Senior Research Advisor

About Us

The National Institute of Teaching researches and delivers teacher development programmes. We were founded by four of England’s largest Multi Academy Trusts – The Harris Federation, Oasis Community Learning, Outwood Grange Academies Trust, and Star Academies.  

We were awarded £2.4m by the Nuffield Foundation to deliver a ground-breaking research programme – Teaching Improvement through Data and Evaluation (TIDE) in collaboration with UCL, Evidence Based Education, and Teacher Tapp.  

TIDE will develop a novel measure of teacher impact using data from our founding MATs; explore the statistical contributors to our measure; and then co-create and evaluate interventions that can increase teacher impact. We think this programme will revolutionise research on teacher development.  

About the Role

We are recruiting a Senior Research Advisor to lead on intervention development and evaluation, and support on the rest of TIDE. You will work closely with word leading academics, NIoT’s Programmes Team, and cutting-edge AI consultants, to co-create a novel intervention based on insights from the rest of the TIDE programme. You will also lead the design and implementation of a Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) of this intervention.    

In addition to being a specialist in RCT design and delivery, you will be an innovative and practice-minded researcher who strives to bridge the nexus between research and practice in teacher education.  

Main Duties & Key Responsibilities 

• Developing a portfolio of innovative projects by identifying new opportunities, writing proposals and leading pitches.  

• Co-create improvements to teacher development programmes, in collaboration with our Programmes Team and the rest of the TIDE delivery team.  

• Lead the design and implementation of large-scale RCTs of these interventions.  

• Support the rest of the TIDE programme as needed (the programme comprises 11 research projects).  

Essential Criteria 

• Experience in designing interventions in education (schools or higher ed) in partnership with multiple stakeholders. 

• Experience designing and implementing large-scale (i.e. multiple site) RCTs.  

• Experience of interdisciplinary work and a versatile skillset (i.e. of quantitative and qualitative work) 

• Master’s degree in social science, business administration, education, research methods, or other relevant field 

• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills 

• Excellent organisation skills and attention to detail 

• Commitment to the aims of the NIoT

Desirable Criteria

• Doctoral Degree

Working at the National Institute of Teaching

Contract: Full-time, permanent

Salary:  Starting from £50,788 (PO4) per annum (London Weighting to be added where applicable) + Plus Benefits 

Key Benefits:   

• Flexible & Hybrid working  
• At least 27 days’ holiday a year (plus 8 bank holidays)  
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Comprehensive employee benefits including enhanced parental leave 

TO APPLY: Please click on the 'Apply' button above.

CLOSING DATE: 19^th January 2025

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