Job Specifications
About The Role
For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Rajnaara Chowdhury Akhtar (Associate Professor) at rajnaara.akhtar.1@warwick.ac.uk.
We are looking for a highly motivated and adaptable Research Fellow to support this ground-breaking project.
They will ideally be someone with a socio-legal background, have experience working as a Researcher on grant funded projects, experience conducting empirical research with child or young adult participants, with knowledge of private child law and/or family law in England and Wales. We are willing to consider other candidates from the broader Social Sciences if they have the requisite empirical research experience.
Background Checks
This role will require a standard DBS check.
Working Arrangements
This is a hybrid role. Most day-to-day work can take place remotely, although some team meetings, research interviews and occasional meetings with the Advisory group will be required to be in person. Office space will be available at the University of Warwick.
About You
The candidate will join a research team who enjoy working together in a collegiate, supportive, and developmental environment. The candidate will have the opportunity to present at meetings and conferences, and to contribute to journal articles and other research outputs.
For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the job description attached as a PDF below.
About The Department
School of Law
Founded in 1968, now with over 1100 students and 70 full-time academic staff, we have evolved into one of the leading law schools in the UK. We emphasise the importance of innovative and high-quality teaching within a broad and contextual curriculum. Our teaching standards and research quality have received high ratings in both NSS and REF results (ranked 8th overall in 2022). The quality of our teaching has been recognised with two National Teaching Fellowships and several Warwick Awards for Teaching Excellence. We maintain a strong research culture with several active research centres.
Professional Services Team
The School of Law is supported by a dedicated Professional Services team, whose areas of expertise include student services, student engagement and experience, research, academic technology, outreach, human resources, marketing and communications, finance, events delivery, and governance.
Diversity
One of the strengths of the School of Law is the diversity of the community. Our talented staff come from many different countries and backgrounds. We are committed to imbedding principles of equality, diversity, and inclusion in all of our everyday practices. The diverse nature of our student body is notable, with international students comprising 32% of our undergraduate population and 80% of our postgraduate population, 72% of our students identify as BAME, and in 2024 17% of our home first-year undergraduate students came to us with a contextual offer. We are proud to be a leading department in the University in this area.
Athena Swan Award
At the School of Law, we are committed to supporting staff to achieve their potential. The School currently holds an Athena Swan Departmental Silver Award and the University of Warwick holds an Athena Swan Institutional Silver Award: a national initiative recognising the advancement of gender equality, representation, progression, and success for all in academia. We are supportive of staff with caring responsibilities, with generous carers / maternity / paternity / adoption / parental leave policies, onsite childcare facilities, and a childcare vouchers scheme. We strongly endorse the principles of Athena Swan, including a supportive and flexible working environment, with commitment from all levels of the organisation in promoting gender equity.
About The University
We are a world-leading research-intensive university founded in 1965. We are ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK. 92% of our research is rated world-leading or internationally excellent.*
Find out more about us on our website.
QS World University Rankings 2024, Research Excellence Framework 2021
How to Apply
CLOSING DEADLINE: Thursday 30th October 2025 at 23:55 (GMT)
To apply, please click "Apply" below and submit an application form by the closing deadline.
You will be asked two include two attachments:
The First Attachment Should Include
Your CV, which should outline education and employment history (including your most recent employment), plus any other relevant experience (e.g. volunteering, extracurricular, etc.).
One piece of independent academic writing. This could be a journal article, a policy report, or a chapter of a thesis or dissertation.
The Second Attachment Should Include
Your cover letter, which should explain your motivations for applying to the role and how you meet the essential and desirable criteria detailed in the job description (PDF attached below).
All essential criteria must be met by candidates who are invited to interv
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