Research Fellow in Communities & Education
University of NorthumbriaNewcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom • London, England, United Kingdom
Posted April 9, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Join Northumbria University, a research-intensive institution unlocking potential and changing lives locally and globally.
Job Description
We are seeking a highly motivated research associate to join our team, to support the delivery of a project funded by the Leverhulme Trust titled 'The Horror of Place-based Harms'. The project explores extra-familial harms — harms that young people experience outside the family home in peer groups, neighbourhoods and community settings — and how the places where these harms occur can be better understood and made safer.
Requirements
- Hold a PhD and have demonstrable specialist expert knowledge in a relevant discipline such as Youth Work, Social Work, Geography, Sociology, Education and Anthropology
Benefits
- Excellent pension schemes
- Flexible working
- Generous holiday entitlement
