Key Placement Information
Closing Date: Friday 12th December 2025
Start Date: Preferably in January 2026, but it can be negotiated
Duration: 3 months (or part-time equivalent)
Full-time or Part-time: Open to both full-time and part-time candidates
In Person, Online or Hybrid: Mainly online
Job Sector: Public
Project Areas: Research, Policy, Framework Development, Review
How to Apply: Send your CV and cover letter to ICF@mmu.ac.uk with the subject line “ICF – WRDTP Placement Application”
Project Description
The Institute for Children’s Futures (ICF) at Manchester Metropolitan is a leading interdisciplinary institute committed to improving children’s lives through research, policy, and practice. They have identified four broad research priority areas for the first two years of their operation. The child-friendly city or region is one of the core areas.
To strengthen the evidence base on child-friendly cities and regions, the ICF would like to appoint a Research Assistant to conduct a Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA) to identify gaps and challenges in research, policy, and implementation within child-friendly city/neighbourhood initiatives.
Expected duties are:
- Developing a framework for the Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA) linked to past research on child-friendly cities and regions.
- Completing the review linked to the REA.
- Attending the ICF team meeting (primarily online) and updating the progress of the research.
- Writing a report.
- Presenting the research report to the relevant platform suggested by the ICF team.
- Writing a blog on the placement experience with the ICF.
