Research Fellow (TransCoLL) (Part-time 0.8FTE)

Queen's University Belfast

Location:	Belfast
Salary:	£41,519 per annum
Hours:	Part Time
Contract Type:	Fixed-Term/Contract

Placed On:	2nd March 2026
Closes:	16th March 2026
Job Ref:	26/113166

About the job:

The Transforming Cultures of Language-Learning (TransCoLL) project, funded by Arts and Humanities Research Council, aims to intervene in the steep decline in Anglophone language-learning by identifying the elements underpinning successful cultures of language-learning through a comparative analysis of Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Ireland. The successful applicant for the Northern Ireland role will normally be based in Belfast, reporting to the jurisdictional lead (Dr Ian Collen) in the School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work, and will work across four Work Packages, developing partnerships with schools, project partners and other groups, and using mixed methods to collect and analyze new data and synthesize existing data sets.

The four Work Packages focus on 1) existing data and creates new datasets to explore the differences in language uptake across Celtic education systems; 2) the use of digital language-learning tools, including the development of new innovative software; 3) the attitudes and experiences of students and newly qualified teachers and 4) public stakeholder groups.

This part-time post is offered 0.8 FTE and is available ordinarily for 28 months. It is a critical role, and as such, the successful applicant will have significant responsibilities in independent and team research, planning, day to day project administration, collaborations, and outreach.

About the person:

The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following essential criteria:

• Have obtained a PhD or have submitted a PhD, or equivalent, in education, applied linguistics, social science or a cognate discipline.
• Recent relevant experience with quantitative and qualitative research methods, including surveys, interviews, workshop design, corpus or discourse analysis, and statistical techniques of data analysis.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information on our website.

Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.