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- Career category: Research/ Data analysis
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: Other (specified in job description)
- Organisation type: Research
- Remote option: Hybrid
- Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
- Remuneration: £46,735 GBP-£55,755 GBP / yearly
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 20/07/2025
- Location: United Kingdom
Gender-based violence (GBV)
About the Centre
The Centre for Protecting Women Online is a research unit dedicated to understanding and addressing challenges posed to women’s safety online through a novel, interdisciplinary and ambitious research agenda. This will be combined with cross-sectoral, collaborative outputs and interventions which inform law, policy, technology development and practice to reduce online harms suffered by women and girls; minimise anti-social behaviours online whilst promoting pro-social behaviours and help build tech/ software that helps ensure accountability, credibility and helps facilitate justice. The work of the Centre is delivered through five interwoven Work Streams. Please visit our Centre website and LinkedIn page for further details
Key Responsibilities
The person appointed will be expected to contribute to research and administration within the Centre for Protecting Women Online. This following is not intended as a comprehensive list of duties expected of the post holder or a restrictive definition of the post but is rather a guide.
The Centre for Protecting Women Online is a research unit dedicated to understanding and addressing challenges posed to women’s safety online through a novel, interdisciplinary and ambitious research agenda. This will be combined with cross-sectoral, collaborative outputs and interventions which inform law, policy, technology development and practice to reduce online harms suffered by women and girls; minimise anti-social behaviours online whilst promoting pro-social behaviours and help build tech/ software that helps ensure accountability, credibility and helps facilitate justice. The work of the Centre is delivered through five interwoven Work Streams. Please visit our Centre website and LinkedIn page for further details
Key Responsibilities
The person appointed will be expected to contribute to research and administration within the Centre for Protecting Women Online. This following is not intended as a comprehensive list of duties expected of the post holder or a restrictive definition of the post but is rather a guide.
- Co-lead the Law & Policy stream at the Centre for Protecting Women Online
- Initiate and build collaborations with external partners and researchers.
- Liaise and work collaboratively with external partners and researchers.
- Initiate and lead on research projects from start to completion.
- Lead on applications for external research funding relevant to the Law & Policy stream.
- Contribute to the day-to-day operation of the Law & Policy stream within the Centre, under the direction of the Centre’s Director.
- Take a lead role in dissemination of research carried out within the Law & Policy stream of the Centre (including writing academic and non-academic publications; presentation of research findings at conferences and events; communicating research to non-academic and lay audiences via media).
- Lead on design and delivery of knowledge exchange and impact activities.
Working with the Centre’s Director and Work Stream lead to meet the strategic objectives set out in the Centre’s plan
Essential Requirements
- A Master’s degree in law or related discipline in a subject relevant to the Centre’s work within the Law & Policy stream.
- Substantial professional experience in policy role, in a sector relevant to the Centre’s work and Experience of influencing policy.
- Knowledge and understanding of the current law and policy landscape concerning women’s online safety.
- Substantial relevant experience of conducting research in collaboration with non-academic partners and/ or working with non-academic partners.
- Good understanding of the opportunities and challenges associated with partnership working within a research environment.
- Understanding of research funding landscape and a strong track record of applying for external research funding.
- Experience of design and successful delivery of knowledge exchange and impact activities.
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