City St George's, University of London • London, UK

Postdoctoral Research Associate, DASH

About this role

City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution. The combined university is now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science and technology. Our students are at the heart of everything that we do, and we are committed to supporting them to pursue their career and personal ambitions.

Our research is engaged, at the frontier of practice and has a positive impact on the world around us.

This role sits within the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at City St George’s, University of London, contributing to a funded mixed-methods research project on improving domestic abuse risk assessment (DASH) in East London. The project involves collaboration across health, local authority, and criminal justice sectors, with a strong focus on co-production with professionals and individuals with lived experience.

You will support the delivery of a mixed-methods research project through participant recruitment, data collection (surveys, interviews, workshops), and stakeholder engagement. You will manage project coordination and research data in accordance with GDPR, contribute to data analysis, and support the development of reports, publications, and other outputs as part of a collaborative team.

You will have a PhD n Psychology or a related field, with experience in qualitative and quantitative research, including sensitive topics. Strong organisational, communication, and analytical skills, with the ability to manage data accurately and work both independently and collaboratively. Experience in domestic abuse, safeguarding, or forensic/clinical research is desirable.

Further information is available in the job description.

Closing date for internal applications

14th June 2026 at 11:59 pm. Please use your @citystgeorges.ac.uk email address when applying.

Closing date for external applications

21st

June 2026 at 11

59pm

Interview dates to be confirmed.

City St George’s offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

The University of business, practice and the professions.