Job Description
Grade UE07: £41,064 to £48,822 per annum
CAHSS / Moray House School of Education & Sport
Full-time: 35 hours per week
Fixed-term: 30th April 2027
The Opportunity
Childlight, a global child safety institute, is looking for a Research Fellow with expertise in administrative data to integrate a variety of administrative data into Childlight’s core research outputs, particularly the Into the Light Global Index and Searchlight reports, which explore the prevalence and nature of child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) globally. Administrative data refers to data generated when people interact with public services such as law enforcement, justice, health, education, and child protection systems
You will have strong research and analytical skills, a sound understanding of administrative data systems, and experience in building collaborative relationships with data-holding institutions globally.
The post holder will contribute to shaping a critical global evidence base on the scale and nature of CSEA. They will undertake original research using administrative data, to develop findings on the prevalence and nature of CSEA and communicate these across a variety of research products and outputs.
Your Skills And Attributes For Success
- .Strong experience of and interest in working across research methods.
- Experience of working with prevalence and administrative data
- Experience of practice / paid / voluntary/research work with children and young people living with disabilities
- Expertise in the area of child sexual exploitation and abuse research or related field that has had a demonstrable impact
- Experience of knowledge exchange through effective public engagement.
- Growing portfolio of high-quality research publications in child protection or public health research
- A passion for making the world a better place and preventing CSEA, improving services and safeguarding children
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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, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff 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 our
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The University may be able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. This will depend on a number of factors specific to the successful applicant
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is
18th August 2025.
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Interviews are expected to be held within three weeks after the closing date.
About Us
As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.
About The Team
Moray House School of Education and Sport (MHSES), University of Edinburgh, has been making a major contribution and impact to the fields of education and sport both in Scotland and worldwide for almost 200 years. In that time, our staff, students and alumni have influenced and transformed learning, teaching, and wider educational policy in the UK and beyond. We are the leading School of Education and Sport in Scotland – ranked first for research breadth and quality in Education and Sport, and third in the UK (REF 2021) . We consistently rank in the top tiers of global education and sport-related studies .
Our alumni include Great Britain’s most successful Olympic athlete, cyclist Sir Chris Hoy MBE, and trailblazing teacher and race relations pioneer, Saroj Lal.
We are deeply committed to social justice, inclusivity, diversity, and accessibility. Our aim in all our work is to significantly impact the education, wellbeing and development of children, young people and adults, through problem-solving in the fields of education and sport.
Study
Across undergraduate, postgraduate taught, research, and initial teacher education; our 3000 students study across 29 different programmes. These include a wide array of subjects across the broad areas of teacher education, language education, sport policy, sport science, outdoor education and community education.
Research
With Over 250 Research Staff And Students, We Have a Vibrant And Expanding Research Community With a Broad Portfolio Of Academic Disciplines Gathered Within Seven Broad Research Themes With Permeable Boundaries. Our Thematic Hubs Are
- Advanced Quantitative Research in Education
- Children and Young People
- Digital Education
- Language, Interculturality and Literacies
- Social Justice and Inclusion
- Sport-related Research
- Teacher, Curriculum and Pedagogy
The REF 2021 results for both education and sport-related research place us as Scotland’s top-ranked institution for research breadth and quality (THE).
