Senior Research Associate - N8 Knowledge Exchange AgriFood Fellow
- Employer
- LANCASTER UNIVERSITY
- Location
- Lancaster, Lancashire (GB)
- Salary
- £34,804 - £40,322
- Closing date
- 24 Nov 2019
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- Academic Discipline
- Social Sciences, Sociology
- Job Type
- Research Related, Research Associate
- Contract Type
- Fixed Term
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
Ref: A2851
Job Title: Senior Research Associate - N8 Knowledge Exchange AgriFood Fellow
Department: Lancaster Environment Centre/Sociology
Salary: £34,804 - £40,322
Closing Date: 7 November 2019
Contract: Fixed Term
Job URL: http://hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=A2851
Lancaster University wishes to appoint an N8 Knowledge Exchange (KE) AgriFood Fellow who will work within Lancaster University and across the N8 universities, developing sustainable partnerships with key stakeholders of the N8 Agri-Food Resilience Programme to generate positive impacts on the resilience of the Agri-food system.
The N8 is a partnership of eight research–intensive universities in the North of England: Durham, Lancaster, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Sheffield and York. The N8 AgriFood programme is a multi-disciplinary initiative aiming to transform agri-food research in the UK, by building on the N8’s research strengths in science, engineering and the social sciences to address key global challenges in food security, including sustainable food production, resilient food supply chains, and improved nutrition and consumer behaviours.
In this N8 AgriFood KE-Fellowship, you will focus on assessing and amplifying the social and economic impact of the research insights generated within the programme. We are particularly interested in applicants who can demonstrate a track record of co-evolving research with stakeholders, have a relevant research background and experience in communicating with a wide range of stakeholders within Higher Education and externally.
The post will commence 15 November 2019 or as soon as possible thereafter and be for 5-6 months.
Informal enquiries can be addressed to Professor Mariana Rufino, tel. 01524 592819, m.rufino1@lancaster.ac.uk
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You will contribute to the digital development and co-ordination of a broad package of pre- and post-entry student support programmes, events and services. Support will be focused on improving the transition to University and the student experience of specific Widening Participation (WP) groups including disabled students and mature students. You will need experience of developing on-line training or support, and of developing and designing attractive web content. You will need the ability to work independently as well as the skills to collaborate with colleagues to develop effective schemes and services.You should have experience of collection and analysing data, as well as excellent organisation and problem solving skills and the ability to work to tight deadlines.
You will need to be able to communicate and work with a wide variety of people including students, staff, parents, external organisations and colleagues within Student and Education Services. You should have experience of preparing written reports and the ability to present evaluation data in a meaningful way for a variety of audiences. Knowledge and understanding of disability would be an advantage. Occasionally working out of normal office hours including evening and weekends will be required.
Please note: previous applicants need not apply.
This is a fixed-term, full-time post until the end of July 2020 (with the possibility of further extension).
We welcome applications from people in all diversity groups.
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- LANCASTER UNIVERSITY
- Telephone
- +(44)0152465201
- Location
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BAILRIGG
LANCASTER
LANCASHIRE
LA1 4YW
GB
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