Role:  Research Associate

Department:  Centre for People's Justice - School of Law

Grade:  Research Grade 6/7 (pro rata to £33,020 - £47,416 per annum)

Responsible to:  Principle Investigator

Campus:  Choice of Belfast, Coleraine or Derry~Londonderry

Fixed-Term until 30 September 2028 / Part-time - 28 hours per week

Job Purpose:

We are seeking to appoint an experienced and highly motivated Research Associate to support research projects taking place within and funded by the Centre for People’s Justice. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), the Centre is a collaboration between 7 Universities across the UK (University of Glasgow, University of Sheffield, Ulster University, Swansea University, Wrexham University, and the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London) and nearly 40 other organisations.

The post holder will play a key role in implementing the Centre’s research programme which is organised around three workstreams: Crafting Law, Performing Law and Legal Literacies and Legacies.  They will contribute to a variety of research projects across these three workstreams and will also be expected to contribute to the Centre’s overall research environment through, for example, contributing to the Centre’s training and education programme, co-writing research outputs, and co-developing proposals for additional funding.

Closing Date: 9th June 2026 at 23:30

Guidance regarding applications can be found here:  https://recruitment.ulster.ac.uk/information-for-applicants/what-to-expect-from-the-application-and-interview-process. If you are still having issues, please contact Elaine Graham email: e.graham@ulster.ac.uk stating the vacancy reference number.

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Candidate briefing document - Research Associate - 042566

Salary Scale

Please be advised that due to the minimum salary thresholds imposed by the UKVI, this post will not qualify for university sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please check your options here:  https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa

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