Research Associate (BAFR)

You will support the delivery of a new UKRI-funded research project focused on building evidence for interventions in the food system that support resilience against future vulnerabilities; by exploring the interplay between food system shocks, issues associated with the diversification of UK agriculture, alternatives to just-in-time supply chains and storage, and the optimal balance of self-sufficiency versus imports as well as health impacts.

You’ll conduct research both individually and as part of the team focused on food system stakeholder workshops and consultations, semi-structured interviews with supply chain actors, and literature review of crop and livestock production systems and impact on yield, sustainability, resilience and livelihoods over time. You will liaise regularly with project partners, which include WWF UK, Defra, Food Farming and Countryside Commission, Food Standards Agency, WRAP, Sustain and Trussel Trust.

This exciting project is led at UWE Bristol by Prof Angelina Sanderson Bellamy, within our School of Applied Sciences but is also a collaboration with colleagues at Anglia Ruskin University, University of York, Royal Agricultural University, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

The project began on 1 September 2024 and will run for 36 months, with funding for our Research Associate post for 15 months.

You’re proactive, able to work independently and will be required to interact with academics and project partners across several organisations.  You will need to work inclusively across the team to represent UWE Bristol with integrity and professionalism at all times. The work will be varied and you will need to be organised and to be able to multitask effectively.

This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus.#

We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.

We particularly encourage applications from global majority candidates as we are currently under-represented in this area of the organisation, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.

As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.

To discuss the role, please contact angelina.sandersonbellamy@uwe.ac.uk

This is a full-time, fixed-term post for 15 months from your start date.

This post is not available on a job share basis.

This role is campus based for at least 20 percent of your time, with the opportunity to work from home on the remaining days.

All salary offers will be made in line with the University's salary assessment guidelines and will be based on your relevant skills and experience.

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

We may be able to sponsor qualifying candidates for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. Please read our Skilled Worker Guidance to assess if you will be eligible.

Candidates without current Right to Work in the UK who are not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship or another Global Talent visa route, may wish to look into the Global Talent Peer Review route. This is a self-application process and is subject to you meeting qualifying criteria.

You may also wish to explore other visa options which will allow you to work in the UK.

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