Senior Research Fellow or Research Associate/Fellow (fixed term)
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Salary
RT 4a+: £31,637 to £46,735 per annum (pro-rata if applicable) depending on skills and experience (minimum £35,116 with relevant PhD). Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance. RT 5: £45,413 to £57,422 per annum (pro-rata)
Area
Sociology & Social Policy
Location
University Park
Salary
RT 4a+: £31,637 to £46,735 per annum (pro-rata if applicable) depending on skills and experience (minimum £35,116 with relevant PhD). Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance. RT 5: £45,413 to £57,422 per annum (pro-rata)
Closing Date
Wednesday 16 July 2025
Reference
SOC180725
We are now recruiting an Associate/ Fellow or Senior Fellow to join Professor Philippa Tomczak’s prestigious £1.3m, five year European Research Council Starting Grant RECEDE: ‘REgulating Criminal justicE DEtention: glocal prospects for improving health and safety in detention and society’.
Successful applicants will demonstrate strong ability or potential in one or more of these core areas:
ability to analyse policy documents; and /or
ability to analyse the regulation of police detention in England and Wales; and /or
ability to lead or contribute to analysis that considers race, sex, gender and/or death; and /or
writing articles for peer-reviewed journals in social sciences and beyond; and /or
strong methodological expertise; and/ or
ability to translate academic findings into practical implications e.g. through policy briefs; and /or
qualitative research experience of criminal justice/ psychiatric/ immigration detention); and /or
ability to apply relevant theoretical and critical perspectives (e.g. actor-network theory, assemblages, processual ontologies, regulation and governance).
This project benefits from proximity to Prof Tomczak's international prison HEALTH research group, along with its location within the School of Sociology and Social Policy.
As part of your application please state which level you are applying for (Associate/Fellow or Senior Fellow) and how your experience supports this.
The post is offered on a full time (36.25 hours per week), fixed term contract until 31 January 2027, with potential to extend. Applications are welcome from candidates wishing to work full- or part-time (minimum 21.75 hours per week), please specify in your application if you wish to work part time and the number of preferred hours.
Interviews are expected to be held on 29 July 2025.
Please direct any queries to philippa.tomczak@nottingham.ac.uk. Please note applications to this email will not be accepted.
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