Job Description
Research Assistant - Durham The RoleApplications are invited for a full-time Research Assistant with an in interest in social justice; we anticipate such applicants having varied academic and professional journeys, potentially holding Masters Degrees in disciplines that include Sociology, Social Policy, Criminology, Youth and Community Work, or Social Work amongst others. The postholder will be required to undertake various scoping exercises, both in terms of literature and policy reviews, to build a multi-disciplinary and multi-country understanding of safeguarding responses to risks beyond the home. They will convert knowledge generated by staff across the GCCS, into accessible and practical resources, and will use these, alongside their scoping activities to support bid development activities across the Centre.
The successful applicant will be expected to be experienced in literature review methodologies, and have a sufficient grasp of theory and research knowledge relevant to Contextual Safeguarding. Research experience, including from a Masters\\\' dissertation and/or professional experience, is essential, however we are open to the nature of the methodological expertise they hold be that quantitative or qualitative. Responsibilities:To complete literature reviews and policy scoping exercises under the supervision of senior researchers.
To assist the Centre Director in...