Research Assistant (111615-0526)

About The Role Informal Queries For informal queries about the role, please contact Professor Sharifah Sekalala at Sharifah.Sekalala@warwick.ac.uk As a Research Assistant, you will be conducting research that explores the experiences of marginalised communities through documents, interviews, and focus groups to understand their views on health data governance. Additionally, you will also be responsible for managing some organisational elements of both projects, including budgeting, activity planning, events hosting, communication, and reporting.

About You We are seeking a curious, highly motivated and detail-oriented Research Assistant to join a friendly team of interdisciplinary researchers at the Centre of Global Health Law to work across two of our flagship projects on digital health data. This is also an excellent opportunity for you to develop your academic profile in a friendly, supportive, and dynamic centre, with the possibility of contributing to scholarly and policy publications, research seminars and transitioning into a PhD and/or research role. We encourage all potential applicants to think about potential proposals for parallel individual projects which may complement these two research projects, and we will work with you to refine these as part of your role.

About The Department School of Law Founded in 1968, now with over 1100 students and 70 full-time academic staff, we have evolved into one of the leading law schools in the UK. We emphasise the importance of innovative and high-quality teaching within a broad and contextual curriculum. Our teaching standards and research quality have received high ratings in both NSS and REF results (ranked 8th overall in 2022). The quality of our teaching has been recognised with two National Teaching Fellowships and several Warwick Awards for Teaching Excellence. We maintain a strong research culture with several active research centres.

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Diversity One of the strengths of the School of Law is the diversity of the community. Our talented staff come from many different countries and backgrounds. We are committed to imbedding principles of equality, diversity, and inclusion in all of our everyday practices. The diverse nature of our student body is notable, with international students comprising 32% of our undergraduate population and 80% of our postgraduate population, 72% of our students identify as BAME, and in 2024 17% of our home first-year undergraduate students came to us with a contextual offer. We are proud to be a leading department in the University in this area.

Athena Swan Award At the School of Law, we are committed to supporting staff to achieve their potential. The School currently holds an Athena Swan Departmental Silver Award and the University of Warwick holds an Athena Swan Institutional Silver Award: a national initiative recognising the advancement of gender equality, representation, progression, and success for all in academia. We are supportive of staff with caring responsibilities, with generous carers / maternity / paternity / adoption / parental leave policies, onsite childcare facilities, and a childcare vouchers scheme. We strongly endorse the principles of Athena Swan, including a supportive and flexible working environment, with commitment from all levels of the organisation in promoting gender equity.

About The University We are a world-leading research-intensive university founded in 1965. We are ranked 74th in the world and 9th in the UK. * Additionally, 92% of our research is rated world-leading or internationally excellent .** Find out more about us at warwick.ac.uk/about/. World University Ranking 2026, Complete University Guide 2026 Research Excellence Framework 2021

How to Apply CLOSING DEADLINE: Wednesday 3rd June 2026 at 11:55pm (UK Time) To apply, please click APPLY below and submit your application by the closing deadline. You will be asked to include a CV and cover letter. Within these documents, please: Outline your employment and education history (including your most recent employment). Outline the reasons for your interest in this position. Demonstrate how you meet the requirements of the role with clear reference to each of the essential and desirable criteria in the Job Description (PDF attached below). Interview Date: To be confirmed Start Date: 1st August 2026 Applications must be submitted by the closing deadline -- you will not be able to submit an application form even if you opened it before the stated deadline. Only applications submitted through our Careers Portal will be considered. You are welcome to include any careers breaks you may have taken (e.g. parental/caring/long-term sick leave). Please note that if you do not evidence the essential criteria, the hiring panel may not be able to shortlist your application. For guidance on how to format a cover letter, see here.

What we Offer We Provide a Comprehensive Range Of Benefits, Including An attractive pension scheme. 26 days holiday plus University Christmas closure. Generous parental/adoption leave policy. Onsite childcare facilities. Excellent learning and development opportunities. We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer access to flexible working arrangements. Find out more about our flexible working arrangements. We are proud to be a Living Wage employer.

Our Commitment to Inclusion To find out more about our commitments to equality, diversity, and inclusion, please see: Our Commitments | University of Warwick Job Description JD Research Assistant (111615).pdf – 228KB Opens in a new window Right to Work in the UK If you do not yet have the right to work in the UK and/or are seeking sponsorship for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link which contains further information about obtaining the right to work in the UK.