Post-doctoral Research Fellow

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE: This is an intellectually stimulating and socially impactful role, situated at the intersection of criminology, social policy and feminist studies of gender-based violence. Working as part of an interdisciplinary and cross-sector team, you will support Dr Wiper (Project Lead) in delivery of research activities on the Coerced Debt: A Coordinated Cross Sector Responses in England and Wales project. You will play a central and active role across all three phases of the project: The role offers opportunities to co-author publications, lead elements of project outputs, present at major national and international conferences, and engage with policy stakeholders. Further information on roles and responsibilities can be found in the person specification . This role is fixed term for 3-years from 1/9/2026 until 31/8/2029. - Rapid review of existing evidence followed by empirical data collection (interviews, survey and focus groups with victim-survivors, frontline practitioners and sector professionals) to build new knowledge about women’s experiences of coerced debt & institutional responses. - Co-designing with victim-survivors and key stakeholders (via a series of policy l...