**Apply on the website** months, full-time Postdoctoral Researcher
with the UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre/ / School of Education
at the National University of Ireland, Galway.
This position is funded by HRB and is available from **Apply on the
website** January **Apply on the website** to the contract end date of
August **Apply on the website**th June **Apply on the website**.
INFORMATION ON PROJECT
The aim of this rapid response research study is to co-design and co-
develop coping, wellbeing and support strategies for young people
(aged **Apply on the website** years) and their parents, in the
context of coping with COVID-**Apply on the website**, including fast-
tracking dissemination to facilitate educational engagement.
This year has seen disruptions on a global scale, disruptions that for
many have been deeply unsettling as they brought into focus the
precarity of our everyday lives. The Covid-**Apply on the website**
pandemic had a global impact on education, with the UN (**Apply on the
website**) stating that school closures affected **Apply on the
website**% of the world?s student population, a figure that rises to
**Apply on the website**% in low and lower-middle income countries.
The abrupt closing of schools meant that this key part of life either
came to a halt or was significantly altered in terms of the
?doing? of school for children and young people. The challenges
encountered in attempting to ensure the continuation of education
pointed both to how limited the educational practices of schooling
were once physical schools were closed but also to how much broader a
societal role schools played than merely that of schooling. As
responses to the crisis developed, it became clear that, while school
closures had negative implications for most young people, the effects
were of greater consequence for some than for others, leading to a
magnification of marginalisation for many groups of learners. In this
context, the focus turned to trying to limit the exacerbation of
existing inequalities and inequities, for example those affecting
students with additional needs, lower SES groups (ESRI, **Apply on the
website**), students with limited access to technological hardware or
internet access or, indeed, with limited capacity in the use of
technology (Hall et al., **Apply on the website**). Addressing and
ameliorating these concerns continues as schools reopen and begin to
reconfigure new norms for teaching and learning and the practices of
everyday life in schools. This study intends to focus on these current
experiences of schooling under the new norms that are now becoming
established in schools. The purpose is to gain a contemporaneous
insight into these emerging lived experiences.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Working closely with project partners, the successful candidate will
be taking a lead role in the design and delivery of the research and
evaluation of the project.
DUTIES:
The post holder will:
*
Work with project partners to refine and implement the evaluation
framework for the project.
*
Undertake a literature review and further develop the theoretical
framework for the project.
*
Plan, co-ordinate and implement qualitative and quantitative
fieldwork.
*
Undertake qualitative and quantitative data analysis and report
writing.
*
Present on research progress and outcomes e.g. conferences, steering
groups; to other team members.
*
Provide project update reports at key stages in project delivery.
*
Engage in the dissemination of the results of the research.
*
Uphold ethical and legal requirements, including data protection and
confidentiality.
*
Complete the administrative work to support the programme of research.
*
Carry out any additional duties as may reasonably be required within
the general scope and level of the post.
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:
* PhD in sociology, education, or a related discipline ? completed
or close to completion.
*
A track record of academic publications.
* A track record of completed research projects in addition to a
minimum of 2 years? experience in applied social research.
* Experience and skills in both qualitative and quantitative
research.
* Evidence of independent research at postdoctoral level.
*
Demonstrated ability to manage a research project of this nature and
scope.
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
* Ability to work to deadlines, especially in the collaborative
production of research reports and deliverables.
*
Excellent writing and presentation skills
*
Demonstrate awareness of the research environment and stakeholder
groups particualry marginalised and vulnerable populations.
DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS:
*
Peer review publications
*
Experience in youth work and / or education settings
*
Experience of and ability to work as part of an interdisciplinary
team.
EMPLOYMENT PERMIT RESTRICTIONS APPLY FOR THIS CATEGORY OF POST
SALARY: ?**Apply on the website**,**Apply on the website** -
?**Apply on the website**,**Apply on the website** per annum pro
rata
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for an
**Apply on the website** months, full-time Postdoctoral Researcher
with the UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre/ / School of Education
at the National University of Ireland, Galway.
This position is funded by HRB and is available from **Apply on the
website** January **Apply on the website** to the contract end date of
August **Apply on the website**th June **Apply on the website**.
INFORMATION ON PROJECT
The aim of this rapid response research study is to co-design and co-
develop coping, wellbeing and support strategies for young people
(aged **Apply on the website** years) and their parents, in the
context of coping with COVID-**Apply on the website**, including fast-
tracking dissemination to facilitate educational engagement.
This year has seen disruptions on a global scale, disruptions that for
many have been deeply unsettling as they brought into focus the
precarity of our everyday lives. The Covid-**Apply on the website**
pandemic had a global impact on education, with the UN (**Apply on the
website**) stating that school closures affected **Apply on the
website**% of the world?s student population, a figure that rises to
**Apply on the website**% in low and lower-middle income countries.
The abrupt closing of schools meant that this key part of life either
came to a halt or was significantly altered in terms of the
?doing? of school for children and young people. The challenges
encountered in attempting to ensure the continuation of education
pointed both to how limited the educational practices of schooling
were once physical schools were closed but also to how much broader a
societal role schools played than merely that of schooling. As
responses to the crisis developed, it became clear that, while school
closures had negative implications for most young people, the effects
were of greater consequence for some than for others, leading to a
magnification of marginalisation for many groups of learners. In this
context, the focus turned to trying to limit the exacerbation of
existing inequalities and inequities, for example those affecting
students with additional needs, lower SES groups (ESRI, **Apply on the
website**), students with limited access to technological hardware or
internet access or, indeed, with limited capacity in the use of
technology (Hall et al., **Apply on the website**). Addressing and
ameliorating these concerns continues as schools reopen and begin to
reconfigure new norms for teaching and learning and the practices of
everyday life in schools. This study intends to focus on these current
experiences of schooling under the new norms that are now becoming
established in schools. The purpose is to gain a contemporaneous
insight into these emerging lived experiences.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Working closely with project partners, the successful candidate will
be taking a lead role in the design and delivery of the research and
evaluation of the project.
DUTIES:
The post holder will:
*
Work with project partners to refine and implement the evaluation
framework for the project.
*
Undertake a literature review and further develop the theoretical
framework for the project.
*
Plan, co-ordinate and implement qualitative and quantitative
fieldwork.
*
Undertake qualitative and quantitative data analysis and report
writing.
*
Present on research progress and outcomes e.g. conferences, steering
groups; to other team members.
*
Provide project update reports at key stages in project delivery.
*
Engage in the dissemination of the results of the research.
*
Uphold ethical and legal requirements, including data protection and
confidentiality.
*
Complete the administrative work to support the programme of research.
*
Carry out any additional duties as may reasonably be required within
the general scope and level of the post.
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:
* PhD in sociology, education, or a related discipline ? completed
or close to completion.
*
A track record of academic publications.
* A track record of completed research projects in addition to a
minimum of 2 years? experience in applied social research.
* Experience and skills in both qualitative and quantitative
research.
* Evidence of independent research at postdoctoral level.
*
Demonstrated ability to manage a research project of this nature and
scope.
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
* Ability to work to deadlines, especially in the collaborative
production of research reports and deliverables.
*
Excellent writing and presentation skills
*
Demonstrate awareness of the research environment and stakeholder
groups particualry marginalised and vulnerable populations.
DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS:
*
Peer review publications
*
Experience in youth work and / or education settings
*
Experience of and ability to work as part of an interdisciplinary
team.
EMPLOYMENT PERMIT RESTRICTIONS APPLY FOR THIS CATEGORY OF POST
SALARY: ?**Apply on the website**,**Apply on the website** -
?**Apply on the website**,**Apply on the website** per annum pro
rata
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