Research Fellow in Human Geography Policy and Development

Northumbria University; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading university in the UK is seeking a Post-Doctoral Fellow in Geography and Environmental Sciences to research voluntary labour in humanitarian contexts. The role involves contributing to impactful research and academic publications, working with various partners, and developing new projects over an 18-month fixed term.

Qualifications

• Expertise in voluntary and unpaid labour is preferred.
• Experience in qualitative and quantitative research methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research on voluntary labour in humanitarian contexts.
• Contribute to academic publications and policy resources.
• Collaborate with research partners and lead projects.

Skills

Qualitative Methodologies

Participatory Methodologies

Labour Geographies

Youth Geographies

Climate Change

Civil Society

Activism

Humanitarian Research

Education

PhD in Human Geography

PhD in Development Studies

Job description

About the role

The Centre for Global Development in the Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences at Northumbria University is seeking a Post-Doctoral Fellow to conduct research on voluntary labour in humanitarian and development contexts.

The Fellow will contribute to a portfolio of projects as well as the development of new research and projects, as part of the Northumbria Peak of Research Excellence on Volunteering, Humanitarian Crises and Development. This includes contributing to and leading academic publications and outputs and resources for policy and practice audiences and working with a range of research partners and collaborators within and outside academia.

The role is fixed term and for 18 months.

About the team

The Fellow will join Northumbria’s Peak of Research Excellence onVolunteering in Humanitarian Crises and Development Contexts. This leading global hub of expertise is part of theNorthumbria Centre for Global Development (CGD), and brings together academics to develop ground-breaking and impactful research, funded by research councils and through collaborations with global humanitarian and development organisations. To find out more about the team and our projects, visit ourwebpages.

About you

Applicants should hold a PhD in human geography or related social science disciplines (e.g. development studies). We are particularly seeking applicants with expertise on knowledge of voluntary and unpaid labour, but also welcome candidates with expertise in related areas that align with our work, including labour geographies, youth geographies, climate change, civil society and activism and humanitarian, peace and conflict research. We welcome candidates with experiences of using qualitative and/or participatory methodologies, as well as experiences of combining quantitative and qualitative approaches.

Further information about the requirements of the role is available in theperson specification.

If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Professor Matt Baillie Smith:[e-mail].

To apply for this vacancy please click 'Apply Now'. Your application should include a covering letter and a CV and, when available, an example of published academic work.