Research Assistant: Climate Change Policy (Fixed Term)

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 1 year in the first instance.

Applications are invited for a research assistant to work mainly on the EC-funded Horizon Europe project PACESETTERS, which involves 14 European partners. The project examines the concrete circumstances and investigates possible support mechanisms and stress-testing instruments that enable art and culture, creativity and heritage to drive the climate transition. The appointed person will also work on other smaller projects, for example, in the just climate transition field and support development of research proposals. The work is led by Dr Annela Anger-Kraavi within the Climate Change Policy Group in the Centre for Atmospheric Science, Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry.

This post would suit a researcher with an academic background in economics or other social science field, but with an interest in multi-disciplinary whole-system approaches to research and its applications. In addition to the social scientists working in the Climate Change Policy Group, the successful candidate will also be part of a wider team including atmospheric scientists who are working on a wide range of topics including state-of-the-art climate and earth system modelling, as well as policy-oriented work on air pollution and climate change. The successful candidate will be supporting the project, for example, with data analysis, literature reviews, writing papers and reports, organising meetings and preparing communication materials for the website and social media. Considerable interaction with project partners is to be expected.

Applicants should hold a Master's degree in economics, political economy, applied economics, or other relevant area and may be working towards their PhD. Knowledge or experience in adjacent areas such as climate policy, climate science or econometrics/modelling would be desirable. In addition, good writing and communication skills and attention to detail will be essential.

We particularly welcome applications from women and /or candidates from a BME background for this vacancy as they are currently under-represented at this level in our department.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click the 'Apply' button, above.

Please ensure that you upload as part of your on-line application your Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a covering letter that describes your background, relevant experience and what you can bring to the position. If you upload any additional documents that have not been requested, these are unlikely to be considered as part of your application.

For queries relating to your application or the application process, please contact:

Dr Annela Anger-Kraavi (email: aa451@cam.ac.uk).

Please quote reference MA44537 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The Department holds an Athena SWAN silver award for women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

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