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Postdoctoral Research Associate - TRANSECTS

Heriot-Watt University

Location: Edinburgh
Salary: £36,924 to £46,485 per annum (Grade 7)
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On: 30th October 2024
Closes: 20th November 2024
Job Ref: 4036

FTE and working pattern: 1 FTE, 35hrs per week, Monday – Friday

Contract: Fixed term for 36 months

Holiday Entitlement: 33 days annual leave plus 9 buildings closed days (and Christmas Eve when it falls on a weekday)

Purpose of Role

Heriot-Watt University is looking to appoint a Post-Doctoral Research Associate to support research on the UKRI-funded TRANSECTS (TRANSitions in Energy for Coastal communities over Time and Space) project. TRANSECTS will apply an interdisciplinary spatial-temporal lens to learn from past marine energy transitions to support and inform future decision-making. Combining natural and social sciences with arts and humanities, TRANSECTS will interrogate the shifts from non-renewable systems of production (whale oil in the 1800s through to offshore oil and gas in the later-1900s) to more sustainable marine renewable energies in the early-2000s (and the competition with transitioning oil and gas via CO2 and hydrogen storage). This post will contribute to the aims of TRANSECTS by identifying the social and economic benefits and disbenefits associated with natural capital (stocks) and ecosystem services (flows) from past, present and future marine energy transitions. This research will take a place-based approach and consider how the stocks and flows identified for our three case study areas (Orkney Islands, East Coast Scotland, Humber Estuary) are interlinked with wider societal benefits and explore how they have affected coastal community resilience. 

Work activities will vary according to the requirements of the job; however, general responsibilities are typically, but not restricted to, the following: 

  • Strong research ethos, engaging in research activities related to the TRANSECTS project and contributing to the University's research and outreach profile;
  • Establishing collaborative research links outside the university via funding councils, industry, business and public bodies (including existing TRANSECTS partners/collaborators);
  • Representing Heriot Watt University and the TRANSECTS project in a professional capacity, particularly through research dissemination and development e.g. conferences, meetings with project partners.

Essential & Desirable Criteria

Essential

Qualifications and Experience

  • PhD in a Human Geography, Ecological Economics, Marine Science, Environmental Sociology, Anthropology or Environmental Science discipline 
  • Knowledge and experience on at least two subject areas from the following: Social Impact Analysis, Community Engagement, Historical Geography, Economic Evaluation, Natural Capital Approaches, Cultural Evaluation, Marine Energy, Management Science, Sustainability 
  • A track record of research publications

Competencies, Skills and Knowledge

  • Competency undertaking statistical analysis of quantitative data
  • Competency undertaking thematic analysis of qualitative data
  • Experience of spatial data analysis software
  • Excellent IT skills and proficiency with using online communication platforms
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Good team player with good interpersonal skills

Desirable

  • Postgraduate experience working with marine energy industries and/or coastal communities
  • Experience in project management, report preparation and writing, quality assurance and stakeholder engagement, research dissemination
  • Experience of undertaking interdisciplinary research
  • Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment
  • Creative communication skills
  • A developing track record of generating external research income

How to apply

Applications can be submitted up to midnight (UK time) on Wednesday 13th November 2024.

Please submit your CV via the Heriot-Watt on-line recruitment.

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