Senior Departmental Lecturer in EBSIPE

**About the role**





The Department of Social Policy and Intervention wishes to appoint a full-time
Senior Departmental Lecturer in Evidence-Based Social Intervention and Policy
Evaluation (EBSIPE). We are searching for an experienced candidate with a
particular focus on methods for policy/intervention evaluation with an area of
substantive expertise related to policies or interventions for health,
education, wellbeing, or other social welfare outcomes.





The Senior Departmental Lecturer will primarily be involved in the delivery of
teaching, supervision and examining on MSc and MPhil courses in EBSIPE,
working with high achieving students from diverse backgrounds. They will also
have the opportunity to lead independent research projects or specific areas
of research within a broad programme with support from the Department.





**About you**





You will hold a doctorate relevant to EBSIPE (e.g. public health, sociology,
international development, education, social work, psychology, prevention
science), with a strong publication record and specialist knowledge in your
field. You will have an aptitude for teaching and awareness of pedagogic
methods in policy/intervention evaluation with a focus on qualitative or mixed
methods. You will also have prior experience in research or teaching in one or
more of these areas: process evaluation, process tracing, qualitative
comparative analysis, mixed methods research for studying causal mechanisms
intervention or policy development, qualitative research synthesis, formative
research, participatory or youth-led methods, community analysis, case study
methods, thematic or framework analyses, grounded theory, life history
methods, phenomenology.





Able to work well as part of a team, you will have experience of qualitative
or mixed methods research and analytical techniques. Experience working with
communities and stakeholders to design and conduct research and evaluation
would also be desirable.





This is a fixed-term post for two years.





The Department of Social Policy and Intervention holds a Bronze Athena Swan
Award which demonstrates our commitment towards advancement of gender equality
in higher education and research institutions: equal opportunities,
representation and success for all.





**How to apply**





As part of your application you will be required to upload a CV and supporting
statement, along with the name and contact details of two referees. The
supporting statement should explain how you meet the essential and desirable
criteria for the post using clear examples. Further information, including how
to apply, is available in the attached job description. Any further enquires
may be directed to the email address below.





Only online applications received by 12.00 noon on 9th July 2024 will be
considered. Interviews will be held in the week commencing 22nd July 2024.