Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Social Science of Net Zero aviation, and non-stipendiary Junior Research Fellow of Linacre College

The Role

An opportunity within the Environmental Change Institute as part of Oxford Net Zero: world-leading research enabling effective climate action to halt global warming.

The project is led by director Professor Myles Allen. It is supported by £1.625 million of funding (see below). The project consists of three work packages, examining definitions and financial analysis of GBFs, analysis of policy and business models, Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV), and social, equity and justice aspects (this project).

The successful candidate would work directly with two Senior Researchers at the University of Oxford – Dr. Emily Cox (social science) and Dr. Jessica Omukuti (anthropology). Other researchers on this project are Dr. Tom Kettlety (earth sciences) and Dr. Stuart Jenkins (net Zero for the fossil fuel sector). We are supported by a team of dedicated professional services and communications staff.

The role also includes a non-stipendiary Junior Research Fellowship at Linacre College (see below) and the postholder will hold the Fellowship under the terms of the College Statutes and By-Laws in force at any time during the appointment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and conduct a programme of research into the social, ethical, and climate justice implications of geologically-balanced aviation fuels, in line with the questions identified in the project description above 

• Develop new research questions as required, in collaboration with the lead researchers

• Adapt existing methodologies and materials relevant to questions of social license and climate justice, and/or develop new methodologies for answering the research questions and producing key deliverables

• Research and write key deliverables for the work package, as follows:

• A report on the social license for GBFs, based on the views of publics and of key stakeholders (for instance, NGOs and business leaders), and describe the conditions under which GBFs might be deemed ‘acceptable’ by different groups.
• A report on the climate justice and equity implications of GBFs. This could include topics such as: the importance of an equity-based approach to GBFs; evaluating with relevant users and stakeholders how concepts of GBF are understood, and under what conditions GBFs will enable equitable transitions; joint work to understand how ‘acceptable net zero’ may be defined

What We Offer

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ well-being, and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans.

Application Process

You will be required to upload a covering letter with a supporting statement, CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application. In your supporting statement, please explain how you meet each of the selection criteria found in the job description, and why you would like to do this role. See guidance at https://www.jobs.ox.ac.uk/cv-and-supporting-statement .

Any technical questions related to this vacancy can be sent to recruit@ouce.ox.ac.uk

The closing date is 22nd August 2024 at noon. Only applications submitted by this time will be considered.

Interviews will take place mid-September 2024 via Microsoft Teams.

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