Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
This new full-time post is available from 1st October 2024 (or as soon as possible thereafter) for a fixed-term period of 23 months.
The post
The Faculty wishes to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to participate in the European research project funded under the Horizon Program “HouseInc – Inclusive, affordable and sustainable housing for marginalized communities.”
HouseInc develops on understanding housing inequalities across a number of European countries, with a strong focus on marginalized communities such as refugees, and will co-produce solutions to reduce housing inequalities. For further information on HouseInc, please visit the project’s webpage: https://ieecp.org/projects/houseinc/.
The successful applicant will apply advanced data science techniques and analyze large data sets such as the European Social Survey (ESS) to understand wider impacts of housing inequalities, with a focus on health outcomes. They will also create overheating scenarios for selected case dwellings / countries for the present und different future climatic scenarios.
About you
We are looking for a passionate individual who is committed to conducting outstanding research with the potential for real-world impact who has an appropriate research track record for their career stage. A PhD in data science, building science, climate science or equivalent experience and some programming experience (e.g. Python, R) is required.
The successful applicant will also be able to work collaboratively, supervise the work of others and act as team leader as required. Applicants will have the opportunity to lead on research outputs and dissemination activities and will be embedded in a network of interdisciplinary European research partners.
Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.
What we can offer you
Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively across disciplines to produce internationally exciting research;
Support teams that understand the University wide research and teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly
An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development
Our Exeter Academic initiative supporting high performing academics to achieve their potential and develop their career
A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), Paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay), and a Fertility Treatment Policy
A beautiful campus set in the heart of stunning Cornwall
The University of Exeter
We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.
Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world’s most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).
We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research – Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment
We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.
Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.
With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.
We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.
Further information
For further information please contact Professor Gesche Huebner, e-mail g.huebner@exeter.ac.uk.
The closing date for completed applications is September 8th. Interviews are expected to take place on September, 18th, 2024.
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