Overview
Research Associate (Fixed Term) (Part Time) – 20 hours per week. Fixed term for 12 months, starting 1 October 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.
Responsibilities
* Assist with data collection and analysis for the project, including online and in-person interviews, archival research, and library research.
* Assist with mapping and building a database of feminist organizations in north India.
* Draft publications, both as a primary and secondary author, with the PI of the project, Professor Manali Desai.
Qualifications and Experience
* PhD or equivalent research doctorate. Those who have submitted but not yet received their PhD will be appointed at Research Assistant level, which will be amended to Research Associate once the PhD is awarded.
* Research experience and specialist knowledge in feminist movements and organizations in India, with a focus on violence against women, and breadth of conceptual knowledge in the sociology of contemporary Indian society and politics.
* Expertise in intersectional feminism, feminist movements, and familiarity with debates on social and political change in post-1980 India, evidenced through doctoral research, publications and other research outputs.
Context
The Department of Sociology is part of a joint undergraduate degree programme in Human, Social and Political Sciences (HSPS) and has a vibrant MPhil and PhD programme. There are about 80 PhD students and active research across topics in sociology. Further information on research interests and recent publications can be found on the Department\'s website: http://www.sociology.cam.ac.uk.
Appointment details
* Appointment at Research Associate level is dependent on having a PhD, or an equivalent research doctorate. Those who have submitted but not yet received their PhD will be appointed at Research Assistant level, which will be amended to Research Associate once PhD is awarded.
* The post is a fixed term for 12 months.
Application process
* Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with the recruitment system and apply online.
* Closing date: midnight on 24 September 2025.
* Informal enquiries: Professor Manali Desai, Email: enquiries@sociology.cam.ac.uk.
* For application process queries: hr@hsps.cam.ac.uk. Please quote reference JM47189 in your application and correspondence.
Equal opportunity
The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society. The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
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