Research Fellow (Post Doctoral)

This position is funded by the ‘UGP+’  Horizon Europe project.

Healthy and resilient societies depend on giving nature the space it needs. The recent COVID-19 pandemic makes the need to protect and restore nature all the more urgent and continues to raise awareness of the links between our own health - both physical and mental - and the health of ecosystems. Human activity is the main driver of biodiversity loss, and current planning practices have either contributed to existing conditions or not yet managed to create the necessary outcomes at a scale to halt or reverse it. As home to more than 70 percent of the population already, European cities have a crucial role in restoring and enhancing biodiversity, which in turn positively impacts our physical, mental, and emotional health and increases the resiliency of our socio-economic, urban, and environmental infrastructure.

Post status: Specific Purpose Contract

Hours of Post: 39 hours per week

Salary: Appointment will be made at a point 1 on the PD1 scale (€42,783-49,177 ) in line with Government Pay Policy

Start date: Latest start date is the 1st March 2024

How to apply:

To assist the selection process, candidates should submit a detailed CV and a cover letter to 

. The cover letter should specifically address the following candidate requirements:

1.             Knowledge of nature based solutions.

2.             Proven experience and success in working with public organisations (e.g. city authorities) in the development and implementation of financing and /or entrepreneurship plans.

Note: Candidates who do not address the application requirements above in their cover letter will not be considered at the short list stage.

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