Research Fellow in Environmental Justice School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex Hours: part time 0.6 FTE Contract: fixed term for 18 months Reference: 2905 Salary: starting at £32,548 and rising to £38,833 per annum pro rata Closing date: 07 February 2018. Applications must be received by midnight of the closing date.
Job description Project: Assessing trade-offs and synergies in sustainable development goal targets from global commodity chains associated with environmental justice conflict. The globalised expansion of capitalism and industrial economy is resulting in increase and expansion of extractive activities, production of waste, and their related social and environmental impacts that have generated conflict with, and resistance from, communities, indigenous groups and activists globally. This ever expanding geographical disconnect between extraction, processing, consumption and disposal of resources make it imperative to factor global trade into any assessment of sustainability. Environmental justice conflicts associated with extractivism can impact SDGs at the local scale but little is currently known about associated trade-offs and synergies among SDGs throughout the global commodity chains associated with extraction of raw materials. Addressing global sustainability requires clear understanding of how United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are influenced by often spatially complex, dynamic and convoluted commodity and governance chains. A post-doctoral position is available to work with Dr Mika Peck within the Sussex Sustainability Research Programme to investigate how environmental justice conflict impacts and influences achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs) outcomes. In this project we aim to address two key research questions; How does environmental justice conflict impact the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals? And what are the trade-offs and synergies in SDG outcomes throughout global commodity chains associated with environmental justice conflict? The School of Life Sciences is at the forefront of research in the biological sciences in the UK, coming in the top 10 in the REF 2014. The School is committed to equality and valuing diversity, and currently holds an Athena SWAN Silver Award. Applications are particularly welcomed from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Mathematics (STEMM) at Sussex. The School of Life Sciences welcomes applications to academic posts from candidates who wish to work part-time or as job-sharers. The University offers various schemes to provide real benefits to parents, these can be found at Family Friendly Policies http://www.sussex.ac.uk/humanresources/personnel/familyfriendlypolicies Potential candidates are strongly encouraged to make informal contact with Dr Mika Peck ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>) before applying. Applications should be accompanied by a full CV, a statement of research interests and aspirations (not more than 4 pages), and the names of three academic referees. Download the full job description and person specification (reference number 2905) http://www.sussex.ac.uk/about/documents/2905-fps.pdf Best wishes Jorn Jörn P W Scharlemann PhD Professor of Conservation Science School of Life Sciences University of Sussex Brighton BN1 9QG UK T +44 (0)1273 873502<tel:%2B44%20%280%291273%20873502> S scharlemann http://www.sussex.ac.uk/lifesci/scharlemannlab/ Honorary Fellow, UNEP-WCMC PREDICTS.org.uk - Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity in Changing Terrestrial Systems OFFTAKE.org - Quantifying human exploitation of terrestrial wildlife globally MadingleyModel.org - Process-based general ecosystem model
