Job Description

Ref Number

B16-01831

Professional Expertise

Research and Research Support

Department

School of Education (B16)

Location

London

Working Pattern

Full time

Salary

43,374 51,860

Contract Type

Fixed-term

Working Type

Hybrid

Available for Secondment

No

Closing Date

17-Jul-2025

About us

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About IOE

IOE is UCL Faculty of Education and Society.



Founded in 1902, IOE 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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In this role as a Research Fellow at the UCL Social Research Institute, you will contribute to a European Research Council-funded project on intergenerational economic mobility, focusing on how the labour market shapes economic opportunity across generations. The role involves designing and conducting empirical research to examine how advantage is maintained or disrupted in the workplace, analysing large-scale social and economic data, and developing strategies to promote fairer labour market outcomes.



This post is available from 1st December 2025 until 30th November 2027 in the first instance.

About you

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You will have a PhD in Sociology and experience of complex, large-scale datasets, preferably linked employer-employee data.



You will also have excellent knowledge in sociological theory, in particular relating to categorical inequalities and social closure.

Your application form should address all the person specification points and should 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.

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.