Job reference: HUM-015968

Salary: £32,816 to £34,804 per annum (pro rata year 2) (according to relevant experience)

Faculty/Organisational Unit: Humanities

Location: Oxford Road, Manchester

Employment type: Fixed Term

Division/Team: Geography

Hours Per Week: Year 1 - 1.0 FTE/ Year 2 - 0.5 FTE

Closing date (DD/MM/YYYY): 21/12/2020

Contract Duration: 01 January 2021 until 31 December 2022

School/Directorate: School of Environment, Education & Development

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Job Description

We are seeking to recruit a talented Research Associate to undertake research and project management duties within an impactful and topical project – Fuel and Transport Poverty in the UK’s Energy Transition (FAIR) – funded by the Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions. You will be experienced in Geographical Information Science (GIS) and desk-based quantitative data collection and analysis, ideally with a focus on fuel poverty and energy inequality, although other disciplines will be considered. You will also be tasked with preparing and writing project reports and peer-reviewed publications. You will work closely with Professor Stefan Bouzarovski (University of Manchester) and Dr Paul McKenzie (UIster University) as well as other academic investigators and stakeholders.

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments will be made on merit.

Happy to talk flexible working.