Research Assistant (CAST)
Vacancy Details
Summary | |
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Salary: | Grade 6 £28,762 - £34,308 per annum |
Location: | FRANCIS CLOSE HALL CAMPUS |
Job Type: | Research |
Closing Date: | 24/03/2023 |
Date Posted: | 15/03/2023 |
Reference: | A1399 |
Description
Research Assistant
Countryside and
Community Research Institute (CCRI)
Francis Close Hall Campus, Cheltenham
1.0FTE, 37 hours per week
The post is fixed term for 6 months in
line with external funding, though there is a possibility of extension or
permanency (not guaranteed).
The Countryside and Community Research
Institute (CCRI) (www.ccri.ac.uk) is the largest specialist rural research
centre in the UK, having expertise in all aspects of research in policy and
planning for the countryside and the environment of the UK, Europe and further
afield.
We are now seeking to appoint a
Research Assistant to work on the Catchment Systems Thinking (CaST) project.
The role will involve working closely with farmers, land managers and various
stakeholders to develop a citizen science monitoring framework to underpin the 3-year
project. This work provides a unique opportunity to showcase how integrating
co-design into the development of a citizen science project prior to its launch
will likely result in greater uptake and meaningful engagement from
stakeholders. The position offers considerable professional and personal
development opportunities, including literature reviews, stakeholder mapping
and engagement, designing, carrying out, and analysing interviews and
workshops, and report writing.
Additionally, the post will support
the delivery of other existing and new contract and grant-funded research projects
and contribute to the wider work of the CCRI, in research, communication and
dissemination.
This position offers an excellent
opportunity to start or develop an applied research career within a
high-performing and supportive research team.
With a minimum of a master's degree in a cognate discipline, experience
working with the farming community and wider stakeholders, a disposition
towards collaborative work, and a commitment to high-quality, impactful
research, the successful candidate will become a vital part of the CaST
project. Furthermore, experience or an interest in British agriculture would be
desirable.
As part of the project, you will be
required to visit West Sussex to complete 6 workshops with our client.
Therefore we are open to discussions about agile working, however there would
be a requirement to be on campus with the CCRI team on a semi-regular basis. We
cannot, therefore, offer this role on an entirely remote working basis.
Please contact Matt Reed, Director of CCRI, for further
information or an informal discussion: mreed@glos.ac.uk
Closing Date: midday Friday 24th March 2023
Interview Date: Thursday 30th March 2023
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