Postgraduate Researcher/research Assistant - London, United Kingdom - City, University of London

City, University of London

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Description

SCHOOL / SERVICE

School of Policy & Global Affairs

DEPARTMENT

The Violence and Society Centre

LOCATION

Rhind Building

CONTRACT TYPE

Fixed-term

JOB CATEGORY

Research

HOURS

Part-time

SALARY MIN

£38,205

SALARY MAX

£38,205

PUBLICATION DATE

18-Aug-2023

CLOSING DATE

25-Aug-2023

Founded in 1894, City, University of London is a global university committed to academic excellence with a focus on business and the professions and an enviable central London location.

City attracts around 20,000 students (over 40% at postgraduate level), from more than 150 countries and staff from over 75 countries.

In the last decade City has almost tripled the proportion of its total academic staff producing world-leading or internationally excellent research.

During this period City has made significant investments in its academic staff, its estate and its infrastructure and continues to work towards realising its vision of being a leading global university.

Background:

The Violence and Society Centre (VASC) is a flagship interdisciplinary and international Centre for research on violence.

This research post is to provide assistance with a research project exploring whether the definition of domestic abuse, as set out in the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, should be lowered to include 13-16-year-olds.

The work will involve a rapid evidence review to enable the Adolescent Domestic Abuse Working Group (ADAWG) to synthesize existing research and data.

The review will help the group to identify gaps in the knowledge on domestic abuse among teenagers and to prioritise and design future collaborations and research.

Responsibilities:

Screening:

It is anticipated that the first task for the research assistant(s) will be title and abstract screening, which involves reading the titles and abstracts of dozens of records, mainly journal articles, to see if they meet the review's inclusion/exclusion criteria.

The second task and second stage of the screening process will be full text screening, where the post holder will read full texts of those records that made it through the first stage of screening, again to see if they meet the review's inclusion/exclusion criteria.

If the full text screening is completed, additional responsibilities will include:

data extraction

- risk of bias assessments / quality appraisal
- synthesis and analysis of extracted data
- assisting with the presentation and communication of findings

Person Specification:

Applicants should be currently enrolled in a relevant postgraduate course (criminology, sociology, law, health or other) and have demonstrable research experience.

Additional Information:

City offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

The role is available from November 2023.

Interviews are scheduled for 19th September 2023.

City, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

The University of business, practice and the professions.