Research Fellow on Leeds Index of Platform Labour Protest Project

Location: Leeds - Main Campus

Working time: 100% - we are open to discussing flexible working arrangements

Contract type: Fixed term (3 years - to complete a specific task)

We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements

Are you an ambitious researcher looking for your next challenge?  Do you have a background in research into protest in the platform economy? Do you want to further your career in one of the UK’s leading research intensive Universities?

The Leeds Index of Platform Labour Protest (Leeds Index) is a database which uses news reporting to track and analyse instances of protest by platform workers globally. As a postdoctoral researcher you will join the Leeds Index team to help us extend the dataset, and increase the depth of our analysis. Specifically, over the course of this project we plan to develop an understanding of which organisational, institutional and economic factors enable platform worker protest to make organisational and bargaining gains. This will require an ability to engage with our quantitative dataset as well as the ability to undertake independent qualitative research. 

Salary Requirements of the Skilled Worker Visa Route:

G7 - Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/global-talent

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme plus life assurance– the University contributes 14.5% of salary
• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Professor Charles Umney, Professor of International Work and Employment

Email: C.R.Umney@leeds.ac.uk

Or

Professor Vera Trappmann, Professor of Comparative Employment Relations

Email: V.Trappmann@leeds.ac.uk

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