Research Associate/Fellow in Urban Analytics

This post is full time, and has funding for up to 2 years.

The School of Geographical & Earth Sciences is looking to recruit a Research Associate/Fellow to make a leading contribution to the growing research in Geospatial Data Science Group, this research associate/fellow will work with Professor Ana Basiri and the growing team to learn from geospatial data using variety of methods and models. This post will have the opportunity to work on a few newly awarded research projects including “Missing Data as Useful Data”. This role will explore what it means to be from the under-representative groups, such as elderlies and people with mobility issues in (15-minute) cities.

The successful candidate will make (a leading) contribution to the formulation and delivery of world-leading research, developing their own career and team through delivering high impact outputs, submission of research proposals to develop their team and research, supervision of PhD and MSc students, presenting and organising conferences, seminars and workshops in the relevant areas as opportunities allow.

For appointment at Grade 8, the candidate is expected to perform the above duties with a higher degree of independence, leadership and responsibility, particularly in relation to planning, funding, collaborating and publishing research, and mentoring colleagues, establish and sustain a track record of independent and joint published research to establish and maintain your expert reputation in the subject area and develop/implement a suitable research strategy.

Informal enquiries about the role are welcomed, and should be addressed to Professor Ana Basiri (Ana.Basiri@glasgow.ac.uk) in the first instance.

For more information on the University of Glasgow’s, School of Geographical & Earth Sciences, please visit https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/ges/

For more information and to apply online: https://my.corehr.com/pls/uogrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=154250

Closing date: 1 October 2024

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