Research Fellow (Kilmurry Trust)
Research Fellow (Kilmurry Trust)
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Job Description
The Opportunity:
Research Fellow (Kilmurry Trust) on a qualitative study about homelessness and pregnancy
This post is part-time (0.4 FTE 14 hours per week) for the first four months from 1st October 2025 and full-time (1.0 FTE 35 hours per week) thereafter until 31st December 2026. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis).
The role will involve conducting interviews with vulnerable women in some female-only services. We would strongly encourage applicants to reflect on the services and individuals participating in the study and their ability to meet the needs of the role in relation to accessing female only provision.
The salary for this post is at Grade UE07 (41064.00 to 48822.00 per annum) - the appointment will be made at Spinal Point 32(41064.00) due to budgetary restrictions.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- Postgraduate research experience including a Masters degree or PhD or about to obtain a PhD in a relevant field (e.g. public health social sciences).
- Experience of research involving vulnerable populations (e.g. people experiencing homelessness).
- Expertise in and experience of qualitative research including in-depth face-to-face interviews.
- Understanding of ethical issues associated with qualitative research involving vulnerable groups and on sensitive topics.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
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Application Information
Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:
- CV
- Cover letter
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
- A competitive salary.
- An exciting positive creative challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits such as a generous holiday entitlement competitive pension schemes staff discounts and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on ourstaff benefits page(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.
Championing equality diversity and inclusion
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions actively promoting LGBT equality.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on ourright to work webpages(opens new browser tab).
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 26th August 2025.
Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.
It is anticipated that interviews will be held in early/mid September.
Employment Type
Grant
