Research Fellow – ASSHURED

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Research Fellow – ASSHURED

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University College London

Job description

About usUniversity College London (UCL) is one of the world’s top universities. Based in the heart of London, it is a dynamic, outward-looking institution. At its establishment in 1826, UCL was radical and responsive to the needs of society, and this ethos – that excellence should go hand-in-hand with enriching society – continues today.The UCL is a leading UK and global department, with a heritage of excellence in research across a broad range of .‘Analysing South-South Humanitarian Responses to Displacement from Syria: Views from Lebanon, Jordan and Türkiye’ (ASSHURED) is a multi-year research project led by Prof Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh (UCL, PI) and funded by the European Research Council. The project, which is now in its final stages, explores how and why communities, civil society groups and states from the global South have provided assistance to refugees from Syria, and how different groups of refugees themselves perceive and conceptualise these forms of Southern-led humanitarianism. It does through ethnographic research in and with nine local communities in Lebanon, Jordan and Türkiye. The research team includes the Principal Investigator, the Research Fellow, and nine locally-based researchers in the Middle East. The project is supported by a Project and Communications Coordinator also based at UCL. A wide range of outreach activities will be delivered to various stakeholder groups across the Middle East, Europe and the UK as part of the project’s impact and communications strategy.About the roleThe post holder will be required to plan for and complete primary research in the Middle East; work wih the PI to analyse the qualitative data collected throughout the project; actively contribute to authoring and co-authoring a range of academic and non-academic dissemination activities; and support the success of the project. Please see the job description for full duties and responsibilities, but these will include:

• Support the ongoing development of the project’s interdisciplinary conceptual and theoretical framework;
• Plan for and undertake fieldwork in Lebanon, Jordan and/or Türkiye.
• Facilitate creative writing workshops in selected sites in Lebanon, Jordan and/or Türkiye.
• Liaise and work with locally-based researchers in Lebanon, Jordan and Türkiye.
• Work closely with the PI in analysing the multi-sited qualitative data collected.
• Actively contribute to the project’s outreach and dissemination programme in line with the Impact and Communications strategy and project’s objectives, to a range of stakeholders in the Middle East, Europe and the UK. This will include preparing and delivering contributions at seminars, conferences, policy roundtables, public engagement activities, lessons learned sessions, and an end of project conference.
• Contribute to research meetings and events; this will include presenting reports as required, and preparing follow-up reports as appropriate.
• Support the development and implementation of effective communication systems and practices across the research team, including across the project’s different sites in the Middle East and the UK to ensure good working relationships.

See the project website for further details:Funding is available at Grade 7, spine point 30. This is a full time, fixed term post with funding available until 31st March 2025. The appointment will start as soon as possible.Further details of the department are atInformal enquiries may be made to Prof. Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh ( )If you have any queries regarding the application process, please contact the department’s research administration team:About youApplicants must hold, or be nearing completion of, a PhD in a relevant field in the social sciences and/or humanities. You should have a strong knowledge of critical theories and postcolonial and decolonial literatures pertaining to refugees, displacement and responses to forced migration, including refugees’ own responses to and conceptualisations of displacement, and have in-depth knowledge of and direct research experience in one or more of the project’s fieldsites in Lebanon, Jordan and/or Türkiye. These include Beirut, Jebel al-Baddawi and Baddawi Camp (Lebanon); Amman, Irbid and Zarqaa (Jordan); and Istanbul, Hatay and Gaziantep (Türkiye).What we offerAs well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave plus 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)

• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

Visit to find out more.Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and InclusionAs London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.The Department of Geography is committed to the values of equality, diversity and inclusion and we have an active Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, and networks for BME, LGBTQ, and disabled/neurodiverse staff and students. The Department recognises the importance of family-friendly working and we try, as far as possible, to organise meetings and events with staff responsibilities as parents and carers in mind. In 2016, the Department was awarded an Athena SWAN Bronze award and recently gained the Silver award (October 2022) in recognition of our advancement of gender equality: representation, progression and success. Above all the Department aims to be a supportive environment for both its staff and students. We especially welcome applications from candidates from under-represented backgrounds, and from candidates using a wide range of theoretical and methodological approaches. More information can be found here:Available documents

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North West London

Job date

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 03:00:37 GMT

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