Position Overview
For a new transdisciplinary Horizon Europe project, we are seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher or an experienced Research Assistant, ideally with experience of EU or similar international projects. The project focuses on transitions to the circular economy in clothing, mobility, electronics, and food packaging, with a particular emphasis on behavioural interventions and the consumer interface.
Responsibilities
* Work closely with the PI (the Director of the El‑Erian Institute) and the Cambridge team within a multinational consortium of researchers, companies, and societal institutions.
* Conduct empirical and conceptual research, including co‑designing and testing pilot interventions.
* Write reports and intervention designs and communicate with the other project partners throughout the project.
* Gain experience in large project management.
* Publish in high‑level journals.
Qualifications
* Excellent publication record, including literature reviews (ideally with experience using AI tools for evidence synthesis and an understanding of how such processes can be automated), field experiments, qualitative and quantitative analyses of consumer needs, behavioural barriers and drivers, and experience delivering interventions for behavioural change.
* Strong training in experimental and quantitative methods, including experience with SPSS, STATA, R or Python, an understanding of multivariate statistics and causal modelling, and ideally experience running models using cloud infrastructure.
* Background as a behavioural economist, cognitive psychologist, or someone with a similar disciplinary background who has a keen interest in the circular economy.
Benefits
* Membership of Queens' College, Cambridge.
* Funds available for 3 years.
Equal Opportunity Statement
The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society. The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
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