Earth Fellow: cultural and environmental adaptations to new seasons

at  University of Edinburgh

FIXED-TERM FOR NINE MONTHS FROM OCTOBER 2024

An interdisciplinary research team from the University of Edinburgh’s School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures and School of GeoSciences are looking for a postgraduate student to contribute to a project on cultural and environmental adaptations to new seasons.
This project aims to draw together a collaborative network of researchers across the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and the College of Science and Engineering and community representatives to explore how sustainability is being impacted by changes in the seasons. During this Earth Fellowship you will review current literature; connect expertise across the emerging network of researchers and community representatives working in areas related to seasons and sustainability; and organize a workshop to be held in the spring/early summer of 2025.
Click here to view the full project brief for the Earth Fellow: cultural and environmental adaptation to new seasons, including key tasks and deliverables (opens browser in new tab).
Click here to view the general Earth Fellow job description (opens browser in new tab). Please refer to both the project brief and job description when outlining your skills and experience in your application.
This post will appointed at Grade UE05, step 1 which is £27,979 per annum, pro rata (£ 15.33 per hour).

YOUR SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES FOR SUCCESS:

• Current University of Edinburgh postgraduate student.
• Evidence of interest in climate and environmental change.
• Ability to carry out literature reviews of academic literature and other documents.
• Strong written communication skills.
• Ability to work proactively with colleagues and stakeholders with a variety of expertise; understanding and valuing different points of view.
  As an Earth Fellow, you will be joining a diverse, fun and dynamic team of researchers, students and staff all working together to address the global climate emergency. As part of the Earth Fellows programme, you will have access to co-working space, exciting networking and personal development opportunities and opportunities to contribute towards partnerships and solutions for climate change on a global scale.
  Earth Fellows work on individual and team-based projects which contribute to the University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh Earth Initiative’s work on climate change research-led impact, innovation, engagement, and teaching.
  As a valued member of our team you can expect:
  An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work alongside the Edinburgh Earth Initiative team and Earth Fellows community which includes undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD students as well as the wider student community, academics, professional services, and global partners working on climate and environmental change. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success.
  You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, flexible working and much more. Click to access our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.
  The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
  Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab).
  The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Please refer the Job description for details