Research Associate (Caveat) – Dumfries Campus

The University of Glasgow is seeking a Research Associate (Caveat) within the School of Social & Environmental Sustainability based in Dumfries Campus.

The successful candidate will make a leading contribution to the AHRC-DCMS funded project CAVEAT - Triangulation of values using different valuation methods - working with the Principal Investigator Prof Patrizia Riganti, who is leading a consortium involving the University of Stirling, Historic England, ICCROM, ICOMOS ISCEC, as well as scholars from Macquarie University, Burgundy Business School and IPSOS, UK.

CAVEAT is one of the six projects funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and DCMS as part of their £3.1 million investment in cultural heritage research. These coordinated projects aim to develop a multidisciplinary approach to valuing the benefits of culture and heritage assets to society and will contribute to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) Culture and Heritage Capital Programme (see https://www.ukri.org/news/new-projects-to-measure-value-of-culture-and-heritage-to-society/).

The successful candidate will help manage and direct this complex and challenging project and will also be expected to contribute to the formulation and submission of research publications and related research proposals.

This post is full time(35 hrs per week) and fixed term until 03/03/2026.

For informal inquiries please Professor Patrizia Riganti, patrizia.riganti@glasgow.ac.uk

For further information on the College of Social Sciences, School of Social & Environmental Sustainability, please visit https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/ses/

Closing date:  11^th December 2023  

We believe that we can only reach our full potential through the talents of all. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values. Applications are particularly welcome from across our communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented within the University. Read more on how the University promotes and embeds all aspects of equality and diversity within our community https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/. 

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