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College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences/Moray House School of Education and Sport/Childlight Global Child Safety Institute

Full Time - 35 Hours per week (1 FTE)

Fixed Term until 30th April 2025

Child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) is a global problem that requires a global response. However, the lack of reliable and comprehensive data relating to CSEA is a major inhibitor to developing more effective and evidence driven prevention and response strategies and policies. Childlight, has been established, and embedded within the University of Edinburgh, to take a data driven, evidence-based approach to better understand the prevalence and nature of CSEA globally. This data and analysis will be used by policy makers and practitioners across the world to make better informed decisions to safeguard children from CSEA.

The Opportunity:

We are looking for a Policing Data Analyst (Global Data Fellow). The Policing Data Analyst is responsible for being a focal point for law enforcement data relationships and developing analyses and reviews with the ultimate goal of improving prevention and safeguarding for children from CSEA globally.

You will join a cadre of global fellows at all career stages to further specific aspects of Childlight\'s research. Specifically, the post-holder will be responsible for engaging with law enforcement and other security professionals, both in the UK and internationally, to conduct research on CSEA nature and prevalence with law enforcement data. This can include working within law enforcement research environments as well as analysing openly accessible crime data. You will provide analytical support and insight, building research relationships and engaging in strategic data analysis. This will include responsibility for researchers, PhD and postdoctoral students working alongside law enforcement and security partners.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• PhD in criminology, social sciences, child protection, or other related field OR significant experience as a police/law enforcement data analyst
• Experience of conducting data analysis with law enforcement held data
• Experience of mentoring junior colleagues and/or students around data analysis
• Experience of using law enforcement data to write strategic assessments
• A passion for making the world a better place and preventing CSEA, improving services and safeguarding children

This post is advertised as full-time (35 hours per week), however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.

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As a valued member of our team you can expect:

An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, flexible working and much more. Click to access our (opens new browser tab) for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

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 .

The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. If successful, an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Office\'s English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa.

Key dates to note

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Interviews will be held 2 weeks after advertised 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). .

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:

\xc2\xb7 Advanced Quantitative Research in Education

\xc2\xb7 Children and Young People

\xc2\xb7 Digital Education

\xc2\xb7 Language, Interculturality and Literacies

\xc2\xb7 Social Justice and Inclusion

\xc2\xb7 Sport-related Research

\xc2\xb7 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).

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