Research Associate

This post is full time and fixed term until 30 November 2027.

We have an opportunity for a Research Associate to make a leading contribution to the ESRC-funded URBAN RETROFIT UK research project at the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) and Place and Built Environment subject group within the Division of Urban Studies and Social Policy.

The Division of Urban Studies and Social Policy is a leading centre for innovative, interdisciplinary and impactful urban research on pressing global challenges. CaCHE is a UK-wide collaboration and a leading independent centre for the production, analysis and dissemination of research related to housing and place. Its administrative hub is at the University of Glasgow in the Division of Urban Studies and Social Policy.

URBAN RETROFIT UK is a three-year UK-wide project focusing on repairing existing places by adapting urban form to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions, protect the environment and support sustainable lifestyles, including via infrastructure programmes such as separated bike lanes, planning policies that encourage high-densities, and community-based projects like urban greening. It is the headline project of CaCHE’s ‘Place’ theme and has a particular focus on ‘scaling up’ urban retrofitting through planning and development systems.

The position requires expertise in either urban planning, property development or human geography. It would be desirable for the candidate to have specialist knowledge of policymaking for urban sustainability and experience conducting research with community-based partners.

The successful candidate will be a key member of the URBAN RETROFIT UK team supporting the Principal Investigator and Co-Investigators in the delivery of a complex, multi-city programme of research. They will be directly involved in data collection, analysis and the production of research outputs, and will also support knowledge co-production and dissemination with planning, property and community stakeholders.

The position is based at the University of Glasgow, however, the successful candidate will also work with co-investigators at other UK universities that are part of the ESRC project team, including the University of Sheffield, Cardiff University, University of the West of England and Ulster University. A parallel Research Associate position is being advertised at the University of Sheffield and we urge interested candidates to apply for both roles.

Informal enquiries should be directed to Professor James White, JamesT.White@glasgow.ac.uk. 

For more information and to apply online: https://my.corehr.com/pls/uogrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=154131

Closing date: 16 September 2024

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