Senior Research Professor of Child Protection
1 month ago
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.
- 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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Midlothian, United Kingdom The University of Edinburgh Full timeThe Opportunity:The University of Edinburgh is seeking a Senior Research Professor and Director of European Hub for Child Protection to lead our efforts in addressing child sexual exploitation and abuse. This is a critical role that requires a strong academic profile, expertise in child sexual exploitation and abuse epidemiological research, and experience...
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Senior Research Professor of Child Protection
1 month ago
Midlothian, United Kingdom The University of Edinburgh Full timeThe OpportunityChild 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...
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Senior Research Professor of Child Protection
1 month ago
Midlothian, United Kingdom The University of Edinburgh Full timeThe OpportunityChild 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...
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Midlothian, United Kingdom The University of Edinburgh Full timeThe Opportunity:We are seeking a Senior Research Professor in Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse to lead our research efforts in this critical area. The successful candidate will have a strong academic profile, with a PhD in a relevant field and a proven track-record of internationally-excellent research.The postholder will be responsible for providing...
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Midlothian, United Kingdom The University of Edinburgh Full timeThe Opportunity:Child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) is a pressing global issue that necessitates a comprehensive and evidence-driven response. However, the lack of reliable and comprehensive data on CSEA hinders the development of effective prevention and response strategies.The postholder will provide senior research leadership through a Professorial...
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Midlothian, United Kingdom The University of Edinburgh Full timeThe Opportunity:Child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) is a global problem that requires a comprehensive response. The lack of reliable data is a major inhibitor to developing effective prevention and response strategies and policies.Many gaps in the evidence-base around the prevalence and nature of CSEA globally still exist, with ethical and...
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Midlothian, United Kingdom The University of Edinburgh Full timeThe Opportunity:Child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) is a global problem that requires a global response. However, the lack of reliable and comprehensive data relating to CSEA is a major inhibitor to developing more effective and evidence driven prevention and response strategies and policies. Many gaps in the evidence-base around the prevalence and...
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Midlothian, United Kingdom The University of Edinburgh Full timeThe Opportunity:Child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) is a global issue that requires a comprehensive response. However, the lack of reliable data is a major inhibitor to developing effective prevention and response strategies and policies.Many gaps in the evidence-base around the prevalence and nature of CSEA globally still exist, with ethical and...
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Midlothian, United Kingdom The University of Edinburgh Full timeThe Opportunity:Child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) is a global issue that requires a comprehensive response. However, the lack of reliable data is a major inhibitor to developing effective prevention and response strategies and policies.Many gaps in the evidence-base around the prevalence and nature of CSEA globally still exist, with ethical and...
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Midlothian, United Kingdom The University of Edinburgh Full timeThe OpportunityChild sexual exploitation and abuse is a pressing global issue that requires a comprehensive and evidence-driven approach. The lack of reliable data and analysis hinders the development of effective prevention and response strategies, policies, and programs. This post offers a unique opportunity to provide senior research leadership and serve...
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Midlothian, United Kingdom The University of Edinburgh Full timeThe OpportunityChild sexual exploitation and abuse is a pressing global issue that requires a comprehensive and evidence-driven approach. The lack of reliable data and analysis hinders the development of effective prevention and response strategies, policies, and programs. This post offers a unique opportunity to provide senior research leadership and serve...
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Midlothian, United Kingdom The University of Edinburgh Full timeThe OpportunityChild sexual exploitation and abuse is a pressing global issue that demands a comprehensive and evidence-driven response. However, the lack of reliable data and research in this area hinders the development of effective prevention and response strategies. This post offers a unique opportunity to lead research and drive policy change in the...
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Midlothian, United Kingdom The University of Edinburgh Full timeThe OpportunityChild sexual exploitation and abuse is a pressing global issue that demands a comprehensive and evidence-driven response. However, the lack of reliable data and research in this area hinders the development of effective prevention and response strategies. This post offers a unique opportunity to lead research and drive policy change in the...
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Midlothian, United Kingdom The University of Edinburgh Full timeThe OpportunityChild sexual exploitation and abuse is a pressing global issue that demands a comprehensive and evidence-driven response. However, the lack of reliable data and research in this area hinders the development of effective prevention and response strategies. This post offers a unique opportunity to lead research and drive policy change in the...
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Midlothian, United Kingdom The University of Edinburgh Full timeThe OpportunityChild sexual exploitation and abuse is a pressing global issue that demands a comprehensive and evidence-driven response. However, the lack of reliable data and research in this area hinders the development of effective prevention and response strategies. This post offers a unique opportunity to lead research and drive policy change in the...
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Midlothian, United Kingdom The University of Edinburgh Full timeThe OpportunityChild sexual exploitation and abuse is a pressing global issue that demands a comprehensive and evidence-driven response. However, the lack of reliable data and research in this area hinders the development of effective prevention and response strategies. This post offers a unique opportunity to lead research and drive policy change in the...
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Midlothian, United Kingdom The University of Edinburgh Full timeThe OpportunityChild sexual exploitation and abuse is a pressing global issue that demands a comprehensive and evidence-driven response. However, the lack of reliable data and research in this area hinders the development of effective prevention and response strategies. This post offers a unique opportunity to lead research and drive policy change in the...
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Midlothian, United Kingdom The University of Edinburgh Full timeThe OpportunityChild sexual exploitation and abuse is a pressing global issue that requires a comprehensive and evidence-driven approach. The lack of reliable data and analysis hinders the development of effective prevention and response strategies, policies, and programs. This post offers a unique opportunity to provide senior research leadership and serve...
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Midlothian, United Kingdom The University of Edinburgh Full timeThe OpportunityChild sexual exploitation and abuse is a pressing global issue that requires a comprehensive and evidence-driven approach. The lack of reliable data and analysis hinders the development of effective prevention and response strategies, policies, and programs. This post offers a unique opportunity to provide senior research leadership and serve...
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Midlothian, United Kingdom The University of Edinburgh Full timeThe OpportunityChild sexual exploitation and abuse is a pressing global issue that demands a comprehensive and evidence-driven response. However, the lack of reliable data and research in this area hinders the development of effective prevention and response strategies. This post offers a unique opportunity to lead research and drive policy change in the...