Research Fellow in Urban Green Transitions at UCL
Job Description
About us
IIPP’s work equips global leaders to co-design growth that is innovation-led, sustainable, and inclusive. As a workplace, we are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in our workforce, in particular people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, and LGBTQI+ people. IIPP brings together an interdisciplinary group of cutting-edge academics and practitioners to influence global policy decisions and create new policy collaborations to deliver public value-driven innovations. Our mission is to change how public value is imagined, practised and evaluated to tackle societal challenges—and, by doing this, to deliver economic growth that is innovation-led, sustainable, and inclusive.
About the role
The Research Fellow in Urban Green Transitions will work closely with the IIPP and overall project team to carry out research tasks related to understanding innovations in city governments in relation to green transitions Please see attached job description for further details. We may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.
About you
The post holder will help implement work package 2, and the main objective of this work package is to identify the challenges, innovative solutions, and framework conditions that characterise contemporary public administrations in relation to the governance of democratic green transitions
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
- 41 Days holiday (including 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
- Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
- Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
- On-Site nursery
- On-site gym
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
- Discounted medical insurance
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.
You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/
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