Postdoctoral Research Associate

Durham, UK

Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work on the AHRC/Belmont Forum-funded project ‘Biocultural adaptation of resource management traditions under the effects of climate change’. The project is an international, interdisciplinary collaboration between Durham University (UK), the RAND Corporation (USA), the University of Zurich (Switzerland), and the Hoonah Indian Association. It aims to understand the ways in which the transmission of indigenous ecological knowledge may provide a source of resiliency, mitigation, and adaptation to the effects of climate change through a comparative study of four sites: Hoonah AK, Zhetysu Kazakhstan, Chiapas Mexico, and Khovd Mongoli.

The successful applicant will be expected to analyse mixed qualitative-quantitative data on the cultural transmission of indigenous ecological knowledge collected from the four sites, characterising and comparing patterns using appropriate statistical techniques, such as cultural evolutionary modeling, network analysis and cultural consensus analysis. They will work under the direction of the project UK PI, Professor Jamshid Tehrani, in collaboration with the consortium PI, Dr. Luke Matthews and other project Investigators.

Essential and desirable criteria outlined in the job advert linked below.

Salary: - £37,099 - £44,263 per annum
Fixed Term - Full Time
Contract Duration: 24 months
Contracted Hours per Week: 35
Benefits: 30 Days annual leave per year in addition to 8 public holidays and 4 customary days per year – a total of 42 days per year. Enrollment in the university's pension scheme (University Superannuation Scheme (USS)). Further benefits described in the job advert (link below).

Applications are submitted online (see details via the link to the job advert).

All applicants are asked to submit:

- a CV and cover letter which details your experience, skills, and achievements in meeting (or the potential to meet) the criteria set out below.
- a first-authored academic publication or other writing sample (e.g. PhD thesis chapter) demonstrating an ability to produce high-quality research outputs.

Applications from members of groups that are underrepresented in academia are encouraged.

https://durham.taleo.net/careersection/du_ext/jobdetail.ftl?job=24001657&lang=en

12/09/2024

14/10/2024

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