Fixed Term 3 year Fixed Term contract
Advert Text:Coventry University are investing heavily in our research areas, continuing our commitment to talented, world-class researchers with GBP 100 million invested into our research. We are gaining momentum as a world class, innovative institution and our strategy is underpinned by a significant investment in our people.
The Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations undertakes innovative, impactful, research that enables dialogue and builds trust in order to foster peaceful relations and to help improve the way we live. Through our focus on active relationships,reconciliation, and trust, the Centre champions creative thinking which tackles the contemporary challenges facing diverse communities in a connected world.Our team of leading academics have developed a significant portfolio of excellent and impactful research that delivers world-class results, and we are looking for a talented researcher to join us.
We are seeking an experienced Research Fellow for of the newly-funded MiFriendly Cities project which will be launched in the West Midlands in March 2018. A 'MiFriendly City'is one in which the contribution of refugees and migrants to the city's civic,economic and social fabric is facilitated and recognised; refugees and migrants are empowered to access their rights; hostility and prejudice towards refugees and migrants is minimised and solidarity between communities is generated. The project is part-funded by the Urban Innovative Actions Fund (Integrating Refugees and Migrants) and is led by Coventry City Council in partnership with a consortium which includes Wolverhampton and Birmingham City Councils,Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre (CRMC), Refugee and Migrant Centre Birmingham & the Black Country (RMC), Interserve, Central England Law Centre (CELC), Migrant Voice, Migration Work, Coventry University Social Enterprise(CUSE), FabLab Coventry and Coventry University Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations (CTPSR).
The primary role of the Research Fellow is to plan, develop and manage the evaluation of the MiFriendly Cities programme of activities in collaboration with the Principal Investigator. It is envisaged that a primarily qualitative approach will be used, with some quantitative data collected. We aim to include a creative and participatory approach, in particular through the recruitment of'peer researchers' from refugee / migrant backgrounds. The Research Fellow will also be expected to seek routes to disseminate research findings to enhance knowledge, inform teaching and build the reputation of the University. While the primary purpose of this role is to support the MiFriendly Cities evaluation, the Research Fellow's career development will also be supported and the development and submission of academic outputs encouraged.
You should hold a good degree and Masters in an appropriate subject (or professional experience equivalent to a Masters), and a PhD in Sociology, Geography, Political Science,or related subject, or have professional experience equivalent to a PhD.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Dr. Katharine Jones at Katharine.Jones@coventry.ac.uk
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Closing date: Monday 12 March 2018
Interview date: Monday 26 March 2018