Research Assistant: Climate Change Policy (Fixed Term)

Applications are invited for a research assistant to work mainly on the EC-funded Horizon Europe project PACESETTERS, which involves 14 European partners. The project examines the concrete circumstances and investigates possible support mechanisms and stress-testing instruments that enable art and culture, creativity and heritage to drive the climate transition. The appointed person will also work on other smaller projects, for example, in the just climate transition field and support development of research proposals. The work is led by Dr Annela Anger-Kraavi within the Climate Change Policy Group in the Centre for Atmospheric Science, Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry.

This post would suit a researcher with an academic background in economics or other social science field, but with an interest in multi-disciplinary whole-system approaches to research and its applications. In addition to the social scientists working in the Climate Change Policy Group, the successful candidate will also be part of a wider team including atmospheric scientists who are working on a wide range of topics including state-of-the-art climate and earth system modelling, as well as policy-oriented work on air pollution and climate change. The successful candidate will be supporting the project, for example, with data analysis, literature reviews, writing papers and reports, organising meetings and preparing communication materials for the website and social media. Considerable interaction with project partners is to be expected.

Applicants should hold a Master's degree in economics, political economy, applied economics, or other relevant area and may be working towards their PhD. Knowledge or experience in adjacent areas such as climate policy, climate science or econometrics/modelling would be desirable. In addition, good writing and communication skills and attention to detail will be essential.