Call for new Trustees of the Housing Studies Charitable Trust

The Housing Studies Charitable Trust (HSCT) is seeking to appoint new Trustees to support its charitable objectives of advancing the education of the public in all matters of housing issues. This includes supporting  the publication of the Housing Studies journal and the provision of grants to organisations which promote research and understanding in housing studies and its relevance to housing policy. Recent initiatives include funding Early Career Research Fellowships and providing bursaries to enable attendance at the Housing Studies Association annual conference.

Further information about the role of a Trustee is available here: Trustees are appointed for an initial 3-year term. Our aim is to ensure our Trustees represent the diversity of the international housing studies community and we encourage applicants from diverse personal and professional backgrounds and career stages. We particularly welcome applicants with personal characteristics currently under-represented on our Board.

To apply, please send a personal statement (no more than 2 sides of A4) and a summary CV (2 pages) by 5pm on 30 October 2026 to Sharon Carley at: sharon@thornbyassociates.co.uk

Candidates to be invited to interview will be informed in the week commencing 9 November 2026 and interviews (online) will be held in the week commencing 23 November.

If you wish to know more about the role, or have any questions about the application process, please contact John Flint at john.flint@sheffield.ac.uk

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