Senior Research Professor of Child Protection

5 days ago


Midlothian, United Kingdom The University of Edinburgh Full time
The Opportunity

Child sexual exploitation and abuse is a pressing global issue that demands a comprehensive and evidence-driven response. However, the lack of reliable data hinders the development of effective prevention and response strategies. This post offers a unique opportunity to lead research and drive data partnerships, prevalence estimates, and impact in the European region and beyond.

The successful candidate will provide senior research leadership through a Professorial Chair position and serve as the Director of European Hub for Childlight. They will be responsible for growing and improving data partnerships, prevalence estimates, and impact in the region, as well as focusing on other regions and/or global data projects as needed.

This is a full-time position (35 hours per week) with an open-ended contract review date of 30 April 2028.

Your Skills and Attributes
  • An outstanding academic profile with a PhD in public health, social or clinical epidemiology, or related fields, and a proven track record of internationally-excellent research on child sexual exploitation and abuse.
  • Expertise in child sexual exploitation and abuse epidemiological research with a demonstrable impact in the European region.
  • Experience in leadership roles, attracting funding as a PI of research grants, and knowledge exchange through effective public engagement.
  • An excellent portfolio of high-quality research publications in child protection research.
  • A proven track record of working with child protection system actors.
  • A passion for preventing child sexual exploitation and abuse, improving services, and safeguarding children.
How to Apply
  • A list of your top 10 publications with links.
  • A case study of how you have achieved impact from your research.


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