Research Associate in Urban & Regional Studies

Full-time 1.00 FTE for 35 months from April 2023 to March 2026

This position is conditional on the receipt of a firm contract for funding, which is in progress.

Loughborough University is seeking to appoint a researcher in Urban and Regional Studies to work across The Schools of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, and Design and Creative Arts, to establish and develop research and impact activity for ‘The Impact Hub’ (TIH) interdisciplinary project, under the auspices of the wider Healthy & Innovative Loughborough (H&IL) project funded by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) via the Loughborough Town Deal project.

TIH intends to establish a town observatory to record and monitor change occurring in Loughborough from the implementation of the Town Investment Plan and to support future evidence-based decision-making and sustainable regional development. A post-doctoral research associate is required for 36 months to support this work and to contribute original research and impact activities. The postholder will work closely with the project leads (PLs), Dr Robert Harland, Dr Falli Palaiologou, and Dr Asya Natapov, to develop TIH and will play a key role in engaging with the wider team of LU academics and external partners.

For informal enquiries please contact Dr Robert Harland, Reader in Urban Graphic Heritage, r.g.harland@lboro.ac.uk.

Application closing date is Friday 10 February 2023.

Interviews are planned for March 2023.

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