Call for Applications: for the post of Senior Research Assistant at the University of Sunderland
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About the role
The Department of Social Sciences and Law are recruiting for a Senior Research Assistant to support the Principal Investigators, Dr Hannah Wishart and Associate Professor Helen Williams on a police charging project in the Northeast of England.
This is a funded research project support by the British Academy and Leverhulme titled ‘Police Charging Decisions of Children and Diversion: Impact of Age and Immaturity on Decision- making’. The project investigates how the police use their discretion when deciding whether to charge young offenders aged 10-17 years who have committed offences. The role will involve qualitative data analysis of police case files and survey data.
What you can bring
The successful candidate will have experience in interpreting and analysis of qualitative data from case files and surveys to identify key themes. You will hold an undergraduate and postgraduate degree in law or relevant discipline and be working towards a PhD in law or criminal justice.
The closing date for applications is Friday 28th February (23.59 GMT).
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