This post is part-time, 26 hours per week and fixed term until 2027. The salary stated above is the pro-rata amount, the full time salary would be £47,073 - £52,137 Per Annum (Incl. LWA) The post holder will be based at the Harrow campus, School of Media and Communication, University of Westminster. However, we support hybrid working arrangements. The post holder should also be prepared to occasionally travel to locations in the UK as needed for fieldwork, or to other locations in the EU for collaboration with project partners and participation in academic and knowledge exchange events. We are looking for a Research Fellow to join the British-based team of a CHANSE /AHRC awarded research project on "The Crisis of Migration Discourse: Towards a Participatory New Lexicon of Migration" (CMD). CMD engages with the impact of discourses and policies that construct migration through the lens of crises on people using unauthorised routes to enter the EU and the UK and are as a result illegalised. To do so, CMD posits illegalised migrants as agents of change working with them to impact the current narratives on migration and related practices and to enhance intercultural exchanges. The project is carried out in three successive modules across five European countries (Italy, France, Denmark, Spain, and the United Kingdom). Part of the project is to develop, test and disseminate educational resources in the form of a toolkit for action and a training programme to enhance the intercultural competence of stakeholders working in the above-specified fields.The role offers an opportunity to work in an interdisciplinary, international research environment, contributing to innovative approaches in migration discourse analysis and participatory knowledge production. The post holder will be part of the UK based team and their work will focus primarily on working with researchers in the UK and in Italy.The ideal candidate should have a strong academic background in migration studies, with expertise in critical discourse analysis and participatory research methods. They should be proficient in analysing migration narratives, policy and public discourses through a critical lens. The postholder will be able to take the initiative to develop research objectives and to collaborate with principal and co-investigators in ensuring that research activities and research goals are carried out according to the aims and objectives of the project.In addition to these core requirements, desirable skills include proficiency in languages other than English (such as Italian or Arabic) which would enhance engagement with diverse communities and sources.