The National Institute of Education invites suitable applications for the position of Research Fellow on a 12-month contract at the Centre for Research in Child Development.
Project Introduction:
The Centre for Research in Child Development (CRCD) is a leading research centre dedicated to advancing understanding of child development and early education. CRCD conducts multi-project research to generate high-quality evidence that informs policy, practice, and innovation in the early childhood sector.
We are seeking a Research Fellow to support Centre Management and Education Research Scientists in strategic research development, programme-level integration, synthesis, dissemination, and collaboration activities. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to centre-wide research outputs, capacity-building initiatives, and international collaborations in a high-impact research environment.
Requirements:
- PhD in Education, Psychology, Child Development, or a related field.
- Prior experience in competitive research grant projects, research communication or international collaborative projects is highly desirable. Experience with AI-assisted research tools and facilitating writing workshops, and a strong publication record, will be advantageous.
- Strong analytical and synthesis skills, with excellent writing ability and the capacity to integrate complex, multi-project outputs into coherent narratives.
- Excellent organisational and project management skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple tasks while working effectively with diverse stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct horizon scanning on emerging developments (e.g., AI in education, new early childhood risks, and international trends) and synthesise their implications for CRCD’s research directions, partnerships, and funding opportunities.
- Integrate project-level inputs and draft centre-level programme narratives, tranche-funding reviews and progress reports, and forward-planning documents (e.g., research plans and funding proposals).
- Plan and draft cross-project analyses, synthesis sections, and learning summaries to disseminate CRCD research findings through publications and events (e.g., journal sections, pre-conference sessions, symposia, and learning exchanges).
- Support Education Research Scientists in drafting research proposals and publications, and co-plan and facilitate capacity-building activities to strengthen centre-wide research outputs.
- Follow up on collaboration leads initiated by Centre Management and liaise with international and strategic partners to clarify scope, align interests and develop collaboration concepts into workable engagements.
- Explore, pilot and document technology-enabled research processes (e.g., AI-assisted literature scanning and synthesis tools), and support Centre Management in developing improved workflows to enhance CRCD’s research efficiency.
- Any other research-related responsibilities assigned by the Principal Investigator or Centre Management.
Application
Applicants (external and internal) will apply via Workday. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
Closing Date
Closing date for advertisements will be set to 14 calendar days from date of posting.
Hiring Institution: NIE