[Commlist] Job: Post-Doc (SRA) in innovations, risks, and harms in digital services and digital markets

Job Announcement: Post-Doc (SRA) in innovations, risks, and harms in 
digital services and digital markets 
https://vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/1391/senior-research-associate-fixed-term-for-24-months--ra2285.html 
<https://vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/1391/senior-research-associate-fixed-term-for-24-months--ra2285.html> 


Senior Research Associate (Fixed-term for 24 months)

Faculty of Social Sciences

Centre for Competition Policy

Salary on appointment will be £38,249 per annum, with an annual 
increment up to £45,413 per annum.

The Centre for Competition Policy (CCP) at the University of East Anglia 
seeks an experienced Senior Research Associate (post-doc) to contribute 
to research on the implications for society, especially risks of harm, 
of technological developments and innovation in digital services. You 
will contribute to policy focused studies and at least one ongoing 
technical assistance project in this area, working in a 
multi-disciplinary team of scholars working on issues covered by the 
EU’s Digital Services and Digital Markets Acts, and UK regulation of 
digital services and markets. You will have the opportunity to 
collaborate with fellow CCP colleagues and the wider CCP research 
community on additional projects within the school, including on your 
initiative.

You will contribute to a project that is systematically identifying, 
tracking, and assessing both recently adopted and emerging 
technologies—such as platform infrastructure and AI-driven tools, to 
evaluate their impact on platform functionalities and potential systemic 
risks. You will have the opportunity to work with a team of researchers 
on a variety of cutting-edge methodologies and data sources and 
contribute to producing a variety of types of research outputs, such as 
evaluative reports and policy documents. You will gain experience in 
project management, working with multi-national teams, and engaging with 
policy stakeholders.

You will be an experienced professional researcher and subject 
specialist, drawing upon knowledge gained from postgraduate research in 
socio-technical or critical technology studies, information systems, 
communications policy, digital markets, or similar fields. You will be 
line managed by more experienced members of CCP and the Principal 
Investigator. You will be expected to have a degree of research 
responsibility an amount of academic initiative on the project.

You will have a relevant postgraduate level qualification, equivalent 
qualification or experience in a relevant research area and will also 
have experience of independent research. You will have strong 
interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to analyse and 
interpret data and work effectively as part of a team. Advanced skills 
directly relating to this research area would be advantageous.

This full-time post is available from 10 March 2025 on a fixed term 
basis for up to 24 months.

UEA offers a variety of flexible working options and although this role 
is advertised on a full-time basis, we encourage applications from 
individuals who would prefer a flexible working pattern including 
annualised hours, compressed working hours, part time, job share, 
term-time only and/or hybrid working. Details of preferred hours should 
be stated in the personal statement and will be discussed further at 
interview. Questions about the position can be addressed to Sally 
Broughton Micova at s.broughton-micova(at)uea.ac.uk

Benefits include:

  * 44 days annual leave inclusive of Bank Holidays and University
    Customary days (pro rata for part-time).
  * Family and Work-life balance policies including hybrid working,
    considerable maternity, paternity, shared parental leave and
    adoption leave.
  * Generous pension scheme with life cover for dependants, plus
    incapacity cover.
  * Health and Wellbeing: discounted access to Sportspark facilities,
    relaxation rooms, 320 acres of rolling parkland, wellbeing walks,
    Wellbeing Ambassador network, on-campus medical centre including NHS
    Dentist, Occupational Health and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
  * Campus Facilities: Sportspark, library, nursery, supermarket, post
    office, bars and catering outlets.
  * Exclusive shopping discounts to help cut the cost of household
    bills, childcare salary sacrifice scheme, Cycle to Work scheme and
    public transport discounts.
  * Personal Development: unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning courses,
    specialist advice and training from our Organisational Development
    and Professional Learning Team.
  * Closing date: 12 February 2025

The University holds an Athena Swan Silver Institutional Award in 
recognition of our advancement towards gender equality.


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