Following on from an externally funded activity, the School of Physical Sciences is now expanding the iMAGINE Group of the RAEng Chair in Emerging Technologies (CiET) to follow up on the zero-power reactor design project and the related social sciences work, through a new research appointment. We are now seeking an exceptional, experienced candidate to join our team in the role of a Research Associate.
You will work with the CiET in the iMAGINE project in close collaboration with the development team headed by the CiET at the main Campus of University of Liverpool. You will carry out independent research, based on the data acquired during the zero-power reactor project to deliver a much wider body of work in the social science area to support iMAGINE and the mid-term review of the Chair position.
Within the project you will interact with governmental and industrial partners and researchers on other funded projects managed by the Chair. You will be working alongside a highly motivated group of scientists and engineers and be able to communicate and overcome the disciplinary boundaries in a strongly multi-disciplinary team.

YOU SHOULD HAVE SUBSTANTIAL EXPERIENCE IN:

placing and presenting your results at international events.
providing data analysis with qualitative research methods.
disseminating of results to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
delivering science and risk communication and working with natural sciences teams.
You will have a range of duties etc. set out below is indicative and not prescriptive. Expectation of the role is that you will be:
delivering and organising project work on time and budget.
analysing already acquired data based on a variety of qualitative research approaches.
scanning and interpreting of international literature on social science and engineering with special focus on nuclear technologies.
providing expertise and support in social science issues to the project group.
communicating and discussing with multi-disciplinary external partners as well as with governmental players.
working with leading academics to develop novel approaches to support innovation projects and proposals.

Please refer the Job description for details