Research Fellow in South Africa’s Climate Transition

Are you an ambitious researcher looking for your next challenge?  Do you have a background in South African politics and climate transitions?  Do you want to further your career in one of the UK’s leading research-intensive Universities? 

The successful candidate will work alongside Dr Alex Beresford (POLIS) to deliver the outputs and impact work relating to a project funded by the University of Leeds’ International Strategy Fund and the Faculty of Social Sciences. The project explores South Africa’s energy transition from coal-power to renewables and, in particular, the responses of organised labour to the proposed changes. This is a fixed term post for the duration of the project and the successful candidate will be expected to co-author research outputs with Dr Beresford and also to help deliver policy briefs and educational materials with our South African partners. The data has already been collected for the project and the successful candidate will need to be able to work immediately on the project’s final stages of delivery. Expertise in both energy transitions and South African politics are therefore essential. As a researcher you will be given support with your career development and it is expected that you will emerge from the project with an outstanding track record of internationally excellent academic outputs and impact work. 

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. For more information please visit: https://www.gov.uk/global-talent

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more! 

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: 

Dr Alex Beresford, Associate Professor in African Politics

Email: a.beresford@leeds.ac.uk

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