Research Associate in Criminology Twinning Literacy

2 weeks ago


Loughborough, United Kingdom Loughborough University Full time

**School of Social Sciences and Humanities**

**Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy**

**Research Associate in Criminology for The Twinning Literacy Project: Examining the power of football as a vehicle for engagement in literacy among people with convictions.**

**The position is part-time (FTE 0.5) and fixed term starting as soon as possible until 1st September **2024.**

This is an exciting opportunity to join this high-profile project being led by Dr Chris Kay (Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy) in the School of Social Sciences and Humanities and Dr Carolynne Mason (School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences). This fascinating project aims to understand the ways in which football can be used as a vehicle for engagement in literacy by people with convictions. The project’s aim is to help reluctant learners improve their literacy by linking attainment to participation in a non-education ‘hook’ activity. Football remains the most popular sport amongst those in prison.

If you are a highly skilled qualitative and quantitative researcher, with the relevant skills and qualifications, this is a great opportunity to join a high-profile, collaborative research project, and contribute to its success.

You can find the job description and more details about the project here.

Interviews are estimated to be the week of: 31st July 2023

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