"Research Fellow"

The Post

The Partnership Project

Each post is part of FORTH20: a UK Research and Innovation Local Policy Innovation Partnership (LPIP) project, focused on the Forth Water Basin, and offering services to support innovation through collaboration. The Partnership is between multiple Universities/Research Institutes and stakeholders including Scottish Government, Scottish Water and SEPA. Forth20 seeks to make a positive difference to the health and wealth of businesses, communities, and natural ecosystems. Year 1 fostered the collaborative generation of new ideas and priorities. Year 2 used those ideas to inform the commissioning of stakeholder-academic projects. Year 3 focuses on project delivery: ensuring that our priorities and projects translate into a coherent set of positive outcomes.

Description of Duties

Grade 7

• Supporting research, including rapid reviews and new data collection, using qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods
• Analysing policy and policy processes relevant to water
• Supporting the innovation/policy challenge ‘labs’ and capacity building programme
• Regular communication with research partners, stakeholders and research participants

Grade 8

• Leading research, including rapid reviews and new data collection, using qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods
• Leading the analysis of policy and policy processes relevant to water
• Supporting or leading the innovation/policy challenge ‘labs’ and capacity building programme
• Regular communication with research partners, stakeholders and research participants

Essential Criteria

Grade 7 Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant discipline, such as public policy (political science), economics, management, social innovation. public health research, communication, and heritage (or extensive research and knowledge exchange experience to a demonstrated equivalent level)

Knowledge, Experience, Skills & Attributes

• Experience of conducting high quality research, independently and collaboratively, within strict timescales
• Experience of producing original research and high-quality publications, including significant outputs of internationally excellent standing

Grade 8 Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant discipline, such as public policy (political science), economics, management, social innovation. public health research, communication, and heritage (or extensive research and knowledge exchange experience to a demonstrated equivalent level)

Knowledge, Experience, Skills & Attributes

• Experience of leading high quality research projects, independently and collaboratively, within strict timescales
• Experience of leading the production of original research and high-quality publications, including significant outputs of internationally excellent standing
• Experience of managing or conducting rapid reviews, systematic reviews, or qualitative systematic reviews as part of a team

For further information, including a full description of duties, essential criteria and details on how to apply, please see Vacancy details | University of Stirling