PhD Student Placement (Administrative Data Research Wales social care programme)
Cardiff or Llandudno Junction (with hybrid working)

About Us

Social Care Wales provides leadership and expertise in social care and early years in Wales.

Our vision is to make a positive difference to care and support for children, adults and their families and carers.

To do this, we lead on developing and regulating the social care workforce, service improvement, data and research to improve care.

We are currently looking for a PhD Student to join our Administrative Data Research (ADR) Wales programme, either for three months on a full-time basis or six months on a part-time basis.

This role will receive a fixed monthly stipend of £1,855 per month for three months (pro rata for part-time students).

You must be based in the UK to apply for this role and be able to visit one of the stated offices when required (on minimal occasions).

The Role

As a PhD Student, you will contribute to our ADR Wales programme by supporting the development of social care research using linked data, while gaining experience in a real-world policy environment.

Working within the Research, Data and Innovation team, you’ll support the promotion and delivery of social care research that makes use of administrative data.

Depending on your research interests and stage of study, you may contribute to data acquisition projects, promote findings from our priority-setting exercises, and engage with our adult social care linked data research group.

You’ll also encourage the use of the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) Databank, helping communicate the value of data-driven research, and develop your skills in linked data methods.

Additionally, you will:

- Write promotional content to highlight the value of linked data research
- Support researchers and stakeholders involved in adult social care data projects

About You

To be considered as a PhD Student, you will need:

- To be currently undertaking or about to commence (from September/October 2025) a PhD related to social care at a Higher Education Institution in Wales
- An interest in using linked data or large datasets in social care research
- Knowledge of a range of data science, quantitative and statistical analysis techniques
- Skills in using software for statistical analysis (e.g. R/Python/STATA)

Closing Date: 25th August 2025

Other organisations may call this role Data Science Researcher, Social Care Research Assistant, Research Assistant, Research Associate, Research Analyst (Social Care), or PhD Research Student.

Reasonable adjustments can be made at any stage of the recruitment process for candidates with a disability, impairment or health condition, for example who are neuro-divergent or who use British Sign Language. Please get in touch with the HR Team to discuss adjustments for any part of the process.

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