Research Fellow - School of Geography Earth and Environmental Sciences

Background

To create and contribute to the creation of knowledge by undertaking a specified range of activities within a specific research project.

Summary of Role

• Work within the specified research grant and project
• Operate within area of specialism
• Analyse and interpret research findings and results
• Contribute to public understanding of the discipline

Main Duties / Responsibilities

The responsibilities may include some but not all of the responsibilities outlined below.

• Analyse and interpret data
• Apply knowledge in a way which develops new intellectual understanding
• Disseminate collaborative research findings for publication, research seminars etc
• Contribute to developing new techniques and methods
• Undertake management/administration arising from research
• Contribute to School research-related activities and research-related administration
• Contribute to public engagement activities of manifest benefit to the project, College and the University, often under supervision of a project leader
• Collect research data through literature reviews, archival work, oral histories, and research interviews
• Present research outputs, including drafting academic publications or parts thereof, for example at seminars
• Deal with problems that may affect the achievement of research objectives and deadlines
• Decide in consultation with the principal investigator as appropriate, on the most appropriate way of undertaking the specified research activities
• Decide in consultation with the principal investigator as appropriate how to analyse and interpret the data from the specified research activities
• Decide in consultation with the principal investigator as appropriate what knowledge to draw on and how to apply it to develop new intellectual understanding

Person Specification

The responsibilities may include some but not all of the responsibilities outlined below.

• Analyse and interpret data
• Apply knowledge in a way which develops new intellectual understanding
• Disseminate collaborative research findings for publication, research seminars etc
• Contribute to developing new techniques and methods
• Undertake management/administration arising from research
• Contribute to School research-related activities and research-related administration
• Contribute to public engagement activities of manifest benefit to the project, College and the University, often under supervision of a project leader
• Collect research data through literature reviews, archival work, oral histories, and research interviews
• Present research outputs, including drafting academic publications or parts thereof, for example at seminars
• Deal with problems that may affect the achievement of research objectives and deadlines
• Decide in consultation with the principal investigator as appropriate, on the most appropriate way of undertaking the specified research activities
• Decide in consultation with the principal investigator as appropriate how to analyse and interpret the data from the specified research activities
• Decide in consultation with the principal investigator as appropriate what knowledge to draw on and how to apply it to develop new intellectual understanding

Key Skills/Qualifications  

• First degree in area of specialism and a higher degree relevant to research area or equivalent qualifications
• High level analytical capability
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly
• Fluency in relevant languages, techniques and methods and ability to contribute to developing new ones
• Ability to assess resource requirements and use resources effectively
• Understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management/administration processes
• Contribute to the planning and organising of the specific research project
• Co-ordinate own work with others to avoid conflict or duplication of effort

Informal enquiries may be made to Dr Jonathan Oldfield, j.d.oldfield@bham.ac.uk