Senior Research Associate (Fixed-term for 24 months)

Salary on appointment will be £38,249 per annum, with an annual increment up to £45,413 per annum.

The Centre for Competition Policy (CCP) at the University of East Anglia seeks an experienced Senior Research Associate (post-doc) to contribute to research on the implications for society, especially risks of harm, of technological developments and innovation in digital services. You will contribute to policy focused studies and at least one ongoing technical assistance project in this area, working in a multi-disciplinary team of scholars working on issues covered by the EU’s Digital Services and Digital Markets Acts, and UK regulation of digital services and markets. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with fellow CCP colleagues and the wider CCP research community on additional projects within the school, including on your initiative.

You will contribute to a project that is systematically identifying, tracking, and assessing both recently adopted and emerging technologies—such as platform infrastructure and AI-driven tools, to evaluate their impact on platform functionalities and potential systemic risks. You will have the opportunity to work with a team of researchers on a variety of cutting-edge methodologies and data sources and contribute to producing a variety of types of research outputs, such as evaluative reports and policy documents. You will gain experience in project management, working with multi-national teams, and engaging with policy stakeholders.

You will be an experienced professional researcher and subject specialist, drawing upon knowledge gained from postgraduate research in socio-technical or critical technology studies, information systems, communications policy, digital markets, or similar fields. You will be line managed by more experienced members of CCP and the Principal Investigator. You will be expected to have a degree of research responsibility an amount of academic initiative on the project. 

You will have a relevant postgraduate level qualification, equivalent qualification or experience in a relevant research area and will also have experience of independent research. You will have strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to analyse and interpret data and work effectively as part of a team. Advanced skills directly relating to this research area would be advantageous.  
 
This full-time post is available from 10 March 2025 on a fixed term basis for up to 24 months. 

UEA offers a variety of flexible working options and although this role is advertised on a full-time basis, we encourage applications from individuals who would prefer a flexible working pattern including annualised hours, compressed working hours, part time, job share, term-time only and/or hybrid working. Details of preferred hours should be stated in the personal statement and will be discussed further at interview.

Further information on our great benefits package, including 44 days annual leave inclusive of Bank Holidays and additional University Customary days (pro rata for part-time), can be found on our benefits page.

Closing date: 12 February 2025

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