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Postdoctoral Research Assistant

Royal Holloway, University of London - Department of Geography

Location: Egham
Salary: £39,233 to £46,397 per annum - including London Allowance
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On: 25th September 2024
Closes: 21st October 2024
Job Ref: 0924-272

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Full time, Fixed Term (26 months)

We are inviting applications for a Postdoctoral Research Assistant in the Department of Geography.

This appointment relates to a new three-year Wellcome Trust grant entitledOppressive Heat: Heat Stress, Debt Bondage and British Overseas Investment in Cambodian Construction (2024-2027).

The grant explores how the thermal experience of climate change is shaped not only by a person's physical location, but also their social position. Assembling a novel, exploratory suite of conceptual and methodological tools to explore the dynamic workplace geography of thermal exposure under climate change, the research will centre on Cambodia, one of the world’s most climate vulnerable countries and also a key site of labour exploitation.

The successful applicant will be based in the RHUL Department of Geography and will work with the Principal Investigator, Dr Laurie Parsons, Co-Investigator Dr Jenni Cole, and other members of the research team including external partners and stakeholders.

The successful applicant will be tasked with interpreting the lived experience of work under climate change and will focus on developing a social and medical understanding of life and work under conditions of thermal exposure. They will conduct fieldwork with working populations, analyse qualitative and quantitative data and disseminate findings by developing articles for peer-reviewed publications, as well as coordinate relationships and events with external stakeholders.

We welcome applications to join our diverse and interdisciplinary team from recent PhD graduates in human geography or cognate fields (including medical social science, sociology, anthropology, development studies, health humanities, etc.), as well as from applicants with postdoctoral experience, or those who are near completion of their PhD.

Applicants must have experience of undertaking fieldwork in low- or middle-income countries and must have sufficient knowledge in fields of work, labour, or employment. We particularly welcome applicants who are able to demonstrate sufficient knowledge in one or more areas: health and wellbeing under climate change; thermal vulnerability or heat stress in the workplace; climate change impacts, labour regimes and work relations in the global South; and/or the dynamics of the global political economy.

The post is fixed for 3 years and is based in Egham, Surrey where the College is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London. 

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Dr Laurie Parsons on laurie.parsons@rhul.ac.uk

For queries on the application process the Human Resources Department can be contacted by email at: recruitment@rhul.ac.uk

Please quote the reference: 0924-272

Closing Date:   23:59, 21 October 2024 

Interview Date: To be Confirmed

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