EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

Essential Criteria

• Academic Qualification
• A PhD (or near completion) in relevant discipline such as Finance; Economics; Business Analytics; Sustainability or related discipline.
• Subject Matter Expertise
• Strong knowledge of sustainable Finance, green business, decision support.
• Understanding of the net zero and/or circular economy.
• Research Excellence
• Proven strong track record of high-quality publications.
• Ability to work independently and conduct high quality research, familiar with tools and techniques for analysing complex systems, qualitative (interviews, surveys) and quantitative data analysis.
• Technical Proficiency
• Familiarity with relevant tools, methods, and techniques used in sustainability research and finance.

• Team CollaborationExperience working effectively in diverse, interdisciplinary teams.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Evidence of attracting research grants/external funding and delivering on externally funded research projects.
• Evidence or knowledge to support international collaborations.Awareness of the regulatory frameworks.

ROLE:

Research Assistant/ Postdoctoral Research Associate in Sustainable Business and Finance
Grade and Salary: Grade 6 (£31,236 - £36,636) / Grade 7 (£37,694 - £47,389) per annum
Contract Type: Full Time (1FTE), Fixed Term for 1.5 years (With potential to extend）
Location : Edinburgh Campus
Rewards and Benefits: 33 days annual leave, plus 9 buildings closed days (and Christmas Eve when it falls on a weekday) for all full time staff. Use our total rewards calculator: https://www.hw.ac.uk/about/work/total-rewards-calculator.htm to see the value of benefits provided by Heriot-Watt University.
We welcome and will consider flexible working patterns, including part-time working and job share options.

THE ROLE:

We are looking to appoint up to two exceptional researchers to join our UKRI Ayrton Challenge Programme project “Sustainable Cooling Infrastructure for Fisheries in Indonesia (SCI-FI)�.
SCI-FI is an ambitious interdisciplinary initiative that aims to create a deployment blueprint for sustainable cooling infrastructure that expands cold chain access at affordable costs, while enabling a just and inclusive energy transition in small-scale fishing communities. The project brings together leading researchers from University of Birmingham, Heriot-Watt University (HWU), Durham University, and three partner universities in Indonesia including Politeknik Negeri Bali, Universitas Indonesia, and Universitas Pattimura.
At Edinburgh Business School, HWU, we are looking for highly motivated and talented researchers to conduct pioneering work at the intersection of sustainable business, finance, and infrastructure innovation. This role offers a unique opportunity to work within an international, interdisciplinary team tackling real-world sustainability challenges.