Role: Postdoctoral Research Associate
Grade and Salary: Grade 7, £37,694 - £47,389 per annum
FTE and working pattern: 1FTE, 35hrs per week, Monday : Friday
Contract: 27 Months, Fixed-Term
Holiday Entitlement: 33 days annual leave plus 9 buildings closed days (and Christmas Eve when it falls on a weekday)

PURPOSE OF ROLE

At the Lyell Centre, HWU, we are seeking a highly motivated and talented Post-doctoral Research Associate to join an interdisciplinary team. This role provides an exciting opportunity to assess the social impacts of deploying a cooling hub in a small-scale fishery in Indonesia, and how it impacts community dynamics, gender roles and livelihoods.

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Research

• Lead high-quality research including baseline socio-economic assessments, social impact analysis, and risk assessments.
• Gather supporting qualitive date on community perceptions and expectations in sites where the cooling hub has been deployed and where it will be deployed
• Ensure active engagement by underrepresented groups
• Develop communication and education materials for local communities
• Apply/design appropriate analytical techniques to generate impactful insights. 
• Formulate tailored mitigation strategies and recommendations to support the implementation of the cooling hub
• Produce high-quality academic publications
• Collaborate with academic and industrial project partners, including short and medium-term visits, and coordinate activities across the consortium. 

General and Administrative

• Collaborate effectively with administrative and academic staff in the School and University level.  
• Engage in professional development through relevant training programs aligned with project needs and personal aspirations.  
• Assist with the supervision of student project work and provide day-to-day support to other researchers. 
• Contribute to teaching responsibilities as required. 
• Contribute to developing follow-on research proposals and grant applications for future project funding. 
• Regularly report research progress through formal and informal reports and communications.  
• Undertake additional duties as reasonably requested by project leaders, commensurate with the role.