Opportunity Overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join FOUR4ALL, a Horizon Europe project examining how reduced working time can support more inclusive, sustainable and productive futures. The Research Fellow will contribute to an ambitious international programme combining stakeholder evidence, organisational case studies, AI-enabled research tools, co-creation and policy-relevant outputs. The role offers excellent opportunities to develop research expertise, publish academic work, engage with international partners, and contribute to evidence with real-world impact. The ideal candidate will have a completed PhD, strong qualitative research skills, quantitative literacy, excellent writing ability, and an interest in work, employment, organisational change and stakeholder-engaged research.
Key Responsibilities
To support preparation of ethics, consent, data governance, data protection and FAIR data management materials for agreed FOUR4ALL research activities.
To prepare scientific source-grounded evidence inputs for the AI-enabled Four4AllHub, including stakeholder questions, evidence summaries, source information and metadata.
To support UK stakeholder recruitment and outreach, including monitoring gaps in stakeholder, sectoral and demographic coverage.
To support FOUR4ALL fieldwork activities, including stakeholder recruitment, participant liaison, scheduling, preparation of fieldwork materials, consent documentation, data collection, fieldwork records and secure data handling.
To analyse early stakeholder dialogues, identifying stakeholder questions, barriers, risks and themes for further analysis and Four4AllHub content.
About the Four4All project
FOUR4ALL is an ambitious international project funded by Horizon Europe that brings together approaches from employment studies, sociology, organisational research, social policy, occupational health, digital methods and stakeholder-engaged research. The project includes stakeholder dialogues, AI-enabled survey research, organisational case studies, co-creation workshops, evidence synthesis, policy analysis and the development of the Four4AllHub as a research-informed stakeholder resource
What's in it for you?
Competitive salary
- and excellent pension scheme
An impressive 32 days leave
- plus bank holidays, additional time off at Christmas and the opportunity to buy even more!
Flexible working
- we support a culture of flexible and agile working to help you find the right balance
Professional development
- we offer a comprehensive package of training and development opportunities to help you achieve your full potential
Our community
- there's a real sense of belonging here at Salford. We value diversity, in backgrounds and in experiences. Our difference makes us stronger, and together we share a passion for improving students' lives
The Perks!
- MySalford, our online employee portal offers a wide range of lifestyle benefits and discounts
Wellbeing support
- all our people are important to us and we have services and facilities dedicated to your mental and physical health, ranging from an Employee Assistance Programme and counselling, to sports and fitness facilities including discounted gym memberships
Sustainable Salford
- we have a commitment to be Net Zero by 2038 and embed sustainability in all aspects of university life.
Greater Manchester
- live and work in one of the most vibrant regions in the UK, a hot spot of digital innovation, excellent schools and colleges, and with affordable city, suburban and rural living options to suit a wide range of lifestyles
Our Peel Park
campus is unique with lots of green spaces and great transport links including Salford Crescent train station means we're easy to get to
Our MediaCity
campus is at the heart of a world-renowned digital and media hub
Team Salford
- join us here in Salford and be part of one of the UK's fastest growing universities
A rewarding career
- where everything you do will make a difference. To our students, our local community, and the world around you
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