Research Associate

2 weeks ago


Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom University of Sheffield Full time
This post is based in the University of Sheffield, School of Social Sciences within the UK Collaborative
Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) and is a fixed term contract until the 31st August 2025.
CaCHE is a UK wide collaboration aiming to become the leading independent centre for the
production, analysis and dissemination of research related to housing in the UK.


You will make a leading contribution supporting the evidence and research components of the ESRC UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE), based at the University of Sheffield.

Led by the University of Glasgow, CaCHE is a collaboration between nine UK Universities and four non-HEI organisations and will have staff located at five hubs across the UK in Sheffield, Glasgow, London, Cardiff and Belfast.

Professor Craig Watkins, based in USP, has the role of CaCHE Director of Research and directs the Economy theme of the Centre's work.


Further information:


Specifically, the job requires a track record of excellent research in Quantitative Social Sciences field or Applied Economic (preferably with an interest in the analysis of Housing Systems, Planning, Social Policy/Public Policy) and a critical appreciation of the nature and uses of evidence reviews, analysis of data and ability to work with qualitative and quantitative methods and possibly experience of the analysis of spatial datasets.

You will work independently but as part of a team led by Professor Watkins.

There is an expectation that the post-holder should contribute to the formulation and submission of Centre deliverables, presentations, new research proposals and academic writing.


You will be required to carry out independent housing research and support high quality cross-disciplinary evidence reviews and projects based on secondary data carried out with team members based in Sheffield and across the UK.

Apart from writing and presenting material you will be expected to contribute to academic writing with colleagues and to support and participate in the wider activities of the Centre.

The post will be primarily located within the Centre's offices in the Wave Building at the University of Sheffield but there will be some travel across the UK.

You will report to Professor Craig Watkins on a day to day basis.


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