Fellowship Opportunity in Children’s Wellbeing

As we celebrate our 200th year of Manchester Met, we are delighted to be launching our ‘Third Century Fellowship Scheme’.

The Fellowship Scheme is aimed at exceptional researchers, in the early stages of their post-doctoral career, who aim to make their mark in the field of independent research. You will have extensive experience and a notable track record of research outputs in your area of research. 

What are we offering as part of the Third Century Fellowship Scheme?

By joining our Fellowship Scheme, you’ll play a leading part in our global research offering and join our community, working collaboratively across multidisciplinary and diverse teams with state-of-the-art facilities and work environment. 

Successful applicants will benefit from:

• An exceptional research environment and facilities to support YOUR ambitions and research interest
• A competitive salary, excellent pension and holiday entitlement, enhanced family leave and more
• A three-year development programme, underpinned by the Leadership Lens on the Vitae Researcher Development Framework, a well-established sector-wide tool for the career and professional development of research leaders. 
• Mentorship throughout the programme and access to coaching sessions
• Diverse teams, colleagues and staff networks 

During the term of the fellowship, you will be publishing internationally excellent and world-leading outputs and will be pursuing external funding opportunities to realise your future research ambitions. You will also have the opportunity, when relevant, to prepare and deliver short courses.

The Scheme begins with an initial appointment to a fixed-term post with the expectation to transition to a permanent Senior Lecturer or as a Reader, after three years, dependant on your performance and potential as assessed through the scheme.

These fellowship opportunities are being offered across our four faculties: Science & Engineering, Arts & Humanities, Business & Law and Health & Education. We will be making up to 15 appointments onto the cohort, based on application and assessment performance, and best fit to our preferred areas of research, across our four faculties. 

Further details about the fellowship and research areas can be found here

You can explore our Fellowship Opportunity in Children’s Wellbeing, below.

Manchester Centre for Youth Studies at Manchester Metropolitan:  

The award winning, internationally renowned Manchester Centre for Youth Studies (MCYS) is a cross-disciplinary research centre, specialising in innovative participatory research methodologies. Based in the Department of Sociology, we are a team of international experts in the broad areas of children’s wellbeing in migration studies, hate crime and mental health, trauma, youth justice and climate activism. Notably, the MCYS is home to the South Asian Network for the Well-Being of Children and Young People. Our funders include ESRC, AHRC, Citizens Science, Youth Justice Board, Welcome Trust, Comic Relief, British Academy, and Independent Social Research Foundation. MCYS has exceptionally strong international links and has worked/is working with, the University of Sydney Australia, UNSW Australia, Columbia University USA, La Trobe University Australia, Bridgewater State University USA, North South University Bangladesh, the Indian Statistical Institute, University of Peradeniya Sri Lanka, and the Foundation for Educational Change Nepal.  We also work in partnership with colleagues in research centres across the department, including the Policy and Evaluation Unit (PERU), which is home to the GUIDE Project (Growing up in Digital Europe) funded by the European Commission.   

About the role:  

• To undertake world-leading and internationally excellent research using latest and innovative methodologies, as relevant in your area of research.    

• To prepare, present and publish research outputs through the appropriate forums e.g. research workshops, conferences, seminars, exhibitions, portfolios, academic journals etc.    

• To develop ideas for generating income to ensure the continued success and growth of research portfolio.     

• To disseminate findings of research widely to further the institution’s standing in the HE and research community and strengthen the impact of the research.   

• To engage in scholarly activities conducive to a long-term successful academic career that will support and enhance the research culture within the Department/ School, Faculty and University.   

About the candidate:  

You must have a doctoral-level qualification in a relevant social science discipline, including Sociology, Criminology, Youth Studies, Politics, Health, Social Policy and Education. With keen interest in the broad area of children’s wellbeing, participatory methodologies, or quantitative methodologies, you will be an innovator in participatory research methods. 

Requirements:  

• Doctoral level qualification in a related research area.    

• Possess breadth or depth of specialist knowledge and demonstrate potential for research independence.   

• Excellent track record of relevant research outputs.   

• Significant research experience in the chosen field of research, which should include where appropriate:   

• leading the work of a team, co-ordinating effort and resources to meet objectives   

• developing partnerships with internal and external agencies   

• preparing funding proposals and applications to external bodies   

• using initiative, creativity and judgement to develop appropriate approaches to research   

• synthesising complex data from different sources and communicating findings via written reports and articles   

• presenting at national and/or international research meetings   

• supervising student work and providing appropriate support and feedback.    

• Experience of managing and monitoring performance of research projects in multi-disciplinary teams.   

• Ability to manage projects involving academic institutions and funding bodies.    

Please refer to the Job Description & Person Specification for a full list of essential & desirable criteria.    

Academic Contact: Prof Hannah Smithson (h.smithson@mmu.ac.uk) to discuss the fellowship opportunity in detail.   

Closing Date: 29 May 2024   

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us on researchfellowships@mmu.ac.uk    

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