Senior Research Associate in Children's Social Care
Job in
Bristol, Washington County, Virginia, 24202, USA
Listed on 2026-07-21
Listing for:
City of Bristol College
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-07-21
Job specializations:
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Research/Development
Research Assistant/Associate, Research Scientist, Research Analyst
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Senior Research Associate in Children's Social Care
We are looking to recruit an experienced researcher to assist in producing a systematic review and other papers linked to a project concerned with care leavers.
The purpose of this role is to work with the Chief Investigator to produce outputs of a high standard and to a tight timescale.
What will you be doing?- Working independently, the post holder will conduct a range of activities associated with producing high quality outputs, including a systematic review of evidence concerned with help‑seeking amongst young people.
- Be responsible for identifying, critically appraising and synthesising evidence relevant to those working with care leavers and other populations of young people often deemed ‘vulnerable’.
- You are an established researcher with an understanding of children’s social care and the methodologies associated with the syntheses of qualitative and quantitative evidence.
- You are able to develop appropriate search strategies, understand how to assess risk of bias, and be familiar with a range of approaches to evidence synthesis, covering different study designs and data.
- You can quickly orient yourself to briefs, have excellent project management skills and experience.
- You can work independently and deliver to tight deadlines.
- You have excellent writing skills and a strong record of publications.
Contract type: Fixed‑term contract from/to: 01/08/26 - 31/07/27 (Specialist Skills)
Work pattern: Part‑time
Grade: J
School/Unit: School for Policy Studies
This advert will close at 23:59 UK time on Monday 27th July 2026
Selection Process: Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a pre‑interview task interpreting an Abstract of a systematic review
#J-18808-LjbffrPosition Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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