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Research Associate in Human Geography, FARMS-SAFE

Employer
UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
Location
Bristol, United Kingdom
Salary
£33,199 - £37,345 per annum
Closing date
15 Aug 2019

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Academic Discipline
Social Sciences, Geography
Job Type
Research Related, Research Associate
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Division/School Bristol Veterinary School
Contract type Open Ended
Working pattern Full time
Salary £33,199 - £37,345 per annum
Closing date for applications 15-Aug-2019 

We are seeking talented individuals to join the vibrant interdisciplinary research team AMR Force on a large collaborative research project on antibacterial resistance in livestock between the University of Bristol, Kings College London and partners at Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto and Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (SENASA) in Argentina. The project is funded under the BBSRC/NERC-CONICET Joint Awards Tackling AMR in the environment – UK Argentina partnership Call with funding from the Department of Health and Social Care and CONICET (Argentina). 

Based at the Bristol Veterinary School’s Langford Campus with field work in Argentina, the project seeks to understand the cultural, economic and regulatory context in which livestock farmers make decisions about antibiotic usage to manage animal health; systematically measure usage of antibacterials in four livestock sectors; quantify the levels and types of resistant bacteria and support the development of a risk-based approach to antibacterial resistance.

To assist with the project, we are recruiting a Research Associate in Human Geography (or similar social sciences background) to work on the social science element of the project, which will explore the regulatory contexts and farming traditions that shape farmers’ usage of antibacterials on dairy, beef, pig and poultry farms in Argentina. You will be expected to work in close collaboration with another social scientist based at KCL who will be responsible for mapping the regulatory actors and normative structures that conform the surveillance and control of antibacterial usage and antibacterial resistance in Argentina. Fluency in spoken, read and written Spanish is essential. Candidates with interests in antibacterial resistance, livestock farming, farming practices, environmental politics, regulation, Argentina or Latin America are particularly encouraged to apply.  

We are also recruiting for a Project Manager (SUPP105417) to manage, coordinate and advise on all administrative aspects of the project and a Senior Research Associate (ACAD104111) to work with Argentinian colleagues using a range of technical methods to collect data and evaluate antibacterial use and resistance and their drivers on farms in Argentina.

Interviews are anticipated to be held on 04/09/2019.

For informal enquiries please contact: 

Kristen Reyher
0117 331 9321
Kristen.reyher@bristol.ac.uk

Maria Paula Escobar
0117 331 9155
Maria.escobar@bristol.ac.uk

We welcome applications from all members of our community and are particularly encouraging those from diverse groups, such as members of the LGBT+ and BAME communities, to join us.

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