Research Associate (Longitudinal Survey Methodology)

Established in 2007, the Policy Evaluation and Research Unit (PERU) at Manchester Metropolitan University is a multi-disciplinary team of researchers working across all social science disciplines.

The main purpose of this role is to undertake research on the Horizon 2020 project GUIDEPREP which is a Research Infrastructure Preparatory Phase grant supporting Growing Up In Digital Europe (GUIDE), the first pan European cohort study measuring child and youth wellbeing across Europe.

GUIDE survey research data will, in the future, enhance child wellbeing policy making across Europe. You will join a team of multi-disciplinary researchers, led by Prof Pollock, using a range of innovative methods to establish GUIDE.

The role will involve a variety of research tasks including, developing the GUIDE questionnaires and fieldwork processes. The post holder will also support the broader team in other aspects of the GUIDE project as appropriate.

The appointee will contribute to the disseminate of research findings through relevant journals, conferences, and seminars, in order to further GUIDE and PERU's standing in the research community and contribute to the development of new substantive findings in the field of child wellbeing.

An interest in using survey evidence to support child wellbeing policy is essential. While it is an advantage to be able to analyse longitudinal survey data, this is not an essential criteria for this post.