The Opportunity
JOB DESCRIPTION
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 1 st October 2025, and full-time (1.0 FTE, 35 hours per week) thereafter until 31 st 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 isatGrade UE07 (£41,064.00 to £48,822.00 per annum) - the appointment will be made at Spinal Point 32 (£41,064.00) due to budgetary restrictions.
Your Skills And Attributes For Success
- Postgraduate research experience including a Master's 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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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 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.
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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.
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
The School of Health in Social Science is a vibrant research and professionally driven academic School within the University of Edinburgh’s College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. The School strives to have a transformational impact on individuals and communities through internationally excellent research, knowledge exchange, and learning and teaching. The distinctive composition of disciplines in the School leads to an emphasis on optimising physical, mental and emotional health for people; amplifying the potential of people and communities vulnerable to exclusion and working with others to achieve this. The Subject Areas are: Clinical Psychology; Nursing Studies; and Counselling & Psychotherapy and Applied Social Sciences. The School works in partnership with a wide range of global and local educational and research partners.
The School of Health in Social Science is a leading provider of postgraduate and undergraduate education in health and related fields. We offer two undergraduate programmes (one leading to professional registration in nursing); together with postgraduate degrees in Clinical Psychology, Counselling and Psychotherapy, Health in Social Science, and Nursing Studies and an expanding range of Continuing Professional Development and on-line distance learning opportunities.
The School of Health in Social Science is committed to equal and fair treatment of all its employees and in recognition of the positive promotion of diversity and gender equality among staff and students the School holds a Silver Athena SWAN award.
