Ref Number
B16-02180
Professional Expertise
Research and Research Support
Department
School of Education (B16)
Location
London
Working Pattern
Full time
Salary
£43,981-£52,586
Contract Type
Fixed-term
Working Type
Hybrid
Available for Secondment
No
Closing Date
24-Jul-2026
Founded in 1902, UCL Institute of Education has been shaping policy and helping government, organisations and individuals navigate a changing society for the last 120 years. We embrace collaboration and excellence to create a future that is inclusive and just and have been ranked number one for education every year since 2014 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject.
The Social Research Institute, formerly the Department of Social Science, in the UCL Institute of Education, is one of the leading centres for social research in the UK. It is home to seven internationally renowned research units:
1. Centre for Longitudinal Studies
2. Centre for Time Use Research
3. CLOSER (Cohort & Longitudinal Studies Enhancement Resources)
4. EPPI (Evidence for Policy & Practice Information) Centre
5. Quantitative Social Science
6. Social Science Research Unit
7. Thomas Coram Research Unit
Our strategy is to exploit and promote our key characteristics:
- All our centres are multidisciplinary, with staff drawn variously from sociology, social policy, demography, economics, psychology, anthropology and social statistics.
- We are working across centres/units to promote cross-methodological, problem-solving interdisciplinary research on particular themes where we have outstanding scholarship and critical mass, e.g. gender, families, work, inequalities, migration, bio-social interactions.
- We are tackling major social challenges, e.g. on how societies support family wellbeing, gender equality and economic prosperity.
- We have a central role in sociological studies at UCL, with staff working on empirically and theoretically rich research.
- Our work is increasingly transgressing the boundaries of academic social science, taking us into life sciences (health, social epidemiology, biosocial research), natural sciences (information science, environmental science) and the humanities (peacebuilding, creative arts).
- Our staff actively engage with public priorities in policy and practice (as seen in our many Impact Case Studies) and with networks for knowledge exchange.
- We are active in the collection and curation of data as a public resource and in the development of research methods as well as in substantive research.
- We have a globally central position in longitudinal research, time use research, and systematic reviews.
More than 180 academic, research, teaching, technical and professional service staff work in the department. In addition to the seven research centres, it is home to three undergraduate degrees, three master’s programmes and a thriving doctoral community.
We are seeking to appoint a Research Fellow to support our work in automating evidence synthesis in Digital Evidence Synthesis Tool Innovation Yielding (DESTINY) project improvements in climate and health, though you may work across other EPPI Centre projects too. This work may involve actively programming some of the tools, or interacting with users, translating their requirements and undertaking evaluations.
This post is funded on a full-time basis with an anticipated start date of 01 August 2026 until 30 September 2030. For further queries please contact [email protected].
You will have a PhD in relevant discipline, or equivalent experience in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Data Science, or related discipline). Knowledge of software development concepts, product development, and human-centred design principles. Proficiency in one or more relevant programming languages (e.g., Python, R, JavaScript).
Your application form should address all person specification points and clearly demonstrate how your skills and experience meet each of the criteria. It is important that the criteria are clearly numbered and that you provide a response to each one.
As 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 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days (pro rata for part time staff)
- Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme (pro-rata for part-time staff)
- Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
- Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
- Immigration loan
- Relocation scheme for certain posts
- On-site nursery
- On-site gym
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
- Discounted medical insurance
Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.
As 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.
Our faculty holds an Athena SWAN Silver award in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.
For a full job description and to apply for this role please visit UCL’s online recruitment portal (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs).
