Research Fellow in Criminology

2 months ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

**UE07 £37,099 to £44,263 per annum (A revised salary range for this grade of £39,347 to £46,974 is planned to take effect from Spring 2024)**

**School of Law**

**Contract Type - Fixed Term till 31st march 2026**

**Full Time - 35 Hours Per Week (Part time may be considered)
**The Opportunity**:
The Edinburgh Law School is seeking a Research Fellow in Criminology to work with Professor Susan McVie on the ESRC-funded Scottish Centre for Administrative Data Research (SCADR). The post-holder will design and deliver policy-focused research projects using linked administrative datasets. The research will cover a range of criminological topics, including development of a new set of projects on the public health implications of policing and imprisonment. The post-holder will be involved in drafting research articles for publication and policy briefings for non-academic audiences, as well as participating in policy and public engagement activities, training courses, and other events.

**Your skills and attributes for success**:

- A PhD in a criminology topic.
- A minimum of 5 years experience of using advanced quantitative methods and statistical modelling (e.g. longitudinal analysis, multi-level modelling, geo-spatial analysis, GIS or other techniques for analysing with and visualising geographical data).
- Expertise in appropriate software packages (e.g. SPSS, Stata, SAS, MPlus, R, etc.) and experience of managing and analysing large datasets, keeping shared work spaces tidy and appropriately documenting workflow.
- Experience of writing to a high academic standard, evidence of writing for academic publication and the ability to clearly and effectively communicate the results of quantitative data analysis to expert and non-expert audiences. Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively within a team.

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One post is available with a start date of 1 st March 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter (this can be negotiated). The advertised post is full time, although part time working would be considered. This post is fixed term until 31 st March 2026.

**As a valued member of our team you can expect**:
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits **pension scheme **, **staff discounts, **family friendly initiatives **, flexible working and much more. Access our **staff benefits page **for further information and use our **reward calculator **to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

**Championing equality, diversity and inclusion**

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our **right to work webpages **(opens new browser tab)

Interviews are expected to be held in February 2024.



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