Surrey Black Scholars Race Equity Research Fellow

Fixed Term up to December 2025

The University of Surrey is a global community of ideas and people, dedicated to life-changing education and research. 

We are ambitious and have a bold vision of what we want to achieve - shaping ourselves into one of the best universities in the world, which we are achieving through the talents and endeavour of every employee.  

Our culture empowers people to achieve this aim and to collectively, and individually, make a real difference.  

The role

The University offers a unique opportunity for an individual with excellent research and project management skills to join the Doctoral College. The successful applicant will work with another research fellow on this project, with the support of senior advisors, to plan and deliver a research programme focussed on improving race equity in postgraduate research and addressing structural inequalities in higher education. 

The successful applicant will work alongside colleagues within the Doctoral College, the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion team and the Surrey Institute of Education to deliver an exciting programme to improve access and participation for Black British postgraduate students. The programme focuses on addressing inequalities within postgraduate research and therefore someone with a strong understanding of the impact of structural inequalities within higher education would be an asset to the team. The programme aims to positively impact all stages of the postgraduate lifecycle from undergraduate pipeline to postgraduate experience and preparation for a career, therefore, experience of researching, working, or studying in postgraduate education is essential. 

The post holder take responsibility for implementation of the research programme, including planning and executing programme delivery, data analysis, and evaluation. The post holder will also contribute to pastoral support for Black British doctoral students within the Doctoral College by drawing on understanding of ethnic minority experiences, therefore lived experience of being a postgraduate from a Black or other racialised minority group in postgraduate education would bring important insight to the role.

The role will require project management skills to deliver a multicomponent programme, as well as experience in the evaluation of interventions (ideally with mixed-methods research experience from a social science background). The role will involve liaison with staff and students across the University, as well as external stakeholders and research partners.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and pioneering Doctoral College. The Doctoral College at the University of Surrey was established in December 2016 and since has become recognised nationally for the excellent support it provides to postgraduate researchers.

About you

The ideal applicant will have:

• A PhD, or be nearing submission of their PhD, or equivalent research experience in a relevant subject, such as. education, pedagogy, psychology, social science, or any related discipline
• Experience of designing, conducting, analysing and disseminating qualitative and/or quantitative and/or mixed methods research
• The ability to project-manage multiple tasks and demonstrate excellent project management skills
• The ability to work to deadlines, both independently and collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary research team
• A commitment to continuous professional development.

How to apply

For an informal discussion prior to application, please contact: Dr Ruan Elliott (r.m.elliott@surrey.ac.uk)

Interviews will be held on Monday 28th October

Further details

For more information and to apply online, please download the further details and click on the 'Apply' button above.

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