We advertise job and internship opportunities for positions within the core CLOSER team, as well as vacancies based at our partner studies.
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Professor and Director/Principal Investigator of CLOSER
UCL Department / Division: Social Research Institute
Specific unit / Sub department: IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society
Location of position: London
Working pattern: Full-time
Salary: £69,578 +
Contract type: Permanent
Working type: Hybrid (20% – 80% on site)
Closing Date: 16 April 2023
Interview date: 2 May 2023
As a Professor in SRI you will be expected to conduct and publish outstanding substantive academic research, including with longitudinal data, and to develop a network of academic collaborators publishing scientific findings from the CLOSER partnership studies. You will be a core member of the SRI Institute Leadership Team responsible for the academic and strategic direction of the department and contribute to its intellectual life.
The Director of CLOSER will lead the direction of CLOSER and manage the specialist team responsible for its delivery. The post provides an opportunity for you to shape CLOSER’s work in providing resources and insights for the data, research, and policy communities, and lead the team in securing further funding for CLOSER beyond 2024.
The role is a permanent UCL professorship with 0.5 FTE of the role, up until 30 September 2024, as the Director of CLOSER and 0.5 FTE as a Professor in SRI. If CLOSER is funded beyond 30 September 2024 this arrangement will continue. If CLOSER’s funding was to end, the role would continue as a 1 FTE Professor in SRI.
We also welcome applications from those who are interested in solely taking up the Director of CLOSER role (0.5 FTE) on a fixed-term basis until 30 September 2024.
About you
With proven leadership experience indicating suitability for leading a multi-disciplinary programme, you will have experience of managing complex stakeholder environments and relationships, a record of success in securing external research funding, and be an effective leader of people.
Contact
If you have any queries about the Professor aspect of the role, please contact Toby Seddon (t.seddon@ucl.ac.uk). If you have any queries about the Director of CLOSER aspect of the role, please contact Jon Tebbett (j.tebbett@ucl.ac.uk).
CLOSER Metadata Assistant
UCL Department / Division: Social Research Institute
Specific unit / Sub department: IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society
Location of position: London
Working pattern: Part-time
Salary: £28,344 – £31,596
Contract type: Permanent
Working type: Hybrid (20% – 80% on site)
Closing Date: 16 April 2023
Interview date: TBC
CLOSER are looking to recruit a Metadata Assistant who will be responsible for contributing to the creation and enhancement of metadata for use in CLOSER Discovery. This will involve entering questionnaires into a specialist database – Archivist – which was designed to meet the Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) metadata standard. Both the standard itself and the questionnaires involved are complex, and the post holder will need to work within detailed guidelines to ensure consistency.
The post holder will work under the guidance of the Metadata Officer and will be expected to work closely with other members of the CLOSER Data Discoverability team.
This post is part-time and available until 30th September 2024 in the first instance.
About you
The candidate will be responsible for contributing to the creation and enhancement of metadata for use in CLOSER Discovery. This will involve entering questionnaires into a specialist database – Archivist – which was designed to meet the Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) metadata standard. Both the standard itself and the questionnaires involved are complex, and the post holder will need to work within detailed guidelines to ensure consistency.
The post holder will work under the guidance of the Metadata Officer and will be expected to work closely with other members of the CLOSER Data Discoverability team.
Contact
If you have any queries regarding this vacancy, please contact Becky Oldroyd (r.oldroyd@ucl.ac.uk).
CLOSER Head of Training and Capacity Building
UCL Department / Division: Social Research Institute
Specific unit / Sub department: IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society
Location of position: London
Working pattern: Part-time (0.5FTE – other working hours will be considered)
Salary: £61,923 – £67,259
Contract type: Fixed term
Working type: Hybrid (20% – 80% on site)
Available as secondment: Yes
Closing Date: 26 April 2023
Interview date: 22 May 2023
We are recruiting for a Head of Training and Capacity Building. This post represents an exciting opportunity to join the CLOSER team. CLOSER’s Training and Capacity Building (TCB) programme aims to develop, grow and sustain a critical mass of professional and research capacity and skills in the management, conduct and analysis of longitudinal population studies (LPS) by filling important gaps in current provision.
CLOSER provides novel go-to resources for LPS researchers and the specialist staff required to manage LPS and creates highly valued opportunities for the inter-disciplinary LPS community to share knowledge and best practice in a supportive environment.
The Head of Training and Capacity Building will ensure CLOSER delivers its TCB objectives and develop a comprehensive long-term vision and plan for CLOSER’s TCB activities.
The post is available at 0.5FTE for 12 months in the first instance. However, we can be flexible both in terms of the FTE and length of contract depending on the candidate. Flexible working is supported and encouraged.
About you
You will have a PhD in a quantitative social science or biomedical science, along with experience of using longitudinal population study data or research, and experience of coordinating multiple complex projects across different teams to a deadline.
You will also have excellent presentational skills, including demonstrable ability to tailor content and style to different audiences, including those outside of academia, and proficiency in the use of digital technologies to support teaching and learning.
For appointment at Grade 9 you will need to demonstrate experience of holding a lead role in developing new or innovative approaches to the pedagogy and management of short courses for professional and/or academic development, and a strong track record of success in securing research or consultancy funds as a lead or co-applicant.
Contact
If you have any queries regarding this vacancy, please contact Emla Fitzsimons (emla.fitzsimons@ucl.ac.uk).
Current vacancies within the CLOSER partnership
Lecturer in Applied Statistical Methodology/Social Statistics/Survey Methodology – UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies
Location: London, UK
Apply by: 31 March 2023
Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow (Record Linkage) – UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies
Location: London, UK
Apply by: 12 April 2023
Co-Production & Community Engagement Research Fellow – Born in Bradford
Location: Bradford, UK
Apply by: 16 April 2023
Qualitative Research Fellow – Born in Bradford
Location: Bradford, UK
Apply by: 16 April 2023
Digital Channels Manager – UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies
Location: London, UK
Apply by: 16 April 2023