Research Associate in Future Infrastructure

3 weeks ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

**UE07 £35,333 - £42,155 per annum**

**School of Engineering, College of Science & Engineering**

**Institute for Infrastructure & Environment**

**Fixed Term, Full time, 35 hrs per week**

The post doctoral researcher will seek to advance a recently developed interdisciplinary systems model (the Urban Systems Abstraction Hierarchy) which connects designed and ‘non-designed’ infrastructure to its intended societal and sustainability outcomes. The work is led by the EFI Centre for Future Infrastructure and will explore urban system resilience, data systems connecting engineering, social sciences, public sector and geosciences, to understand the needs of future urban infrastructure.

**The Opportunity**:
**Your skills and attributes for success**:

- A PhD qualification in related sectors such as civil engineering, environmental engineering or urban planning.
- Excellent research vision with a clear plan for a research programme that engages knowledge of urban resilience, socio-technical systems and in the context of climate emergency risk and resilience.
- A proven track record of engaging with external organisations, industry and public sector with a developing publications profile.
- Experience of working and developing projects collaboratively.

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As a valued member of our team you can expect:
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, flexible working and much more. Click to access our staff benefits page (opens new browser tab) for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided. The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Interviews will be held in early February

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