Research Fellow, Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre

Leeds, NA, United Kingdom Fixed Term (from 1st November 2025 to 30th April 2027 to complete a specific task or time limited work); Salary £41,064 to £48,822 p.a. Full time

  • Contract Type: Fixed Term (from 1st November 2025 to 30th April 2027 to complete a specific task or time limited work); Salary £41,064 to £48,822 p.a.
  • Placed on: 18 Sep 2025
  • Closes: 13 Oct 2025

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You will work within the ESRC Vulnerability and Policing Futures Research Centre, jointly led from the University of York and University of Leeds, with a team of over 25 leading researchers from diverse social science disciplines. Working alongside 38 regional, national and international partners, you will play an important role, assuming significant data collection responsibilities, writing up research findings, and contributing to knowledge translation through dissemination and other impact work. With a doctorate or equivalent research experience relevant to this research field and proven experience of empirical research, you will be able to demonstrate strong quantitative skills and experience of semi-structured interviews.

Joining a well-supported interdisciplinary team of ten Centre researchers working on an exciting programme of high-profile research related to policing vulnerabilities, you will play a crucial role in this research. As well as conducting fieldwork, you will synthesise existing evidence, develop research-based collaborations with wide-ranging partners and communities to advance social change through research, also contributing to impact work and the development of potential future research projects.

You will be line-managed by Professor Adam Crawford at the University of Leeds, and will work alongside other Centre researchers and Co-investigators who are experts in their fields, in delivering cutting-edge research on vulnerability and policing. You will contribute to team meetings and, with the support of senior academics, play an active role in research translation, application and impact, working with policy, public services, communities, vulnerable people and NGO partners on policy and practice development.

The Centre is strongly committed to developing the careers of the Centre researchers, providing bespoke training, conference attendance opportunities, and the opportunity to co-author publications. 

The post holder will be expected to work on campus (either at York or Leeds) at least two days per week, including Wednesdays, when we have team meetings. The role will also include the requirement to travel to research sites and events throughout the UK, sometimes for extended periods of fieldwork.

Contact: A.Crawford@leeds.ac.uk