We're hiring: Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow in Participatory Engagement and System Dynamics

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Duties and responsibilities

The UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering is a world-leading centre of research and teaching excellence aimed at making our cities, towns and buildings better places in which to live, with a focus on sustainability, human well-being, health, energy use and climate change. We are part of The Bartlett, UCL's global faculty of the built environment.

The appointment is funded for 11 months in the first instance. 

The post holder will work with an interdisciplinary team to develop, design and deliver a body of high-quality research into the complex system that relates to water management in London and Manchester as well as sustainability questions in cities more widely. 

The work will use a mix of (participatory) system dynamics, problem structuring and qualitative research and. You will closely collaborate with diverse stakeholders and support them in improving their understanding of the water management system for making better decisions.

Appointment at Grade 7 is dependent upon having been awarded a PhD; if this is not the case, initial appointment will be at research assistant Grade 6B (salary £32,217 per annum) with payment at Grade 7 being backdated to the date of final submission of the PhD thesis.

Key requirements

In this exciting role you will be expected to combine system dynamics modelling, qualitative research and participatory engagement/modelling and to report on your research using your excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Further details 

If you have any queries regarding the vacancy or the application process, please contact: bseer-recruitment@ucl.ac.uk

If you have specific questions about the role please contact Nici Zimmermann, n.zimmermann@ucl.ac.uk

We particularly welcome female applicants and those from an ethnic minority, as they are under-represented within UCL at this level.

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We will consider applications to work on a part-time, flexible and job share basis wherever possible.

Closing date: Wednesday 24th November, 23:59 (GMT)

Interview date: TBC