Research Fellow RCT of Family Therapy for County Lines

5 months ago


London, United Kingdom University of Greenwich Full time

This is a full-time research post working on a clinical trial of family therapy for County Lines Drug Network (CLDN) involvement and Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE). 

The post holder will take day-to-day responsibility for conducting a Randomised Controlled Trial assessing the efficacy of for preventing young people becoming involved in County Lines and being criminally exploited. This is the first full RCT of any intervention for CCE. It is being conducted in three London boroughs with high rates of social deprivation and CLDN activity in partnership with and Royal Holloway University of London. It is funded by the (YEF). 

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the understanding of what works to support some of the most vulnerable young people in the UK and their families and disrupt the activities of organised criminal groups exploiting young people. The post-holder will gain valuable skills in clinical trials design, and experience of helping to conduct an evaluation study in a complex setting involving CJS and social care agencies. 

You will be based at University of Greenwich in the Centre for Vulnerable Children and Families, which is part of the . The Institute uses interdisciplinary expertise to promote the lifelong wellbeing of vulnerable and marginalised people in the community. You will work under the supervision of Dr Sajid Humayun, who is an expert on youth antisocial behaviour and evidence-based interventions. You will also work with Professor Claire Monks (Professor of Developmental Psychology), who conducts research on aggression and violence among young people, and Professor Darrick Jolliffe (Professor of Criminology, Royal Holloway University of London), who has been conducting evaluations and feasibility studies in this area for over 19 years, producing work for numerous national and international government agencies.

You will have (or be close to completing) a PhD in Psychology, Criminology, healthcare or a related discipline OR have extensive research experience with vulnerable young people and/or families, excellent quantitative research skills and be independently motivated.

The post has an anticipated start date of September 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is fixed term until 29 January 2027.

Should you have any informal queries, please contact Dr Sajid Humayun on

Should you have any recruitment related queries please contact the People Directorate Team on

We operate a hybrid working policy, as set out in the University’s .

Further details of the fantastic benefits and what we offer can be found here: and information on the university’s working principles:

To apply, please visit the University of Greenwich vacancies page and complete all details, including the supporting statements (please note attached CVs and personal statements will not be seen by the recruitment panel at the application stage).

We are looking for people who can help us achieve our , through the values we expect for our whole university community, of being Inclusive, Collaborative and Impactful.

The university welcomes people from diverse and underrepresented communities who can help the university to achieve its mission. 



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