Job opportunities at the Energy & Environment Institute, University of Hull
The world-renowned Energy and Environment Institute (EEI) at the University of Hull offers postgraduate education and research of international standing into how communities adapt to our changing world.
We are now advertising two new opportunities around coastal transition and communities.
Coastal Change Research Fellow
Closing date: Wednesday 21st May
Salary: £38,205 to £44,263
Fixed term 36 months, Full Time
A Coastal Change Research Fellow (CCRF) to conduct a programme of community-based research involving a wide range of stakeholders to co-create a better transition in areas of rapid coastal erosion. This 3-year position offers excellent career development opportunities including managing significant elements of a work package, speaking at international academic conferences and co-authoring publications.
Collaborating closely with the Changing Coasts East Riding Project (CCER), the postholder will support delivery of the CCER Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Plan and will establish and deliver coastal change CPD materials to integrate with the EEI’s successful MSc in Flood Risk Management. CCER is part of the Coastal Transition Acceleration Programme, funded by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs as part of the £200 million Flood and Coastal Innovation Programme managed by the Environment Agency and delivered by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council.
You will have a PhD or equivalent experience, knowledge and understanding in community engagement research with an emerging research track record. Liaising with external project partners to deliver joint research or policy outputs and with experience of designing and delivering teaching at either undergraduate or postgraduate level are also required. Having designed and delivered public engagement activities and/or working with community groups would be desirable, as would a knowledge and understanding of coastal processes.
Knowledge Translation Fellow
Closing date: Wednesday 21st May
Salary: £38,205 to £44,263
Fixed term 24 months, Full Time
A Knowledge Translation Fellow in Coastal Communities to join our growing team.
The Knowledge Translation Fellow will enhance and accelerate knowledge exchange, policy translations and research impacts across a portfolio of projects, including the UKRI and Defra-funded Coast-R Network on Resilient UK Coastal Communities and Seas (2024-2028), led by Prof. Briony McDonagh. The fellow will work closely with colleagues, partners and stakeholders across and beyond the Resilient UK Coastal Communities and Seas Programme in order to:
* disseminate collective learning and experience widely within coastal and estuarine communities, practitioners, policymakers and academia;
* build the evidence, tools, and capacity for coastal resilience;
* and support practical delivery of coastal transition, climate adaptation and flood resilience in coastal and estuarine regions.
To discuss the roles informally, please contact Prof StuartJ McLelland, S.J.McLelland@hull.ac.uk or Prof Briony McDonagh, b.mcdonagh@hull.ac.uk
We will consider job share and flexible working arrangements.