Our Mission

Coventry University Group is a global education group with a mission of Creating Better Futures. We are driven by our passionate belief in the transformational power of education and research to enable and empower our students, colleagues and partners and to improve the world around them. Our people are key to our success and each role contributes to the Group’s ongoing progress in communities around the world.

The Role

As Research Fellow in the Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience (CAWR), you will undertake research and play a lead role in supporting the scientific delivery of the UKRI/ Horizon Europe project ‘PLANET4B’.
 
PLANET4B provides insight into perceptions, attitudes and behaviour towards biodiversity, seeking to influence the prioritisation of biodiversity decision making across a range of interpersonal and institutional scales. It is centred around eleven sectoral and place-based case studies exploring and encouraging better decision making for biodiversity and society in the context of agriculture, fashion, trade, investment, access to green space, environmental education (etc). Core method-sets drawn upon by the consortium of 17 (European) partners include creative and deliberative methods, serious games, framing and nudging behavioural experiments, alongside traditional social science research methods.

In this role you will critically analyse primary and secondary data, including scientific literature and first-hand accounts from consortium partners associated with the 11 project case studies. 

The aim of the role is to advance understanding of how to capture and measure the impact of (social science) research based interventions which seek to transform environmental behaviours and societal relations with nature, exploring the potential influence of a range of structural, intersectional and relational factors/ processes on the effectiveness on the specific methods engaged with through the PLANET4B project, including across a range of different types of research participants. The findings will support the future selection and application of research based interventions aimed at increasing the prioritisation of biodiversity in decision making by a range of public, private and third sector stakeholders. 

The findings will inform a range of project outputs including policy workshops, conference presentations, online learning resources, research reports and scientific papers.

Qualifications Required

• PhD or equivalent (where equivalence is having evidence of a submitted thesis by the closing date for applications and award within Probation)
• or professional experience equivalent to a PhD demonstrating an ability to carry-out independent research.
• Good degree (1st class or 2.1) in an appropriate subject such as Human Geography, Sociology, Political ecology, Environmental Communication, Environmental Psychology, Education, Ecology, Political science.

Our Successful Candidate

The ideal candidate will have strong interest in transdisciplinary research practice, research-based intervention and impact measurement.

You will be research sufficient to produce excellent, high-quality publications and to communicate the results of your work to the wider public.

The Benefits

As a staff member of Coventry University, you will have a access to a wide range of industry leading rewards and benefits which includes:

• Excellent Employers Pension Contribution
• 38 days Annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• New Holiday Purchase Scheme up to 5 additional days
• BUPA Cash Plan
• 50% off Tuition Fee’s for staff dependants
• CU Reward Scheme – Discounts across a range of High Street/ Online Retailers
• New Electric Car Scheme
• Cycle To work scheme
   

Our Culture

As a global Education Group, equality, diversity, and inclusion are embedded within the fabric of our organisation and are a key focus of our core values. We harness the power and potential of the diverse cultures, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences of our students, colleagues, and partners to create opportunities for all.

Full Job Description & Person Specification

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Interviews are expected to take place Thursday 24th & Friday 25th October.