Postdoctoral Research Associate

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Grade 7:   £39,424 - £47,779 per annum. 

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity to join STARPOL (Socio-Spatial Thermal justice, A new analytics model for navigating polycrises), a new £1.18m UKRI funded project led by an interdisciplinary team examining psychological, architectural, genetic, and engineering determinants of thermal injustice in housing. The project is led by University of Strathclyde together with Universities of Oxford, Bath, and Edinburgh and involves working with internationally leading experts in experimental/environmental psychology, architecture, design, engineering, law and genetics as well as leading industry experts across sectors. The post is based on campus at the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford but would involve close collaboration with the other institutions and occasional travel to Strathclyde, Bath, and Edinburgh. 

The post is fixed-term for 2 years and is offered on a full-time basis working 37.5 hours per week with a start date of 1 July 2026.

The job

As a Research Associate, you will play a lead role in relation to a design and delivery of Work packages led by the University of Oxford supported by the Work Package led by University of Strathclyde involving qualitative data collection methods and liaising closely with practising architects, biomedical engineers, and, on occasion, engineers across the UK. 

About you

We would love to hear from you if you already have a PhD in experimental/environmental psychology and/or applied crossmodal research. Along with the ability to design largescale studies to collect and/or analyse and understand quantitative (and possibly also qualitative) data sets and information. An emerging publication record, and research interests that align with the applied multisensory themes of the project, namely, experimental and/or environmental psychology, multisensory perception research, are also required.

To be successful in this role you will have an understanding of interdisciplinary research methods, possibly with developed knowledge and engagement in thermal comfort research in buildings, with an understanding of how to apply theory as well as an interest in momentary psychological evaluation and the scraping of online sources of data using the latest in sentiment analysis techniques. Along with the ability to work collaboratively and flexibly with a range of disciplines including architecture, design, biomedical engineering, and legal anthropology. Also required is extensive experience in designing and conducting experimental research, and evaluating both qualitative and quantitative research findings. You should also have experience of successfully working in research-intensive environments and preferably on research projects that involve some form of industry collaboration. Prior experience working with interdisciplinary research methods is also highly desirable. 

Application process

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. You will be required to upload a supporting statement addressing the selection criteria, your CV, and the contact details of two referees as part of your application. 

The closing date for applications is midday on 29 May 2026 and only applications received by this date will be considered.   

To apply for this role and for further details, including the job description and selection criteria, please click the 'Apply' button above. 

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