Disability Research Job Opportunities
Between late 2023 and September 2024 we will be recruiting to a number of research and project manager positions
The Critical Disability Studies research community in iHuman is excited to announce that we will be recruiting to 10 researcher posts and one project manager/coordinator over the next calendar year (November 2023 - November 2024). Projects are funded through external funders (including Wellcome Trust) and internal funding (from the University of Sheffield). We are keen to make sure that disabled researchers - and those with lived experience of disability - know about these positions. We will therefore use this page to share the latest information. All of our projects involve collaborations with disabled people’s organisations who work with us as research partners and leaders.
Below we are offering summaries of these positions. Further links to documentation, Frequently asked Questions (FAQs), details of the application and recruitment process can be found below for each of the posts. Please note; we are committed to access and learning about access as a community.
Project: Theorising Ableism in the Academy
17th February 2024
One Postdoctoral Researcher position will work with Professor Rebecca Lawthom - School of Education and iHuman, University of Sheffield - on an exciting piece of work that seeks to unpack ableism within the university. In recent years, the concepts of ableism and disablism have conflated. We want to consider the theoretical purchase of ableism and explore the ways in which this ideology works with disablism and other processes of marginalisation and discrimination. We will be advertising for this post in early 2024.
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Project: Disability Matters
17th February 2024
We are recruited two new Research Associates ... details to be announced over the next two weeks.
Project: Wellcome Trust Institutional Funding for Research Culture
Wellcome Anti-ableist Research Culture
17th February. Applications closed and recruitment process ongoing for four Research Associates and one Project Coordinator.
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