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 intra-, 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.
 
With PLANET4B entering its final year, this position requires working with a range of partners, in the analysis, curation and targeted communication of key findings to a variety of societal groups (education, policy, business, civil society) as a basis to initiative transformative change for biodiversity and equity.
 
Working alongside a senior media and communications officer, drawing on the findings from the PLANET4B research and the wider expertise of the project consortium, the post holder will take a lead role in developing a range of open, creative and accessible training and educational resources (including an online training course) supportive of enhancing understanding and enabling the prioritisation of biodiversity decision.

The work also involves supporting impact pathway activities, including presentation of results to a range of stakeholders, via (e.g.) policy workshops, public exhibition, conference presentations, research reports, policy briefs and scientific papers.
 

Qualifications Required

• PhD or equivalent (e.g. evidence of a submitted thesis by closing date 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 appropriate subject e.g. Human Geography, Sociology, Political Ecology, Environmental Communication, Environmental Psychology, Education, Ecology, Agronomy, Political science.
   

Our Successful Candidate

The ideal candidate will have strong interest in biodiversity, nature-society relations, intersectionality, environmental communication and/ or behaviour change, demonstrating expert knowledge of a discipline relevant to PLANET4B

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 access to a wide range of industry leading rewards and benefits including;

• Excellent Employers Pension Contribution
• 38 days Annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Holiday Purchase Scheme up to 5 additional days
• BUPA Cash Plan
• 50% off Tuition Fees for staff dependents
• CU Reward Scheme
• 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