Research Associate

University of Glasgow - College of Social Sciences - School of Law

This post is full time and has funding for up to 36 months.

The School of Law is inviting applications from highly motivated and ambitious candidates for the position of Research Associate. The Research Associate will work closely with Professor Javier Solana (Professor of Law and Finance) and other members of the Civic Finance team, and will engage with a small interdisciplinary group of world-leading scholars who sit on the project’s Advisory Board.

Civic Finance is an ambitious research project led by Professor Solana and funded by a European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant (Grant Agreement No.: 101165302). The overarching objective of Civic Finance is to develop a complexity-informed theory of law and finance that can underpin the foundations of a civic financial system; in particular, a financial system that refrains from enabling unsustainable levels of CO2 emissions. To achieve this objective, Professor Solana is putting together an interdisciplinary team of researchers interested in exploring how financial services influence CO2 emissions, and how financial institutions make decisions about the provision of those services.

Working closely with Prof. Solana, the successful candidate will be responsible for collecting and analysing qualitative data on the decision-making processes at relevant actors in the financial system, particularly in relation to environmental sustainability considerations, and for presenting these analyses in high-quality academic papers that will be submitted for publication at top-tier academic journals. The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute to the formulation and submission of research publications and research proposals relevant to Civic Finance.

The Research Associate will have ample opportunities to plan and develop their career while in post. Most notably, the University of Glasgow is a signatory to the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers (the 'Researcher Development Concordat'), which commits 10 days pro-rata for professional development to all research staff. As part of that commitment, the successful candidate will have access to a wide range of opportunities designed by the University of Glasgow to support its postdoctoral researchers.

Candidates should have experience collecting and analysing qualitative data on the decision-making processes at companies and/or financial institutions.

This full-time position is available from June 2026 until May 2029. While the preferred starting date is 1st June 2026 a different starting date may be accommodated depending on circumstances.

Hybrid working arrangements will be welcomed in line with the University’s flexible working policy.

Informal enquiries should be directed to Professor Solana, javier.solana@glasgow.ac.uk

Closing date: 26th February 2026 at 23:45