Postdoctoral Research Associate: Urban Studies, King’s College London, UK

Regional Studies Association; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Geography at King’s College London is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to contribute to a two-year research project examining household water insecurity in relation to welfare state functions. The role offers a unique opportunity to engage with critical issues in Urban Studies under Professor Katie Meehan's supervision.

Responsibilities

• Work on research project focusing on household water insecurity and shut-offs.
• Investigate the political economy of welfare states and public service provision.

Job description

The Department of Geography at King’s College London invites applications for a two-year (24 months), full-time (1.0 FTE) Postdoctoral Research Associate position in Urban Studies. The post will be based in Professor Katie Meehan's research team at KCL’s Strand Campus in central London.

The PDRA will report to Professor Katie Meehan and work on her funded research project Plumbing poverty: insecure access, shutoffs, and the social infrastructures of water in Europe and the USA (PLUMBPOV). The project aims to investigate household water insecurity, focusing on access issues and shut-offs, in European and US cities, in relation to the political economy of the welfare state, social infrastructures, and public service provision.

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