PhD Student Placement
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Wales (with hybrid working)
The Organisation
Our client makes a difference to families and children throughout Wales by supporting welfare and early years learning.
To achieve this, they lead on developing and regulating the workforce, service improvement, and data and research to improve welfare.
They arecurrently looking for a PhD Student to join them, either for three months on a full-time basis or six months on a part-time basis.
This role will receive a fixed monthly stipend of £1,855 per month for three months (pro rata for part-time students).
You must be based in the UK to apply for this role and be able to visit one of their Welsh offices when required (on minimal occasions).
The Role
As a PhD Student, you will contribute to our client’s programme by supporting the development of research using linked data, while gaining experience in a real-world policy environment.
Working within the Research, Data and Innovation team, you’ll support the promotion and delivery of research that makes use of administrative data.
Depending on your research interests and stage of study, you may contribute to data acquisition projects, promote findings from priority-setting exercises, and engage with a linked data research group.
You’ll also encourage the use of a databank, helping communicate the value of data-driven research, and develop your skills in linked data methods.
Additionally, you will:
- Write promotional content to highlight the value of linked data research
- Support researchers and stakeholders involved in data projects
About You
To be considered as a PhD Student, you will need:
- To be currently undertaking or about to commence (from September/October 2025) a PhD related to social care at a Higher Education Institution in Wales
- An interest in using linked data or large datasets in social care research
- Knowledge of a range of data science, quantitative and statistical analysis techniques
- Skills in using software for statistical analysis (e.g. R/Python/STATA)
Closing Date: 25th August 2025
Other organisations may call this role Data Science Researcher, Research Assistant, Research Associate, Research Analyst, or PhD Research Student.
Reasonable adjustments can be made at any stage of the recruitment process for candidates with a disability, impairment or health condition, for example who are neuro-divergent or who use British Sign Language.
So, if you’d like to join our client as a PhD Student, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.