Research Fellow in Sustainable Living and Place-Making

School of Arts & Humanities
£39,460 - £44,274 per annum, pro rata for part-time
Fixed term ending 30 July 2026
37 hours per week
Part-time applications of 29.6 hours per week (0.8 FTE) or above may be considered

The School of Arts and Humanities at the University of Huddersfield is seeking to appoint a Research Fellow in Sustainable Living and Place-Making to support the development and delivery of research projects concerned with community led sustainable living and place-making.

The School of Arts and Humanities, one of the largest of its kind in the UK, is driven by a collaborative approach that takes place through initiatives such as, the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Temporary Contemporary, and the Huddersfield Literature Festival, developing outcomes of a regional, national, and global scale.

The advertised position is for a Research Fellow in Sustainable Living and Place-Making, where you will form part of dynamic multidisciplinary teams, which focus on innovative contemporary practice and research including architecture, built environment, reuse of unoccupied properties, local climate design, ‘green’/’blue’ features of built/natural environments, and nature-based solutions to tackle socio-environmental challenges.

You will play a significant role in stimulating and managing a portfolio of innovative pilot and demonstration projects, carrying out associated applied/action research, and evidence support research. The projects involve a range of partners from the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors and will involve learning through place- or sector-based interventions around key (societal) challenges. Part of your role will be to liaise with partners to develop existing projects and to generate ideas for and take forward new innovation projects.

With a PhD in Built Environment or a related field, you will have appropriate experience in research techniques and can evidence the production and publication of high-quality research outputs. Additionally, you will have experience of working with stakeholders and engaging with the public. You will also have detailed knowledge and an understanding of at least one sustainable environment related area and associated research techniques.

You will be joining a dedicated, passionate and forward-thinking team and will be expected to demonstrate excellence in your work, which will be supported through personal development plans.

Informal enquiries are welcome to Yun Gao, Director of the Sustainable Living Research Centre via email: y.gao@hud.ac.uk

The University is deeply committed to equality and diversity for all its students and staff. We seek to be diverse and inclusive, supporting individuals and groups to fulfil their potential and nurture a sense of belonging. We strive to be an accessible, inclusive employer, removing barriers for all. Find out more about our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, including our commitments and accreditations as a Disability Confident Employer, Stonewall Top 100 Employer, Athena SWAN Bronze Award holder and our membership of the Race Equality Charter on our website.

For further details about this post and to make an application, please visit our website.

Closing date: 19 January 2025

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