Research Associate

Department

This post is based in York Law School, where you will support the Head of Department in her research on law, gender and ageing. The role has a strong intellectual focus and is intended for someone with an interest in gender- and age-related socio-legal research and in the use of law as a tool for advancing social justice and equality.

The research sits at the intersection of feminist legal theory, ageing and gender studies, and equality and human rights law. It focuses on developing a feminist jurisprudence of ageing, with a specific emphasis on older women’s equality and rights in both UK and international contexts. You’ll explore how legal frameworks shape, and are shaped by, older women’s lived experiences, across areas such as pensions and economic security, anti-discrimination law, care provision (both formal and informal), and access to health care and related rights.

The role will involve work using a range of socio-legal research methods,...