We're looking for a postdoc research fellow who has strong qualitative research expertise and experience in quantiative methods to evaluate a progressive educational policy reform implemented in Brighton and Hove, UK. Deadline for applications is 2nd July, 2026, interviews on 13th July, and an anticipated start date of 20th August.

In 2024, Brighton and Hove City Council (BHCC) introduced a policy designed to promote more equitable access to secondary schools for young people from under-resourced backgrounds. We're looking for a postdoctoral research fellow to be involved in the evaluation of the reform and to explore the perspectives of schools leaders, parents, and students. The role will require the use of mixed methods, particularly qualitative interviews, but also observations, document analyses, and quantitative analyses of surveys and secondary data.

As a research fellow on this project, you will be fully embedded into Dr Easterbrook’s research team, and the wider social psychology subject group within the School of Psychology at the University of Sussex. You will oversee the day-to-day running of the process evaluation, which will include liaising with members of BHCC; communicating with, recruiting, and interviewing parents, school leaders, and school students; analysing qualitative data; analysing policy documents; conducting observations; implementing and analysing quantitative student surveys; and writing reports.

For those interested, please read the full information and job specification via this link: https://jobs.sussex.ac.uk/job/00ec6f3d-bb4f-4d61-870a-a4b53d5b2955