Post-Doctoral Research Associate

Job reference: HUM-030494
Salary: £37,694 - £39,906 per annum, depending on relevant experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Humanities
Location: Oxford Road
Employment type: Fixed Term
Division/Team: People Management and Organisations
Hours Per Week: 28 Hours Pro Rata
Closing date (DD/MM/YYYY): 06/02/2026
Contract Duration: 12 Months
School/Directorate: Alliance Manchester Business School

About the role:

We are seeking to recruit a Research Associate to support a qualitative research project investigating how diversity management programmes, particularly employee resource groups (ERGs), enhance the workplace voice of underrepresented employees, how these efforts are experienced and perceived within organisations, and how digitalisation is shaping these processes. The Research Associate will support the qualitative data collection, management and analysis. They will also contribute to the dissemination of the research findings to policy/practitioner and academic audiences.

Key Responsibilities, Accountabilities and Duties:

• Undertake qualitative interviews
• Process and manage interview data
• Code and analyse qualitative interviews
• Maintain accurate and complete records of all research data
• Perform systematic literature reviews
• Contribute to the writing of policy briefs, project reports and co-authored journal articles
• Contribute to dissemination through conference presentations
• Facilitate collaborative research workshops and knowledge exchange events

What you will get in return:

• Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As this role involves research at a postgraduate level, applicants who are not an EEA national or a national of an exempt country and who will require sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route of the UK Visas and Immigration’s (UKVI) Points Based System in order to take up the role, will be required to apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) Certificate and will need to obtain this prior to making any official visa application UKVI.

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please be aware that due to the number of applications we unfortunately may not able to provide individual feedback on your application.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to People.Recruitment@manchester.ac.uk .

Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Isabel Távora

Email: Isabel.tavora@manchester.ac.uk

General enquiries:

Email: People.recruitment@manchester.ac.uk

Technical support:

0161 850 2004 https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home

This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.