Research and Policy Fellow: Ethics, Expertise and Emerging Technologies Job at Birmingham Full Time NEW

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £36,636 to £46,049 with potential progression once in post to £48,822

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract up to September 2027 

We are seeking a post-doctoral research and policy fellow to join the ESRC funded research project “Ethics and Expertise beyond times of crisis: Learning from international varieties of ethics advice” (Principal Investigator: Jessica Pykett, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham). This project investigates how ethics advice is used and/or not used by governments and policy makers in crisis situations. The post holder will contribute to the preparation, analysis and dissemination of research outputs from the research project. They will identify and develop collaborative external research funding bids on the ethics of emerging technologies.

The successful applicant will be knowledgeable about government advisory systems, ethics, digital rights literatures and emerging technologies. They will have experience engaging with policy makers and civil society organisations at a national level. They will have a higher degree in a relevant humanities or social science discipline – such as anthropology, bioethics, critical data studies, history, human geography, law, philosophy, political theory, policy studies/public administration, science and technology studies – or equivalent qualifications and experience. Experience in qualitative research methods, policy analysis, discourse analysis and writing for high quality and high impact publications are essential for the role. A research interest in the societal impacts of emerging technologies is desirable.

Informal enquiries to Jessica Pykett, email: j.pykett@bham.ac.uk

To download the full job description and details of this position and submit an electronic application online please click on the ‘Apply‘ button above.

Valuing excellence, sustaining investment
We value diversity and inclusion at the University of Birmingham and welcome applications from all sections of the community and are open to discussions around all forms of flexible working