Postdoctoral Researcher - Geothermal Energy and CDR Activities

£45163

University of Oxford, Norham Manor, Oxford

Full time
Permanent
Onsite working

Posted 4 days ago, 17 Dec | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

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Full Job Description

The Institute for Science, Innovation and Society (InSIS), part of the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography (SAME), have an exciting postdoctoral research opportunity in a project designed to to gain a better sense of potential futures for the combination of geothermal energy and carbon dioxide removal (CDR) activities in Kenya.

The postholder will be the lead researcher on the ground for this project, conducting research primarily via interviews and workshops with regional and national stakeholders in Kenya. You will hold a relevant PhD/DPhil in a relevant social science discipline (e.g. Anthropology, Geography, Policy Studies; Development, Area Studies) and have a good understanding of climate and/or energy policy, net zero frameworks, and key approaches to carbon dioxide removal. For further information regarding the project/role, please contact javier.lezaun@insis.ox.ac.uk.
Reporting to Jessica Omukuti and Javier Lezaun, the postholder will be a member of the Institute for Science, Innovation and Society (InSIS), the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography (SAME), and the Oxford Net Zero (ONZ) initiative.

School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography, Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 6PE