as part of a team.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. Fluent in written and spoken English.

Application Information

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