Research Assistant (Social Enterprise, Sustainability and Impact Investment)

Edinburgh Napier Business School is the Business School for empowerment, enterprise and employability for all. Offering a distinctive, inclusive and dynamic educational environment, it is one of the largest Business Schools in Scotland,

Research at the Business School has an applied focus, is policy and practice led, and is of both national and international relevance.

Currently, we are recruiting a Research Assistant to support two interrelated initiatives that aim to drive systemic change in Scotland’s social enterprise and sustainability sectors.

The Role:

This role is an excellent opportunity for you as an early career academic, to provide valuable support to two studies currently being undertaken within our Business School.

As Research Assistant, you will have the chance to use your strong research and analytical skills, with experience in both qualitative and quantitative methods, to identify challenges social enterprises encounter in complying with sustainability standards, as part of one study.

For the other study, you will have the remit to use your excellent written/verbal communication skills and organisational skills to provide logistical and administrative support to finalise and document the discussion data from the Impact Investment Symposium 2024.

We expect that you will have excellent time-management skills to handle diverse tasks efficiently and therefore be in an excellent position to collaborate with the project lead and stakeholders on project objectives, while contributing to the preparation of materials, such as follow up agendas, action groups, speaker notes, and discussion summaries.

For a full role profile and comprehensive list of duties, please click here.

What we will need from you:

• Masters degree or professional qualification in a relevant subject area
• Experience as a current Doctoral Researcher in Sustainability Studies, Environmental Sciences, Social Sciences, Business, or a related field
• Strong research and analytical skills, with experience in both qualitative and quantitative methods.
• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently.

Benefits we offer:

46 days annual leave (includes bank holidays) – pro rata, generous pension scheme with Employer contribution of 17.6%, hybrid/flexible working and professional development opportunities. Further information can be viewed here.

Salary: £30,805 per annum (pro rata)

Contract: Fixed Term – 3 months

Hours: Part Time – 21 hrs/wk

Additional information:

Interviews: Week commencing 27^th January 2025

For an informal discussion about the position please contact Dr. Wendy Wu at w.wu2@napier.ac.uk and for general queries contact recruitment@napier.ac.uk.

The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role on the Skilled Worker visa route. International applicants will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

The University is committed to inclusion, demonstrated through our work in respect of our diversity awards and accreditations and hold Disability Confident, Carer Positive and Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champion status. More details can be found here. We are a flexible Employer.

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