Research Fellow - York, United Kingdom - University of York

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    Role

    The BCC Research Fellow will:

  • To contribute to and/or lead on the production of research outputs and research outcomes, specifically the conception, collection, and analysis of an original database, as described above.
  • Observe a workflow in data management and programming that follows key principles of reproducibility and research transparency.
  • To participate actively in the planning and management of the quantitative research aspects of the BCC Research Programme, including providing expert advice and guidance to other members of the Consortium and where relevant supervising the work of others.
  • To contribute to the public understanding of research and scholarship, through dissemination of results in conferences and postgraduate teaching activities.
  • Skills, Experience & Qualification needed

    The following are role-specific essential requirements:

  • A first degree in Political Science or Sociology
  • PhD in Political Science or Sociology, or equivalent experience
  • Knowledge of research methods and techniques, with a special focus on quantitative methods, the operationalisation of concepts, data collection, data management, and data analysis
  • Advanced knowledge of relevant statistics software, such as R or Stata
  • Ability to lead and/or take responsibility for a small research project or identified parts of a large project
  • Competency to conduct individual and collaborative research, including by developing research objectives and implementing them
  • Well-developed analytical skills
  • Ability to write up research work for publication and onward dissemination
  • Highly developed communication skills to engage effectively with academic and policy audiences, both orally and in writing, using a range of media
  • Experience in using quantitative methods for conducting high quality research
  • Experience of undertaking publicly evidenced high quality research
  • Successful management of research projects
  • Evidence of dissemination of scholarly
  • The following are desirable criteria:

  • Knowledge of principles of reproducibility and research transparency
  • Knowledge in version control (e.g. Git)
  • Knowledge of international law or international humanitarian law or international human rights law
  • Experience in large-scale data collection and collation
  • Interview date: To be confirmed