Research Fellow in Technological Discontinuity Project (Fixed Term) Ref 993 : Jobs : About us : University of Sussex

School of Business, Management and Economics
Science and Technology Policy Research (SPRU)
Full time, Fixed term until 20 February 2016
Salary range: starting at ?30,424 and rising to ?36,298 per annum
Closing date for applications: 7 March 2013
Expected start date: As soon as possible

Description

We are seeking to appoint a Research Fellow in SPRU to play a leading role in a new research project funded by the ESRC in association with a multi-institution European ?Open Research Area? initiative. The initiative as a whole will research ?the governance of technological discontinuity?. Within the initiative, this specific project will examine the particular issues around nuclear power. The role holder will work closely with Professor Andy Stirling at SPRU and Professor Frank Geels at the University of Manchester. The wider initiative also involves leading researchers at TU Dortmund (Germany), IFRIS (France) and the University of Twente, (Netherlands).?

The successful candidate will have:

-????? A? track record of excellent research and publication
-????? Good knowledge of key relevant aspects in the governance of technology
-????? Good knowledge of STS or other relevant disciplinary approaches
-????? Good knowledge of policy and political debates around nuclear power
-????? Highly developed skills in communication with diverse audiences?

The appointment is in the first instance for a fixed term 3-year period.? There will be opportunities to develop collaborative research activities with SPRU colleagues.

Ref 993 Further particulars including person specification [PDF 75.28KB]

Essential information

Terms and conditions

?Research Faculty Terms and Conditions SUMMARY [DOC 36.00KB]

Application

Application form - academic post [DOC 301.50KB]
Application form - academic post [PDF 57.04KB]

Please send completed application form by email to: bmecrecruitment@sussex.ac.uk

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Applications should be received by midnight on the closing date.

Source: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/aboutus/jobs/993

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