We are looking for an experienced and committed Research Fellow to join the UKRI GCRF South-South Migration, Inequality and Development (MIDEQ) Hub. The Research Fellow will support the Hub’s Director, Professor Heaven Crawley, with the delivery of research and development interventions for her own work package on legal remedies and access to justice (A2J) within and between the six migration ‘corridors’ in which the MIDEQ Hub is working. The Research Fellow will be based at Coventry University’s Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations (CTPSR), and will be responsible for:
There will also be opportunities to contribute to primary data collection. Occasional overseas travel will be an essential component of this role. More information about the A2J Work Package can be found at: https://www.mideq.org/en/themes/legal-remedies-and-access-justice/
The MIDEQ Hub is a network of research and delivery partners from 12 countries constituting six Global South-South migration 'corridors' between which there is significant migration of people, resources and knowledge (Haiti-Brazil, China-Ghana, Ethiopia-South Africa, Burkina Faso- Cote d’Ivoire, Nepal-Malaysia, Egypt-Jordan).
The Hub's overarching objective is to establish an interdisciplinary, evidence-based understanding of the multidimensional relationships between migration, inequality and development to support the work of civil society, policy makers, international organisations, donors and local communities worldwide. For more information on the Hub, please see: www.mideq.org
CTPSR has over 60 full-time research staff supported by a team of professional support staff. Our staff are extremely well-connected and are called upon to contribute their expertise on the national and international stage, as advisers to governments and international bodies or at conferences worldwide. We take a multi-disciplinary approach to our work that brings together creative thinking on concerns of trust, communities, social relations, peacebuilding, peace and reconciliation and on the contemporary challenges of societal relationships in a diverse and connected world.
Our portfolio of excellent and impactful research seeks to change lives and enhance well-being. We convene and contribute to public debates, provide effective policy guidance at local, national, regional and global levels and generate international collaborative research through our global networks. For more information about CTPSR visit our website at http://www.coventry.ac.uk/ctpsr
About you
Ideally, you will have a PhD in Law, Geography, Political Science, Sociology, Economics or related subject, or be close to submitting your PhD thesis. Alternatively you may have considerable experience in delivering Access to Justice interventions, ideally in the context of the Global South. You will have prior experience in producing high-quality research on international migration, as well as excellent interpersonal skills and a commitment to ensuring that understandings of migration are rooted in the experiences and knowledge of those in the Global South.
Preferably, you should have some prior experience of conducting research or working outside the UK and of working with diverse international partners. Fluency in English is essential; knowledge of additional languages spoken by Hub partners will be welcome.
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