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Ansök senast: 2025-03-10
Postdoctoral Research Associate on equitable adaptation pathways for climate mobilities
About us
Based centrally on the Strand Campus of King's College London, the Department of Geography is a vibrant hub of multi-disciplinary scholarship that seeks to address the most pressing issues facing our world today. Drawing together a unique cohort of scholars, the Department includes expertise in the physical and social science dimensions of climate change, water, urban sustainability, risk and resilience and emerging economies.
About the role
We are seeking an exceptional transdisciplinary researcher to work with the Greater London Authority's adaptation, resilience and migration teams, and the communities they serve, to understand the intersecting vulnerabilities to climate, housing precarity and citizenship. The researcher will work with those most typically marginalised in discussions on adaptation to climate change, to produce visions of well-adapted futures through the lens of housing and residency precarity.
This research constitutes the UK case study of an international, multi-partner project, led from Carleton University in Canada called Transforming places for the precariously housed: Equitable adaptation pathways for climate mobilities. The researcher will work closely with post-doctoral research associates in the other case study locations of Durban, South Africa, Kathmandu, Nepal and Iqaluit, Canada to produce synthetic outcomes.
We are seeking a researcher with a commitment to justice-oriented co-production within research, and experience in implementing arts-based and community-led research. The role will involve co-designing and implementing novel research activities, as well as analysing findings in collaboration with the GLA and project partners.
This is a full-time post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract until 31 August 2026. Part-time employment may be considered.
About you
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
Essential criteria
- PhD in social science, human geography or cognate discipline
- Expertise in transdisciplinary research methods, including using arts-based approaches
- Experience managing stakeholder relationships and working in a practitioner/policy context
- Track record in publishing scientific articles
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including to diverse audiences
- Proven ability to work independently
- Experience working with diverse populations
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working collaboratively in an international and interdisciplinary context
- Expertise in climate change vulnerability and adaptation
- Expertise in housing precarity, social marginalisation, or migration and mobilities
- Good understanding of intersectionality
Application Process
We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.
Interviews are due to be held w/o 27th January 2025.
We are able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.#J-18808-Ljbffr
