Project Manager

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The Role
Green Corridors North East (GCNE) is a 3-year Arts and Humanities Council (AHRC) funded research project and a pilot for the new AHRC Mission scheme. The project runs from May 2025 until the end of April 2028. The project is a collaboration between Newcastle University, Durham University, Teesside University and the National Trust. The project will work alongside an evaluation team from Durham and Northumbria Universities. The project spans more than 35 miles of three green corridors in the North East: The Tyne Derwent Way in Gateshead, Durham City Green Corridor, and the Tees to Topping Green Corridor running into and out of Middlesbrough. These three green corridors are part of an ambitious programme being led by the National Trust to help work in partnership to establish 20 green corridors across England, Northern Ireland and Wales by 2030, working in urban areas to address unequal access to and deliver benefits for nature, heritage, and people. Green corridors have risen to prominence as vital tools in urban planning, as well as connecting pockets of nature, they also connect people to their natural and cultural heritage.

The objectives of the project are to (i) convene exceptional teams, bringing together research, professional and community expertise to shape and deliver change, (ii) co-develop research questions and practices that are place based, cross-cutting and focused on environment, community and storytelling; (iii) co-produce research on the four themes of (1) heritage and history (e.g. exploring the well-being impact of training different age groups to conduct oral histories of one another’s memories of the corridors); (2) culture and creativity (e.g. developing inclusive creative methods to co-produce artworks that promote environmental empathy and enhance well-being); (3) nature and natural heritage (e.g. examining the well-being benefits of co-producing research that increases access to, knowledge of, and care for nature); (4) active evaluation for learning (e.g. research conducted by team members, serving as learning and evaluation); with cross-cutting ‘super themes’ of well-being and stewardship.

The position is available from as soon as possible for up to 32 months and will be a hybrid role, balancing office and home working with site visits. The Project Manager will occasionally need to work evenings and be happy to travel across the region.

To apply please include a CV as well as a covering letter detailing how you meet the essential criteria (available on the university's website, accessed by the 'Apply' button) for the role.

To request a more detailed job pack about the project and/or for any informal enquiries, contact Richard Clay  - richard.clay@ncl.ac.uk and Alex Bulmer alex.bulmer@ncl.ac.uk.

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