Research Associate - Quantitative Social Science

Overview

The post holder will work with Dr Andrew Bell on an ESRC-funded project entitled ‘Refining and embedding the Intersectional MAIHDA approach to intersectionality in quantitative social science research’. 

This role will incorporate various research activities: refining and evaluating the ‘MAIHDA’ multilevel modelling approach, ideally through simulation studies, and applying the method to a range of subject areas, including health inequalities, policy evaluation, and more, using large datasets. This will result in a series of both methodological and substantive journal articles and other outputs, that you would often lead on, in collaboration with the investigators. You will also have responsibility for key aspects of project administration (including data applications and management), contribute to managing stakeholder relationships, and planning and delivering dissemination and impact activities. You will also have the opportunity to be involved in the development and delivery of training courses and learning materials in the use of MAIHDA and its extensions, for both academic and non-academic audiences.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Conduct methodological research, using large empirical datasets and, ideally, simulation studies, to refine and evaluate the MAIHDA method and extensions to it, including longitudinal, geographical and policy evaluation approaches.
• Apply the above MAIHDA method and extensions to a range of substantive research questions, using large datasets such as Understanding Society. This will include health inequalities (with outcomes such as obesity and Covid-19 impacts), as well as other outcomes that are of interest to the postholder and collaborators.
• Contribute to and lead on preparation of journal articles, both methodological and substantive.
• Contribute to the preparation of presentations to be delivered at internal seminars and national and international conferences.
• Contribute to the preparation (and where desired, the delivery) of teaching materials in workshops in the use of MAIHDA and the extensions developed in the grant, both in Sheffield and beyond.
• Carry out administrative duties, including applications to access data and subsequent data management.
• Assist in communication about the project e.g.: blogs and other online outputs.
• Liaise closely with the PI, Co-Is, academic advisory group, and administrators relevant to the study.
• Keep up to date with ongoing research associated with current projects.
• Contribute to organising an end-of-project dissemination event aimed at both academic and nonacademic audiences, and other impact, knowledge exchange and dissemination activities, including conference attendance.
• Undertake relevant skills development activities to support your transition to becoming an independent, established researcher.
• Contribute to the design and development of further research proposals, if appropriate.
• Carry out other duties, commensurate with the grade and remit of the post

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