Hybrid Senior Researcher

at National Centre for Social Research

• Job title: Senior Researcher
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: £30,000 - £43,109 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Senior Researcher managing quantitative social surveys at NatCen, liaising with clients and collaborators. Contributing to research design, implementation, and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Significantly contribute to the overall design, implementation and ongoing management of survey research projects.
• Be the main contact for projects and liaise effectively and professionally with NatCen staff, as well as external clients and collaborators.
• Develop and test quantitative data collection instruments and other relevant survey materials, including interviewer briefings.
• Carry out quantitative analysis to a good standard.
• Write proposals, presentations and reports to a standard appropriate for external audiences.

Requirements

• A relevant undergraduate degree;
• Experience delivering social research projects and programmes using quantitative or mixed method approaches;
• Excellent understanding of the theory and practice of survey research and good understanding of quantitative research methods;
• Excellent project management and team-working skills, including working to timelines and budgets and managing competing priorities;
• Ability to communicate clearly, in different styles and for different audiences with evidence of excellent writing skills;

Benefits

• 25 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays) and flexible working
• Generous company pension scheme
• Life insurance and health cash plan
• Cycle to Work scheme and season ticket loan
• Career development, professional subscriptions support and mentoring support from industry-leading experts.