Research Associate, Wiserd

4 weeks ago


Cardiff, United Kingdom Cardiff University Full time

**Advert**

**Research Associate, WISERD**

The Wales Institute for Social and Economic Research and Data (WISERD), based within Cardiff University School of Social Sciences, wishes to appoint a Research Associate to work within the WISERD Education Data Lab. We are looking for a quantitative researcher who aspires to be a national leader in education research. We would support your methodological and substantive development as you transition to academic independence.
- The Education Data Lab primarily utilises linked administrative education data provisioned by the SAIL Databank to deliver innovative high-quality research-based evidence that informs and challenges our understanding of educational processes and outcomes in Wales. The post will work with Administrative Data Research Wales (ADR Wales), which brings together world-renowned data science experts, leading academics and specialist teams within Welsh Government to produce evidence that shapes future policy decisions in Wales.
- Research Context: This post will focus on educational outcomes for young people, including the themes of educational attainment, school attendance and school exclusion. You will generate high quality research-based evidence to help inform and challenge our understanding of educational processes and outcomes to support the Wales education sector.
- The post will be based at the WISERD Education Data Lab at Cardiff University’s brand new Social Science Research Park SPARK.**Salary**: £36,333 - £43,155 per annum (Grade 6)
- This post is 1 FTE and is available from 1st May 2023 and is fixed term until 31st March 2026. Applications for part time working will be welcomed.
- The post will report to Dr Robert French.- **Date advert posted: Friday, 26 May 2023**

**Closing date: Friday, 23 June 2023**

**Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.**

**Cardiff University is a signatory to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions we will evaluate applicants on the quality of their research, not publication metrics or the identity of the journal in which the research is published. More information is available at**:Responsible research assessment - Research - Cardiff University
- To conduct quantitative research within the areas of compulsory and post compulsory education and training and contribute to the overall research performance of the School and University by the production of measurable outputs primarily publishing in national academic journals, but also writing blogs and research briefings.
- To undertake relevant impact and engagement activities to support the WISERD Education Data Lab.
- To support schools, local authorities and other educational agencies in Wales to use educational administrative data in their own research and inquiry.
- To develop research objectives and proposals for own or joint research including research funding proposals. To support research bids for sustaining the WISERD Education Data Lab.
- To contribute to the WISERD Training and Capacity Building Network.
- To attend and or present at conferences/seminars at a local and national level as required.
- To undertake administrative tasks associated with the research project, including the planning and organisation of the project and the implementation of procedures required to ensure accurate and timely reporting.
- To participate in School, WISERD and SPARK research activities.
- To build and create networks both internally and externally with industrial, commercial, and public and third sector organisations, professional institutions, other academic institutions etc., regionally, and nationally to raise awareness of WISERD’s profile, to cultivate strategically valuable alliances, and to pursue opportunities for collaboration across a range of activities. These activities are expected to contribute to the School and the enhancement of its regional and national profile.
- To undergo personal and professional development that is appropriate to and which will enhance performance.
- To participate in WISERD administration and activities to promote WISERD and its work to the wider University and the outside world.

**Person Specification**

**Essential Criteria**
- Established expertise in data management of large-scale secondary data, ideally in relation to education and/or young people.
- Established expertise in statistical methods for the ana


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