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                Dear colleagues - we would be grateful if you could circulate the below
short-term post-doc contract around your networks. We very much welcome
informal enquiries. We hope it may be an attractive contract for those e.g.
wanting a break from the PhD; waiting for their viva; in between post-doc
contracts; etc.



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Post-Doctoral Research Fellow job opportunity: Gender equity and energy access
in the Global South



Headlines

       Based at Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin University,
Cambridge, UK.

       Salary: 33,797 p.a. (17.52/hour)

       Working arrangements: initial contract of 12weeks (extensions likely);
flexible and remote (including international) working possible.

       Application closing date: Mon 30 Nov. | Virtual interview date: Mon 7
Dec. | Start date: negotiable, but ideally around end of Jan 2021.



Global Sustainability Institute (GSI)

Over the past 10 years, the GSI has built a global reputation for delivering
research impact and high-quality interdisciplinary publications across a broad
range of sustainability issues. We have received funding from six of the seven
UK Research Councils (ESRC, EPSRC, NERC, AHRC, BBSRC, STFC). We have also led
and supported several high-profile EU projects including SHAPE
ENERGY,
Energy-SHIFTS, MEDEAS,
RRING, Energy in Water,
amongst others, and also been part of major centres such as the ESRC's Centre
for Understanding Sustainable Prosperity and EPSRC's
EnergyREV. The GSI has a particular interest in
research that has the potential for real-world impact, and thus has a wide
portfolio of applied projects that focus on working with e.g. European
Commission, UK Government, local authorities, charities and NGOs, business and
industry, etc.



The 'Gender equity and energy access in the Global South' project

The project aims to investigate what the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)
of "access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy"
(SDG7) means to the professionals working on
matters of energy access, and in particular what the implications are for
gender equality (SDG5), in the Global South.
While much research, policy and practice address these SDGs separately, there
are major gaps in knowledge and action on how energy access and gender
equality intersect. Energy access initiatives are, for instance, only starting
to consider how gendered conventions determine 'necessary' energy use.
Progress on one SDG can therefore lead to unintended consequences for the
other. Measures promoting energy access could even adversely affect gender
equality; e.g. reinforcing existing disparities within energy resource
management arrangements.



Through collaboration with 11 partners across six countries, the project is
undertaking 80 semi-structured interviews spanning Nigeria, Ghana, India and
Pakistan. Specifically, the interviews are with professionals working on
different aspects of the (developing) energy system. We are especially
interested to better understand how their (gendered) expectations are shaping
the systems of provision that they are providing, through their own
professional roles. On the basis of these lessons, policy recommendations will
also be produced and launched in discussion with local stakeholders at two
regional workshops, in Nigeria and India.



Job role and responsibilities

The post-holder will take a leading role in the qualitative thematic analysis
of the 80 interview transcripts generated through the energy access and gender
interviews in this Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) funded project, in
collaboration with partners involved. As such, they will become a key member
of the authorship team for a journal article that will come from this
analysis. Their insights will also be feeding into policy briefs, led on by
local partners. Depending on timings and covid-19, there is also budget for
them to attend one of the regional workshops in Nigeria or India.



The post-holder will have experience of doing qualitative data analysis, and
be undertaking (or have already undertaken) a PhD in a relevant social science
field. Whilst experience of using programmes such as NVivo would be useful, it
is not essential. Similarly, background in energy (access) and/or development
would be desirable, but it is not essential.



Related information

       Due to restrictions related to the nature of this contract, we would
need to make special arrangements to employ non-EU citizens for this post.
However, we certainly welcome applications from a range of scholars, whatever
their location.

       Remote and flexible (international) working arrangements are possible.
There is budget for the post-holder to visit Cambridge (covid-19 depending)
for discussions and to meet the team.

       Application deadline is Monday 30 November - please send your CV, and
a covering letter explaining why you're interested in the position, to
chris.foulds@aru.ac.uk and
sarah.royston@aru.ac.uk.

       Informal enquiries prior to application are very welcomed, to the same
email addresses.

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Best,

Dr Chris Foulds
Principal Research Fellow
Global Sustainability Institute (GSI)
Anglia Ruskin University, East Road, Cambridge, CB1 1PT, UK.

T: (+44) 1223 69 5112 | E:
chris.foulds@aru.ac.uk | Twitter:
@DrChrisFoulds

Further info: Personal
webpage |
LinkedIn |
GSI | GSI's Consumption &
Change
Selected projects: SHAPE
ENERGY |
Energy-SHIFTS
|
Energy-PIECES | RRING |
Energy in Water

Recent selected publications:
Energy justice in the developing world: a review of theoretical frameworks,
key research themes and policy
implications (Energy for Sustainable Development, 2020)
Expanding the scope and implications of energy research: A guide to key themes
from the Social Sciences and
Humanities (Energy Research & Social Science, 2020)
Diversifying diversity: Inclusive engagement, intersectionality, and gender
identity in a European Social Sciences and Humanities Energy research
project (Energy Research & Social Science, 2020)
An approach to identifying future Social Sciences & Humanities energy research
priorities for Horizon Europe: Working Group guidelines for systematic Horizon
Scanning (Energy-SHIFTS, 2019)
Use of evidence in energy policy: the roles, capacities and expectations of
Social Sciences and
Humanities (Energy-SHIFTS, 2019)
Advancing energy policy: Lessons on the integration of Social Sciences and
Humanities (eds.)
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2018)
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