Research Assistant - INTERNAL ONLY

Job number

 SPGA00074

School / Service

 School of Policy & Global Affairs

Department

 Department of International Politics

Location

 Rhind Building

Contract type

 Fixed-term

Job category

 Research

Hours

 Part-time

Salary min

 £38,205

Salary max

 £38,205

Publication date

 11-Sep-2024

Closing date

 25-Sep-2024

City St George's, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George's, University of London into one institution.

The combined university is one of the largest suppliers of the health workforce in the capital, as well as one of the largest higher education destinations for London students.

Combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, law, creativity, communications, science and technology, we are creating a ‘health powerhouse' for students, researchers, the NHS and partners in uniting a world-leading specialist health university. We are now one of the UK's largest health educators, where staff and students have access to an expanded team of brilliant academic and professional services colleagues, combined resources and facilities and more interdisciplinary opportunities.

The merger creates opportunities to generate significant change in the world of healthcare including changes to treatment, population health monitoring, workforce development and leadership, policy, and advocacy.

The Centre for Participatory Action Research in Migration and Border Violence will be co-hosted in the School of Politics and Global Affairs and the City Law School. It brings together researchers across the university working in migration and border violence from various disciplines and research backgrounds. This centre will coordinate participatory action research with migrant advocacy organisations, diaspora community groups, and practitioners in key sectors that are impacted by borders and migration (such as specialist domestic violence services).

We are looking for a Research Assistant to support the establishment of the Centre, an endeavour currently supported by the university's Participatory Research Fund. The Successful candidate will be able to liaise with partners, support event coordination and participate in research project development and grant applications and advocacy campaigning and social action research.

The appointed candidate will be currently enrolled in relevant HEI course in International Politics, Law, Sociology, Economics, or related discipline. With a Bachelors degree in an appropriate discipline. They will be currently working on a participatory action project, or with experience of using participatory action research methods in the past. They have experience working, and/or liaising, with migrant supporting organisations.

THIS VACANCY IS OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY. Closing date: 25 September 2024 at 11:59pm.

The selection process will involve an interview and a presentation. Further details will be confirmed at the interview stage.

City St George's offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

City St George's, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.

City St George's operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

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