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Research & Investigations Talent Pool (12-Month Fixed-Term Contracts)

Location: Central London (Hybrid)

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, hybrid working with three days per week in our London office

About Us

Praetorian Connections Ltd (PCL) is a leading provider of language-enabled Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), supporting geopolitical, security, and risk-focused decision making.

Our Intelligence Teams deliver timely, accurate, and insightful reporting across complex global portfolios, combining linguistic capability, regional expertise, structured analytical methodologies, and rigorous editorial standards.

Praetorian Connections Ltd (PCL) is a specialised open source intelligence company based in London. Through our teams of regional experts and native-level language analysts, Praetorian is able to provide perspective on some of the world’s most demanding and complex environments through regular in country update reporting and deep-dive research and investigations.

We are seeking talented researchers, investigators and project managers to join our talent pool for future projects examining online extremist narratives. Successful candidates will be offered positions on a 12-month fixed term basis as business and client requirements arise.

By joining our talent pool, candidates will be considered for multiple upcoming opportunities matching their skills, experience, and interests.

Background & Responsibilities

Across the roles, the team will plan and deliver focused research to develop access across online spaces; monitor, collect and analyse online data; and produce high-quality written outputs, while maintaining strict ethical standards and legal compliance at all times.

Projects will map ideologically motivated political and extremist movements, actors, networks, platforms, and discourse in order to identify risk signals. Work will blend open source intelligence tradecraft across open and closed-channels.

Experience required (all roles)

• Hands-on work with social media platforms and (preferably) familiarity with alternative, fringe online platforms.
• Proven OSINT tradecraft; experience with complex investigations.
• Strong analytical skills and excellent writing ability - demonstrated delivery of consistent, high quality research products.
• Commitment to research ethics, legal compliance and operational security.
• Professional curiosity and willingness to engage deeply with complex issues.

Other desirable experience

• Demonstrated research and expertise on extremist ideologies, narratives, groups, platforms and polarising online subcultures and ecosystems.
• Experience mentoring analysts or leading research activity.
• Demonstrable experience in data management, quantitative analysis and collection frameworks.
• Able to build rapport, cultivate trust, manage ongoing communications, and effectively leverage networks to gather critical insights while adhering to ethical and operational security standard.
• Knowledge on extremist pathways either through a background in criminology, psychology, sociology or security studies.
• Familiarity with network mapping tools.

Behaviours

• Integrity and objectivity
• Rigour and curiosity
• Judgement and responsibility
• Respect and collaboration
• Resilience and operational security

Additional Information

• Submission of an application does not guarantee employment. Candidates who successfully complete the assessment process may be contacted regarding suitable opportunities throughout the next 12 months.
• Candidates must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. We are unable to sponsor visa applications for this role.
• Hybrid working arrangement with three days per week required in our Central London office.
• Shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a written exercise as part of the recruitment process.

Those with experience working with multidisciplinary teams across government, policy, academia, and civil society are strongly encouraged to apply.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted when aligned with project requirements

Additional Information

• Candidates must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. We are unable to sponsor visa applications for this role.
• Hybrid working arrangement with three days per week required in our Central London office.
• Staff may work remotely for 3-4 weeks during designated PCL remote working periods in the summer and Christmas periods. Working from abroad is not permitted.
• Access to internal training opportunities to support professional development.
• Shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a written exercise as part of the recruitment process.

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Bereavement leave
• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Financial planning services
• Free flu jabs
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Sick pay
• Transport links
• Work from home

Work Location: Hybrid remote in London