Research Associate, Lethal Prescriptions (Ethnographic Fieldwork in Switzerland)

The University of Glasgow's School of Social and Political Sciences is recruiting an ethnographer for the Lethal Prescriptions subproject of a larger assisted-dying study. The researcher carries out participant observation and interviews in Switzerland with staff at assisted-dying organisations, doctors, pharmacists and people seeking assisted dying, then analyses the material and helps write publications. The listing states that the role may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route, subject to Home Office requirements, and that relocation assistance will be provided where appropriate. The post is fixed term and full time at GBP 41,064 to 46,049, with funding for up to four years. The closing date is 4 November 2026.