Research Assistant/Associate in Environmental Assessment (Fixed Term)

We are seeking a Research Assistant/Associate in Environmental Assessment to join the Centre for Industrial Sustainability within the Department of Engineering, to work on the SEEBEYOND project which aims to motivate food companies to improve environmental performance beyond legal compliance. The project is funded by the Environment Agency and Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

The position is tailored for a motivated researcher with a strong publication record in environmental assessment, poised to conduct cutting-edge transdisciplinary research. The successful candidate will provide technical expertise to rigorously assess environmental performance of food companies along their supply chains covering various aspects, such as carbon emissions, water, materials and waste throughout product life cycles. Furthermore, this role will involve integration with digital traceability technologies, operations management and AI.

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.

Salary Ranges: Research Assistant: £29,605 - £33,966 Research Associate: £36,024 - £44,263

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 18 months in the first instance.

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Please ensure that you upload your Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a covering letter in the Upload section of the online application. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application. Please submit your application by midnight on the closing date.

If you have any questions about this vacancy, Dr Lili Jia (email: [email protected] ) may be contacted for queries of a technical nature related to the role or for queries related to the application process, please contact: Frances Bycroft (email: [email protected] ).

Please quote reference NM40680 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

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