Job Purpose
To make a leading contribution to the Nuffield-funded project ‘Racial Equality Since Devolution: Divergences, Outcomes and Frontiers’ working with Professor Nasar Meer (PI). The successful candidate will help co-design and deliver an innovative mixed-methods study mapping how policy and practice across England, Scotland and Wales have shaped racial equality since 1998; contribute to high-quality publications and funding proposals; and help manage and direct a complex and impact-oriented programme of research and engagement.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
1. Take a leading role in conducting assigned research (individually and jointly) in line with project deliverables and School strategy, including refining research instruments and obtaining ethics approval.
2. Document research outputs, including analysis and interpretation of data; maintain records and databases; and co-draft technical/progress reports, policy briefs and papers.
3. Establish and maintain your research profile and that of the University/School/Research Group via independent and joint publications of international quality and impact-focused outputs.
4. Survey the research literature and environment; understand project/subject challenges; and develop and implement an appropriate research strategy (e.g., rapid realist review; mixed-methods design).
5. Contribute actively to team/group meetings, seminars/workshops and School research activities to enhance outputs and research culture.
6. Present work at international and national conferences and internal/external seminars, colloquia and workshops (including Communities of Practice and policy summits).
7. Develop and maintain collaborations across the research group/School/College/University and the wider community (e.g., devolved governments, local authorities, NGOs, professional bodies, Expert Advisory Group).
8. Perform administrative tasks related to research group and School activities, including budgets/expenditure, risk management and scheduling.
9. Keep up to date with current knowledge and recent advances in mixed-methods research and the substantive field.
10. Engage in personal, professional and career development (e.g., University Researcher Development Programme).
11. Undertake any other reasonable duties as required by the Head of School/Director of Research Institute.
12. Contribute to enhancing the University’s international profile in line with Inspiring People, Changing the World.
Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills, and Experience
Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential:
* A1 Normally Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework level 12 (PhD) plus track record of emerging independence within a research/professional environment, or professional qualifications and experience equivalent to PhD level plus the requisite experience.
* A2 A comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge of current issues and future directions within the relevant research disciplines as outlined in the Job Purpose.
* A3 Well-developed working knowledge of research methods, technical models, equipment and techniques relevant to the project/discipline as outlined in the Job Purpose.
* A4 Commitment to open research, as appropriate to the discipline, through open data, open code, open educational resources and practices that support replication.
* A5 Knowledge of specialist software for statistical and qualitative analysis (e.g., R/SPSS/Stata; NVivo).
Desirable:
* B1 Knowledge of project-specific data sources (e.g., Labour Force Survey; Crime Survey for England & Wales; Scottish/Welsh equivalents).
* B2 Knowledge of equality policy, devolved governance and racial justice research.
* B3 Knowledge of impact dissemination (e.g., podcast production; interactive data-visualisation).
Skills
Essential:
* C1Ability to communicate material of a specialist or highly technical nature and to be effective both orally and in writing at a level appropriate to the activity.
* C2Effective organisation skills to manage time, prioritise and deliver appropriate research, teaching and administrative responsibilities.
* C3 Research creativity and strong cross-disciplinary collaborative ability.
* C4 Commitment to open research (open data/code/resources and reproducible practices) as appropriate to the discipline.
* C5 Proven initiative and judgement to resolve methodological and logistical problems independently and in teams.
* C6 Willingness/ability to travel within the UK as required.
Desirable:
* D1 Facilitation of stakeholder forums (e.g., Communities of Practice; policy roundtables).
* D2 Podcast production and use of interactive data-visualisation platforms.
Experience
Essential:
* E1 Experience of planning and progressing work activities within professional guidelines or organisational policy, applying initiative and independent judgement.
* E2 Developing track record of research outputs compatible with enhancing the School’s research profile in accordance with School objectives.
* E3 Experience of making distinct contributions to identifying and pursuing research funding (or equivalent business development) applications.
* E4 Proven commitment to supporting the career development of colleagues and to other forms of collegiality appropriate to the career stage, including some experience of research project supervision
Desirable:
* F1 Emerging national/international profile (e.g., invited talks/panels/advisory roles); organising multi-stakeholder workshops/summits; engagement with policymakers, NGOs or think-tanks; participation in national/international networks.
Terms and Conditions
Salary will be Grade 7, £41,064 - £46,049 per annum, pro rata
This post is part time (28 hours per week, 0.8 FTE) and fixed term until 31st December 2027.
Informal enquiries should be directed to Nasar Meer at Nasar.Meer@glasgow.ac.uk
The University of Glasgow has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. If you require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the UK, you will be required to meet the eligibility requirements of the visa route to be assigned a Certificate of Sponsorship.
Please note that this post may be eligible to be sponsored under the Skilled Worker visa route if tradeable points can be used under the Skilled Worker visa rules. For more information please visit: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.
As a valued member of our team, you can expect:
* 1 A warm welcoming and engaging organisational culture, where your talents are developed and nurtured, and success is celebrated and shared.
* 2 An excellent employment package with generous terms and conditions including 41 days of leave for full time staff, pension - pension handbook https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/payandpensions/pensions/, benefits and discount packages.
* 3 A flexible approach to working.
* 4 A commitment to support your health and wellbeing, including a free 6-month UofG Sport membership for all new staff joining the University https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/staff/healthwellbeing/.
We believe that we can only reach our full potential through the talents of all. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values. Applications are particularly welcome from across our communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented within the University. Read more on how the University promotes and embeds all aspects of equality and diversity within our community https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/.
We endorse the principles of Athena Swan https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/athenaswan/ and hold bronze, silver and gold awards across the University.
We are investing in our organisation, and we will invest in you too. Please visit our website https://www.gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs/ for more information.
Closing date: 23:45 on Wednesday 10th December 2025
We anticipate that interviews for this position will be held in January 2026
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