Postdoctoral Research Fellow (C3DS)

INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY

Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS)

This full time, CIFF funded post is available from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025.

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.

The post

The Faculty wishes to recruit a data science Postdoctoral Research Fellow to conduct research at the Centre for Climate Communication and Data Science (C3DS), which is based on Streatham campus. The Centre is unique in bringing together a diverse and interdisciplinary team of academics, post-doctoral researchers and PhD students committed to employing best practice in data and social science research methods to improve strategic climate communication. The Centre will focus on applied research with engaged stakeholders and will draw together a range of academic and non-academic partners to co-produce research projects with immediate practical benefits to organisations working towards climate action.

You will be a key member of C3DS, working with a team of social data scientists and climate communication experts to 1) address questions in the field of climate communication and 2) work with a range of stakeholders to improve strategic communication initiatives.

The post will include:

You will:

• possess a relevant PhD or equivalent qualification/experience in a related field of study. Relevant fields include data science, computational social science, computer science, mathematics, physics, quantitative social science, and other related discipline
• be a nationally recognised authority in one of the relevant fields listed above and possess sufficient specialist knowledge in the discipline to develop research programmes and methodologies
• be able to work collaboratively, supervise the work of others and act as team leader as required
• have competence in computer programming, statistics, data analysis and visualisation

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

What we can offer you

• Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively across disciplines to produce internationally exciting research
• Support teams that understand the University wide research and teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly
• An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development
• Our Exeter Academic initiative supporting high performing academics to achieve their potential and develop their career

• A beautiful campus set in the heart of stunning Devon

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community. 

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

Further information

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Prof Travis Coan, Associate Professor of Computational Social Science [email protected] or 01392 723168.