Research Fellow - Barcelona, España - RMIT University

Descripción

Overview:

• Responsible for delivering RMIT Europe's objectives under the EUfunded Horizon Europe project BOLSTER (Bridging Organizations and marginalized communities for Local Sustainability Transitions in Europe)
• Collaborative and dynamic international team
• Full time, ongoing position. 35,000 euros (gross annual salary, negotiable based on experience)
• Based in Barcelona, flexible work environment including remote working
• High level proficiency in English and Spanish, with working rights in Spain

Who is RMIT Europe?

We're the creative and dynamic European hub of RMIT University - a multi-sector university of technology, design, and enterprise with more than 91,000 students and 11,000 staff globally.

Based in the heart of Barcelona, our focus is on successfully extending RMIT's international engagement and strategically growing the University's collaborative research and education activity in Europe.

We facilitate RMIT's collaboration in the development of innovative pan-European projects attracting global knowledge from Europe, Australia, and Asia to deliver local impact.

We're a collaborative and dynamic international team, passionate about driving impact through our work, celebrating our achievement, and having fun along the way.

Let's talk about the role.

As the Research Fellow, you will work based at RMIT Europe and the primary focus will be to deliver on RMIT Europe's objectives under the Horizon Europe project BOLSTER (Bridging Organizations and marginalized communities for Local Sustainability Transitions in Europe), for which RMIT Europe leads one work package and contribute to the implementation of the others.

The BOLSTER project aims to understand how marginalised communities are affected by European Green Deal (EGD) related policies and to inform structural, policy and program measures to ensure the post-carbon transition leaves no-one behind.

To achieve this, the project will launch action research in ten European regions, seven of them at high risk of being affected by the EGD, as they have a high concentration of carbon-intensive industries.

Research will entail the use of novel qualitative research methods and participatory planning approaches to enhance understanding of the unfolding post-carbon transition in the lives of marginalised communities and co-develop with them roadmaps for addressing the challenges and harnessing the opportunities the planned and ongoing transformation processes entail.

About the team.

You'll be joining an ambitious (and fun-loving) team of experienced professionals who are passionate about making a difference and delivering real impact.

Benefits of working at RMIT Europe include hybrid working arrangements, flexible salary benefits (transport, health insurance, childcare, and restaurants) and free languages classes.

Let's talk about you.

• Big impact, Innovation, Leadership, Flexibility, Grow together_

Essential:

• Demonstrated research experience in two or more of the following areas: just transition processes; quantitative social network analysis; qualitative research methods involving marginalized communities
• Ability to engage with diverse stakeholders spanning science, public sector, and civil society
• Demonstrated ability to clearly communicate research results, concepts and knowledge
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively both as a member of a research team and independently when required, to meet project outcomes and milestones
• Experience in event/conference preparation and multistakeholder workshop facilitation
• Demonstrated project management skills

Desirable:

• Experience with just transition processes and actors in the context of Spain
• Experience with creative (artsbased) or citizen science methods for community engagement
• A track record of guiding and coordinating the work of multicountry research teams
• Ability and readiness to travel

What will you be accountable for?- Develop a research plan, approach and guidelines to support project partners with institutional mapping, stakeholder identification, engagement and documentation of the capabilities and perceptions of representatives from marginalized communities at the project pilot sites- Oversee and support the implementation of the specified research activities through the delivery of research methods trainings, targeted support and hands-on capacity building as needed- Establish a local Just Transition Alliance, involving relevant policy, civil society, research and other stakeholders at the pilot site in Spain, to guide and manage local field research and multistakeholder consultation processes- Organize, in consultation with the local Just Transition Alliance, a series of multi-stakeholder fora at the pilot site in Spain and facilitate the visioning and road-mapping for the regionHere's how to apply:

• Position Description: Research Fellow (BOLSTER Project)

Applications Close:
4 Sept pm

• RMIT Europe

is the European hub of RMIT Un