Research Fellow in Decarbonisation of the Heritage Sector

About us

The Bartlett School of Environment, Energy, and Resources is a research and teaching hub at University College London (UCL) that brings together four institutes to address global challenges in sustainability, energy, the built environment, and heritage. The Institute for Sustainable Heritage delivers sustainable solutions to real-world cultural heritage problems through ground-breaking, cross-disciplinary research and innovative teaching for future heritage leaders. From studying latest management policy to applying data science, analysing materials to using future studies, we train future heritage leaders in the skills needed to sustain cultural heritage for generations to come.

About the role

We are recruiting a Research Fellow in Decarbonisation of the Heritage Sector. This Fellow will be based in the UCL Institute for Sustainable Heritage but will collaborate closely with leading sector organisations such as the V&A. The Fellow will be expected to develop and implement an innovative research programme on decarbonisation within galleries, libraries, archives, and museums, with a focus on Scope 3 emissions.

This Fellowship is made possible with support from Getty through its Getty Global Art and Sustainability Fellows initiative.

More information can be found here:

Getty Global Art and Sustainability Fellows Program

Getty | UCL ISH Partnership - Global Art and Sustainability Initiative

If you have any queries regarding the vacancy, or the application process, please contact bseer-recruitment(at)ucl.ac.uk.

If you have specific questions about the role please contact Dr Scott Allan Orr (scott.orr(at)ucl.ac.uk).

UCL welcomes applications from international applicants and has licence to sponsor individuals who require a visa. This is dependent on the post and candidate meeting eligibility requirements for visa sponsorship under UK Visas and Immigration legislation.

About you

A strong candidate will hold a PhD or equivalent in the subject area of heritage science, archaeology, heritage conservation or in the subject area of sustainable resources, decarbonisation, or carbon mitigation, and be independent and self-motivated. It is desirable for candidates to have experience of organising and running participatory workshops and stakeholder engagement.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits, some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave, 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality.

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