Application Deadline: 8th May, 2023 (23.59 UK time)
The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy (CCCEP) at London School of Economics are inviting applications for a postdoctoral research position at the level of Research Officer. The post holder will work as part of a team for the project ‘Advancing the understanding of challenges, policy options and measures to achieve a Just EU Energy Transition: AdJUST” (Horizon Europe).
Roles/Responsibility
- Co-lead the research on public bodies and lead the research on unions
- Contribute to a theoretical framework to study the capabilities of public bodies in the just transition
- Design and conduct field-work
- Initiating and sustaining links with external bodies to foster collaboration.
- Prepare and contribute to a range of research-based and policy-relevant outputs,
including publication, briefing papers and presentations; - Assist team members to use the research to identify and realise opportunities to inform and
influence policy-making; - Assist in planning and delivery of outputs from each Work Package, in collaboration with
team members; - Presenting research papers at conferences.
- Organising conferences, seminars and workshops.
- Contributing creative solutions to research challenges.
Eligibility
- Candidates are expected to have, or be about to complete, a PhD in Political Science or a related field.
- Relevant research interests include state/institutional capacity or industrial relations and/or research interests in climate policy and its politics, political economy and/or administration.
- Candidates will have excellent skills in qualitative methods.
- Experience with mixed-methods (associating quantitative and qualitative evidence) is a plus.
- Candidate must have excellent communication skills with an ability to communicate complex ideas and technical issues to a range of different non-technical audiences.
Requirements
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a good command of the English language both orally and in writing
- Ability to communicate with internal colleagues, collaborating institutes and external bodies.
- Ability to communicate complex ideas and technical issues to a range of different non-technical audiences.
- Proficiency in Spanish and/or German
- Ability to both work independently and as part of a team within the Grantham Research Institute and across relevant research groups.
- Ability to work under limited supervision
For further enquiries, email gr****@ls*.uk .
