Opportunities

The Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre runs regular funding programmes that provide excellent opportunities for collaboration.

Job opportunity

Research Associate

Salary: £36,024 – £44,263 a year

Are you an ambitious mixed methods researcher looking for your next challenge? Do you have a research interest in policing and vulnerable groups, and the interactions between them and other service providers? Are you committed to advancing and shaping policies and practice in policing futures? Do you want to further your career at a leading research-intensive University?

If so, we are looking for a fixed-term Research Associate (current funding runs to 30 April 2027) to be based at the University of York campus.

Apply by Tuesday 7 May 2024

Read more and apply


Get involved

If you are interested in the Centre’s work and want to find out more about how you can get involved then please email vulnerabilitypolicing@york.ac.uk.

Centre Research Affiliates Scheme

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People with a professional research interest in vulnerability and policing can apply to become a Research Affiliate.

Early Career Researcher Development Fund

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Our Early Career Researcher (ECR) Development Fund funds research that aligns with the Centre’s programme of work.

PhD Network

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Our PhD Network brings together a community of PhD students across multiple disciplines who focus on the intersection of vulnerability and policing.

Translational Fellowships

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The Translational Fellowships funding programme enables practitioners and policy makers to research problems or solutions in their work.