Please note, this vacancy is only open to internal members of staff with a current University of Essex contract (not On demand or Casual).
Department
Ranked in the global top 100 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, Essex Law School is one of the largest law schools in the UK and offers a wide range of courses to students, with a particular focus on clinical and experiential learning. The School promotes equality, diversity, and inclusivity in all aspects of its work.
Duties of the Role
Essex Law School is recruiting a Senior Research Officer to provide research assistance for the project ‘EU-CIEMBLY: Creating an Inclusive European Citizens’ Assembly’, which is funded under the Horizon Europe programme, and which seeks to incorporate intersectional equality, inclusion, and good deliberation into the design and delivery of citizens’ assemblies.
The role will involve supporting the organisation of external and internal events, the design and collection of data from pilot assemblies, and assisting with the preparation of reports and deliverables.
Skills and qualifications required
Applicants will hold a PhD in a relevant discipline, or be close to completion, have the ability to work with research data, and the ability to collect and analyse data for the purpose of qualitative empirical research.
At the University of Essex, internationalism and diversity is central to who we are and what we do. We are committed to being a cosmopolitan, internationally oriented university that is welcoming to staff and students from all countries, faiths and backgrounds, where you can find the world in one place.
To support this commitment we have our, a staff-led network that promotes and celebrates the rich cultural diversity among Essex staff, and our Colchester campus based, which hosts regular services, meetings and events organised by our chaplains and faith representatives.