Research Associate in Quantitative Social Science

Are you Interested in working for a world top 100 university? Applications are invited for a postdoctoral researcher/research associate working at the interface of category theory, computer science, and logic. This post is funded by the EPSRC Grant (EP/X019373/1) “Quantitative verification of software families based on coalgebraic modal logic and games”...

Sheffield Institute of Education is appointing a Quantitative Research Fellow to contribute to excellence and expansion of mixed methods research, evaluation, and knowledge exchange projects with significant quantitative strands. The Fellow will work with colleagues as part of a team on a range of projects in the fields of education, sociology, and...

Are you interested in working for a world top 100 university? The project involves collaborating with leading UK compostable packaging producers and a behaviour change organisation. As part of the behavioural science research, you will work with leading UK compostable packaging producers and a behaviour change organisation to understand and change...

We are seeking a Research Associate to work with Dr. Nikolaos Aletras (member of the NLP Group) on developing novel methods for analysing the content of online political advertising as part of a larger interdisciplinary project “Understanding online political advertising: perceptions, uses and regulation” funded by the Leverhulme Trust. This role offers...

Are you interested in working as part of a collaborative team to understand the physics of metal halide perovskites and leverage that understanding to develop the next generation of high efficiency solar cells? Applications are invited for a Research Associate who will work on an exciting new EPSRC project to understand the electronic structure of wide...

Are you interested in working for a world top 100 University? The Department of Sociological Studies is committed to understanding society and social change, and to research and teaching that improves people's lives, especially those of the most vulnerable. We are proud to be one of the top social science research departments in the UK, with a long history...

We are seeking to appoint an experienced Research Associate in the general field of modelling of freshwater geochemistry to join a dynamic, high-profile research project: the Greenhouse Gas Removal with UK agriculture via enhanced rock weathering Demonstrator, funded by UKRI-BBSRC (2021-2025) (Beerling et al. 2020, Nature, 583, 242-248). The Demonstrator is...

An exciting opportunity to join iHuman, working on Cultural Climate Models, a major new European research project investigating how culture models climate futures. We are looking for a hard-working individual to join the team as a Research Associate, analysing multimodal climate change communication on social media platforms. You will take a lead role on the...

We have an exciting opportunity in the Materials Science and Engineering department for someone to contribute to the development of innovative and sustainable steel production in the UK. The SUSTAIN Future Manufacturing Research Hub is a £35M project funded by £10M of EPSRC funds as well as by Universities, Trade Bodies, RTOs and Businesses over 7 years...

You will provide research support to an NIHR funded project led by Dr Liz Croot. This national project will use realist methods and co-production to explore how individual service funds (ISFs) can be developed and used to improve access to individual support planning for adults with learning disabilities (EQUALD). You will work as part of a research team...

The University of Sheffield is seeking to appoint a talented and highly motivated Research Associate to create and deploy knowledge to reshape the regional transport within the South Yorkshire Sustainability Centre. Transport is the main source of greenhouse gas emissions in the UK, accounting for 27% of the total, and most journeys made via private cars are...

The Dynamics Research Group at the University of Sheffield is seeking to appoint a highly-motivated Research Associate in Structural Dynamics to carry out a research project on “developing a digital twin for a BAE Hawk T1A aircraft”. The Research Associate will be encouraged to take a leading role in the development and delivery of their research...

Job Title: Research and Data Officer Start Date: April 2024 Location: Sheffield City Centre / Remote within the UK Working Hours: Full-Time (permanent) **Salary**: £23,480 About the company: Inpart is the leading global platform for science partnering. We provide comprehensive solutions to facilitate, optimise and track collaborations across industry...

How does a photoreceptor synapse use mechanical motion to improve information transfer? Mikko Juusola's lab at the University of Sheffield is seeking a Research Associate to study this question in the fruit fly Drosophila.We study ultrafast morphodynamic adaptation in photoreceptor synapses to light changes using a range of methods, such as in vivo...

How does a photoreceptor synapse use mechanical motion to improve information transfer? Mikko Juusola’s lab at the University of Sheffield is seeking a Research Associate to study this question in the fruit fly Drosophila. We study ultrafast morphodynamic adaptation in photoreceptor synapses to light changes using a range of methods, such as in vivo...

Are you looking to learn how next generation single-molecule techniques can be applied to answer fundamental questions in neurobiology? We are seeking a Research Associate for a Wellcome Trust funded position to study the molecular mechanisms of slow axonal transport. This is a multidisciplinary project combining neuronal cell biology, advanced microscopy,...

As one of the largest Geography departments in the UK, the Department of Geography at the University of Sheffield has a vibrant community of undergraduates, postgraduates and postdoctoral researchers. The department enjoys a long-standing international reputation for academic research led by staff who are passionate about exploring and teaching on some of...

Would you like to help to evaluate a new initiative that aims to reduce health literacy barriers to services to help address health inequalities? Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust (DCHS) have employed a Health Literacy Officer. Researchers at the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) at the University of Sheffield are working...

This is one of several researcher posts which will have recently been advertised by the Addictions PRU across King's College London, University of Sheffield, and University of Glasgow. The interview panel will consist of members from all 3 institutions who will have access to the information you provide. The Division of Population Health in the School of...

We have an exciting opportunity in the School of Medicine and Population Health for a health data scientist looking to bring their skills to this development award with the opportunity to contribute to a major innovation hub bid at the end of the award. You will be joining a highly interdisciplinary research team on the project Re-Engineering Services for...