Research Scientist in Climate Compatible Growth

4 weeks ago


Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom International Society for Industrial Ecology Full time
Research Assistant/Associate in Climate Compatible Growth (CCG)

A Research Assistant/Associate position has become available as part of the Climate Compatible Growth (CCG) programme, an exciting research programme involving leading UK universities and KTH Sweden. CCG is funded by the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), which aims to support investment in sustainable energy and transport systems to meet development priorities in the Global South. The key partner countries in CCG are Kenya, Zambia, Ghana, Lao PDR, Viet Nam and India where joint research projects are in place. This post is full-time and offered on an initial fixed-term contract basis to start as soon as possible after 1st August 2023 for 6 months or until 31/03/2024, whichever comes sooner.

The key responsibilities and duties are:

  1. Conduct research on critical material production and supply chains
  2. Produce high-quality academic and policy writing
  3. Collaborate with institutions in selected CCG partner countries

The skills, qualifications and experience required for the role:

  1. Applicants must have (or be close to obtaining) a PhD in Engineering or a field relating to mining, supply chains, or similar.
  2. Knowledge and experience in environmental assessment, emissions accounting, tools of Industrial Ecology; programming languages (i.e. Python, MATLAB, R), software control (i.e. GitHub) and GIS-type software.
  3. Collaboration and communication with multicultural partners, research institutes, colleagues.
  4. Evidence of potential to produce and clearly communicate high-quality research outputs.

Appointment at Research Associate level is dependent on having a PhD. Those who have submitted but not yet received their PhD will be appointed at Research Assistant level, which will be amended to Research Associate once the PhD has been awarded.



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