Postdoctoral Research Associate - COSPI


Company:	City St George's, University of London
Salary:	£43,482 - £44,576
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, EC1V 0HB
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	12 Aug 2026
Closing date:	6 Sept 2026

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Summary

City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution. The combined university is now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science and technology. Our students are at the heart of everything that we do, and we are committed to supporting them to pursue their career and personal ambitions.

Our research is engaged, at the frontier of practice and has a positive impact on the world around us.

** Background – The Department of Sociology and Criminology is a leading centre for research, with 88% of research submitted to REF 2021 rated as world-leading (4*) or internationally excellent (3*) quality, placing it 5th in the UK and 1st in London. This post will support the Centre for Online Safety, Safeguarding, Privacy and Identity (COSPI) and its co-directors, Professors Myers and Rajarajan. The successful candidate will contribute to the development, delivery and impact of research, training, knowledge exchange and stakeholder engagement activities within a dynamic interdisciplinary research environment.

** Responsibilities – The post holder will identify funding opportunities, support the preparation of research grant applications, and contribute to the design and delivery of research projects. Duties include questionnaire design, data collection and analysis, conducting research interviews, supporting stakeholder engagement, developing and delivering school-based training and CPD programmes, undertaking project administration, and contributing to knowledge exchange and impact activities that enhance the work of COSPI.

** Person Specification – Candidates should hold a postgraduate qualification in Sociology, Criminology or a very relevant discipline and have experience of social science research and have a keen interest in debates surrounding online safety. They will possess strong qualitative and/or quantitative research skills, including data collection, analysis and reporting. Excellent written and verbal communication, organisational and stakeholder engagement skills are essential. Experience of funding applications, training development, project coordination and working within a higher education or research environment would be advantageous.

** Additional Information

Closing date for applications: 6/9/2026

Interviews dates will be confirmed later.

For more information please, refer to the job description.

The selection process will involve an interview with a panel. Further details will be confirmed at the interview stage.

City St George’s offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

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