Description Education researcher for early childhood education project to conduct literature review, data collection and data analysis for a small scale qualitative study of early childhood educators as they engage in participatory research in early mathematics Start Date: 28th April 2025 End Date: 12th June 2025 Working Hours: 120 hours in total Pay Rate: £23.28 per hour plus holiday pay Location: Dearing Building or home Dress Code: None The duties will include: Systematic literature searching, review and summarising. Interviewing and transcribing interviews with early childhood educators. Qualitative data analysis of interview transcripts and documentary evidence using NVivo software. Skills and experience required for the role: Studying for PhD or equivalent in education. Experience using Nvivo software and experience of literature reviewing. Experience of school or early childhood education settings. What you can expect to gain during this role: Experience of working of research project. Experience of literature review, interviewing, transcribing and data analysis. Application Instructions: Application Closing Date : Wednesday 23rd April 2025 The Careers and Employability Service supports student and alumni to make choices about their future after their studies. To support you every step of the way, the team can help you to: ace the recruitment process providing advice on CV writing and interview preparation. explore a wide range of careers areas through web resources and sector events. connect with employers with vacancies through careers fairs. generate career ideas if you're not sure what you want to do. develop the skills you need to be successful in the workplace. Go to the Careers and Employability Service website to find out more. Our University is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. We welcome applications from UK, Europe and from across the globe. Further information: The University of Nottingham will ask you whether you have any unspent criminal convictions as part of our pre-assignment checks. If the position you are applying for is ‘exempt’ from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 you will be asked to confirm both spent and unspent convictions at the point of offer. Examples of such posts include clinical, medical and allied health roles, roles involving childcare services. A DBS check may also be required. The University will only use information relating to criminal convictions where the law allows us to do so in line with our Data Protection Policy. Personal data relating to criminal convictions will be retained confidentially and securely and access to that data will be strictly controlled. More information relating to the manner in which we process your personal data is located within our privacy notice for staff, job applicants and others working at the University. Information about your rights relating to the use of your personal data can be found within our website privacy notice. What Next: To apply for this vacancy please click ‘Apply Now’ to complete your details. Please contact JobZonenottingham.ac.uk for further information. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.