Job Description

Ref Number

B16-01971

Professional Expertise

Research and Research Support

Department

School of Education (B16)

Location

London

Working Pattern

Part time

Salary

36,433-41,833

Contract Type

Fixed-term

Working Type

Hybrid

Available for Secondment

No

Closing Date

10-Dec-2025

About us

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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 is one of the leading centres for social research in the UK. It is home to seven internationally renowned research units:


Centre for Longitudinal Studies Centre for Time Use Research CLOSER EPPI Centre Quantitative Social Science Social Science Research Unit Thomas Coram Research Unit

All of our centres are multidisciplinary, with staff drawn variously from economics, sociology, social policy, demography, psychology, anthropology and social statistics. We promote 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.

About the role

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The role will be responsible for supporting evidence synthesis to inform decision-making. We anticipate that this post will work mostly on the DHSC Policy Reviews Facility.



The post holder will work closely with the Investigators and will be part of a broader team with substantial expertise in evidence synthesis and studying and understanding patterns of evidence use.



This post is initially funded from 01 December 2025 until 31 March 2026 for 3 days per week (FTE 0.6).

About you

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You'll have:


a masters-level degree or recognised equivalent qualification in a subject relevant to social or health policy; experience in undertaking systematic reviews or other evidence synthesis methods; knowledge of case-based synthesis approaches (QCA and ICA); experience of working within UK health policy-making ecosystems and knowledge of policy-making processes; experience of working with policymakers to identify 'what works' by using evidence synthesis to evaluate policy options.

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.



For further information, please contact Katy Sutcliffe at k.sutcliffe@ucl.ac.uk.

What we offer

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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.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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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.