Location: SAMS, Oban Contract Type: Fixed Term – until 13th February 2028. Working Pattern: Full Time (37hrs per week – Monday to Friday) Salary Range: £37,099 - £41,732 per annum Closing date: 14th March 2025 The Project The aim of GLOBALSEAWEED-PROTECT is to achieve a resilient seaweed industry in Southeast Asia by taking a One Health approach. This will ensure that production systems are resilient to climate change, crops are healthy by preventing the introduction and spread of pests and disease, wild seaweed biodiversity and the wider environment are protected and enhanced, improving the long-term livelihoods of farmers and their communities, and providing a model for the rest of the world. The objectives, developed with our partners in Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, are to build capability and capacity in and between countries in i) research innovation, ii) development of resilient crops, (iii) implementation of biosecurity management strategies and tool kits for improving seaweed health, and (iv) engagement with local communities, researchers, governments, industry and NGOs through ‘Sharing Best Practice’ workshops. The Role This role will be facilitating community led research, knowledge generation and sharing, towards developing sustainable seaweed aquaculture in Indonesia and Thailand, that protects their social-cultural environmental connections and local seaweed stocks. You will lead and undertake scoping research and co-design the research agenda with communities, researchers and partners to achieve the project aims of the GLOBALSEAWEED – PROTECT project; this includes co-designing outputs, community led roadmap/strategy for sustainable seaweed aquaculture in both countries and policy documents. You will further be expected to lead on academic outputs and reports for the work package, participate in online meetings (monthly) with country partners and attend in-person workshops and conferences throughout the project lifespan. In addition, you will be required to contribute meaningfully to the small social science team at SAMS, supervise students and give guest lectures. Our Ideal Candidate Our ideal candidate will be proficient in both qualitative and quantitative research methods, together with a proven track record with reputable academic publications. You will need to be able to critically analyse data and apply theories and methodologies to contribute towards the advancement of social science research. Additionally, you will have the ability to integrate knowledge, working with diverse disciplines and knowledge holders. You should have the ability to collaborate with researchers, institutions and stakeholders and have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. You should be able to lead and mentor, junior researchers and students. In addition, you will need to be adaptable to work with diverse people in different context and have an exceptional ethical awareness, committing to ethical research practices. Employee Benefits Our relatively small, caring community is an ideal environment for making friends, forming collaborations, and supporting each other to do the work that we really care about. Oban and surrounding areas provide a fantastic base to live and work, and we offer a wide range of employee benefits, support and inclusive culture, making SAMS a great place to work. Our employees are the heart of our business. Recruiting and retaining the right people is the key to our success. Rewarding our employees is therefore an important component of our employment package and we have a wide range of benefits on offer to staff to support your work and lifestyle. We are proud to provide a wide variety of benefits year-round, offering options to best support our staff, such as: flexible & hybrid working options, purchase of additional annual leave, shopping discounts, Cycle 2 Work scheme, purchases of technology through salary sacrifice, Payroll Giving, Pensions Plus, access to portals to support health and wellbeing, a sabbatical scheme, free car parking with access to electronic charging points as well as access to a number of training & development courses. Additionally, SAMS encourages and recognises excellence among staff through various recognition and reward arrangements. We are striving to constantly develop and expand the benefits and offers for our colleagues. Interested? We would love to hear from you. If you have queries about the position and would like to talk these through before applying, please email these through, in the first instance, to bernadette.snowsams.ac.uk For further information, please go to: Senior PDRA in Marine Social Science (D25/24.BS) — Scottish Association for Marine Science, Oban UK Applications must include CV and Cover Letter and should be sent electronically to recruitmentsams.ac.uk quoting Job Ref. ‘D25/24.BS’ in the subject heading. Closing date for application is 14th March 2025 - Interviews to be held late March/early April 2025. Please note, we are unfortunately unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. SAMS Group is committed to being an equal and open organisation. Diversity and inclusion are important to us, and we strive to remove any barriers that may prevent people from applying to join us. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, and from all who share our values and can help us to broaden our knowledge and range of ideas.