Position Details
School of Government, College of Social Sciences
Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK
Full time starting salary is normally in the range £46,485 to £55,295 with potential progression once in post to £62,098
Grade: 8
Full Time, Fixed Term contract up to April 2029
Closing date: 25th February 2025
Background
An exciting opportunity for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join the Wellcome Trust-funded international research collaboration, The Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change. This prestigious collaboration tracks the evolving relationships between health and climate change globally, regionally, and nationally, working in partnership with The Lancet and the World Health Organization.
The Research Fellow will join the Working Group on Public and Political Engagement with Climate Change and Health (WG5), contributing to our understanding of how societies engage with and respond to climate-health challenges. The role combines expertise in climate change and health policy with applied data science skills to develop innovative indicators and analyses.
The Research Fellow will work with Professor Niheer Dasandi, the Co-Chair and Working Group lead, and will be based in the Centre for Artificial Intelligence in Government (CAIG) at the University of Birmingham's School of Government and Institute for Data and AI. They will also be affiliated with the Birmingham Institute for Sustainability and Climate Action (BISCA), providing opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration and research impact.
Role Summary
* Initiate and conduct original research which has measurable outcomes and is reflected in a growing national and often incipient international reputation
* Plan, design and co-ordinate research activities and programmes
* Contribute to the development of research strategies
* Publish results of own research
* Supervise PhD students
* Contribute to the Department/School through management/leadership
* Develop and make substantial contributions to knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement, public engagement activities, widening participation, schools outreach or similar activities at Department/School level or further within the University
Main Duties
To plan and carry out research, using appropriate methodology and techniques. This may include, where appropriate to the discipline:
* Pursue personal research including developing research ideas and winning support, including financial support
* Plan, publish and/or execute high quality research
* Project manage research activities, and/or supervise other research staff
* Present high quality findings in publications and conference proceedings
* Develop novel methodologies and techniques appropriate to the type of research being pursued
* Supervise and examine PhD students, both within and out with the University
* Provide expert advice to colleagues and students within discipline
* Contribute to the administration/management of research across the Department/School
* Apply knowledge in a way that develops new intellectual understanding
* Actively manage equality, diversity and inclusion through monitoring and evaluation and actively challenging unacceptable behaviour
* Develop and make substantial contributions to knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement, and public engagement activities of manifest benefit to the College and the University
* Contribute to some administrative activities within the University, typically relating to research
Person Specification
* Normally, a higher degree relevant to the research area (normally PhD) or equivalent qualifications
* Extensive research experience and scholarship within subject specialism
* Experience and achievement reflected in a growing reputation
* Extensive experience and demonstrated success in planning, undertaking and project managing research to deliver high quality results
* Extensive experience of applying and/or developing and devising successful models, techniques and methods
* Extensive experience and achievement in knowledge transfer, enterprise and similar activity
* Experience of championing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in own work area
* Ability to monitor and evaluate the extent to which equality and diversity legislation, policies, procedures are applied
* Ability to identify issues with the potential to impact on protected groups and take appropriate action
Informal enquiries to Niheer Dasandi, email: n.dasandi@bham.ac.uk
The closing date for applications is Tuesday 25th February. Interviews for shortlisted candidates will be held in early March.
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