Research Fellow: Inequality, Immigration, Tax & Political Narratives project

Applications close Monday 14 September, 9am.

Salary: £21,500 Tax free for 4 days a week (equivalent to roughly £31k fulltime with tax)

Contract: 1 year from start date

Location: Hybrid – mostly remote, Mondays as all team office day in Central London (we can support transport costs from outside of London)

Hours: 4 days or 28 hours per week

Reports to: Research Manager and Executive Director (Dr Faiza Shaheen)

Deadline: Monday 14 September 2026, 9am

Interviews: Friday 25 September 2026, at our offices in Vauxhall

Expected start date: As soon as possible (no later than end of October)

Application pack: Click here to download

Application form: Click here to apply

Please note: This is a one-year, part time post paid through a tax-free monthly stipend from the Barry Amiel and Norman Melburn Trust. The fellowship post holder will work as part of the Tax Justice UK team.

Role summary 

Are you a qualitative researcher passionate about economic justice and community-driven research? As a Research Fellow, you will assist in fieldwork for an ambitious UK-wide study exploring how narratives on wealth taxation can build multi-ethnic class solidarity and counter division. Working directly with grassroots partners across the country, you will build relationships with local groups and co-design a community researcher model to ensure the project is deeply rooted in the places we study.

Your work will focus on listening to how everyday people experience economic insecurity, understand local divisions, and respond to messaging on taxing the super-rich. This role offers a unique opportunity to gather the foundational, on-the-ground insights that will shape national narrative strategies to change tax policy.

We’re looking for someone starting in their research career, who is eager to learn. We welcome applicants from all different backgrounds who have demonstrable interest in working class issues and a commitment to a fairer tax system in the UK. If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

Download Application pack here. Applications close Monday 14 September, 9am.