Research Associate (Taxonomy)

Location: Dumfries, Faculty of Social & Environmental Sustainability

Job Objective

To make a number one contribution to the AHRC-DCMS funded mission Growing a taxonomy for tradition and heritage capital- working with the CoI Prof Patrizia Riganti, who’s a part of a consortium led by Historic England.

This is without doubt one of the six initiatives funded by the Arts and Humanities Analysis Council (AHRC) and DCMS as a part of their £3.1 million funding in cultural heritage analysis. These coordinated initiatives intention to develop a multidisciplinary strategy to valuing the advantages of tradition and heritage property to society and can contribute to the Division for Tradition, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) Tradition and Heritage Capital Programme (see https://www.ukri.org/information/new-projects-to-measure-value-of-culture-and-heritage-to-society/).

The profitable candidate will assist handle and direct this advanced and difficult mission and also will be anticipated to contribute to the formulation and submission of analysis publications and associated analysis proposals.

Important Duties and Tasks

1. Take a number one position within the planning and conduct of assigned analysis individually or collectively in accordance with the mission deliverables and mission analysis technique.

2. Doc analysis outputs together with evaluation and interpretation of all knowledge, sustaining data and databases, monitoring mission’s progress, drafting technical/progress reviews and papers as acceptable.

3. Liaise with all companions of the mission in preparation for conferences, workshops group, surveys implementation and all associated fieldwork/knowledge assortment.

4. Survey the analysis literature and surroundings, perceive the analysis challenges related to the mission & topic space, & develop/implement an acceptable analysis technique.

5. Set up and preserve your analysis profile and status and that of The College of Glasgow/ Faculty/ Analysis Group, together with establishing and sustaining a monitor report of unbiased and joint publications of worldwide high quality in excessive profile/high quality refereed journals, enhancing the analysis impression by way of financial/societal profit, and gathering indicators of esteem.

6. Presentation of labor at worldwide and nationwide conferences, at inner and exterior seminars, colloquia and workshops to develop and improve our analysis profile and disseminate the mission’s outputs/outcomes.

7. Take a number one position within the identification of potential funding sources and to help Prof Riganti within the growth of proposals to safe funding from inner and exterior our bodies to help future analysis.

8. Take a number one position in growing and sustaining collaborations with colleagues throughout the analysis group/Faculty/Faculty/College and wider group (e.g. Tutorial and Industrial Companions).

9. Take a number one position in staff/group conferences/seminars/workshops and Faculty analysis group actions to reinforce the broader data, outputs and tradition of the Faculty/Faculty, while disseminating the mission’s achievements

10. Carry out administrative duties associated to the actions of the analysis mission, together with Budgets/Expenditure.

11. Take the lead within the organisation, supervision, mentoring and coaching of undergraduate and/or postgraduate college students and fewer skilled members of the mission staff to make sure their efficient growth.

12. Make a number one contribution to Instructing actions (e.g. demonstrating and many others) and related admin as assigned by the Head of Faculty if required by the Principal Investigator Prof Riganti.

13. Preserve updated with present data and up to date advances within the discipline of utilized cultural economics/heritage research.

14. Have interaction in private, skilled and profession growth, to reinforce each specialist and transferable expertise in accordance with desired profession trajectory.

15. Undertake another affordable duties as required by Prof Riganti and/or the Head of Faculty.

16. Contribute to the enhancement of the College’s worldwide profile in step with the College’s Strategic Plan, Inspiring Folks Altering The World.

{Qualifications}

Important:

A1 Usually Scottish Credit score and Qualification Framework stage 12 (PhD) or alternatively possess the equal in skilled {qualifications} and expertise, with expertise of non-public growth in an identical or associated position(s)

Data, Expertise and Expertise

Data, Expertise

Important:

C1 A complete and up-to-date data of present points and future instructions inside the wider topic space or topic specialism (cultural heritage research, cultural economics, ecological economics, ecosystem companies valuation)

C2 Ample depth of related analysis expertise, usually together with enough postdoctoral expertise in a associated discipline, acceptable to an early profession researcher

Fascinating:

D1 A background in utilized cultural economics

D2 Data of environmental economics and ecological economics debate

D3 Data of ecosystem companies valuation

D4 Data of said and revealed preferences strategies, particularly Discrete Alternative Experiments, Contingent Valuation, Journey Prices Strategies

Expertise 

Important:

E1 Confirmed capacity to ship high quality outputs in a well timed and environment friendly method

E2 A monitor report of presentation and publication of analysis ends in high quality journals/conferences

E3 Expertise of creating a number one contribution in tutorial actions

E4 Skill to display a level of independence as illustrated by identification of mission aims from evaluation of the literature, design & evaluation of experiments & drafting of papers.

E5 Expertise in enterprise unbiased analysis

E6 Dedication to open analysis, as acceptable to the self-discipline, by way of open knowledge, open code, open instructional sources and practices that help replication.

E7 Confirmed dedication to supporting the profession growth of colleagues and to different types of collegiality acceptable to the profession stage.

Fascinating:

F1 Expertise of ecosystem companies valuation

F2 Expertise of functions of discrete alternative experiments, contingent valuation research to cultural heritage.

F3 Expertise of typological evaluation

For casual inquiries please Professor Patrizia Riganti, [email protected]

Phrases and Situations

Wage might be Grade 7, £39,347 – £44,263 each year, pro-rata.

This put up is a component time( 17.5 hrs per week) and glued time period till 28/02/2026

As a part of Crew UofG you can be a member of a world altering, inclusive group, which values ambition, excellence, integrity and curiosity.

As a valued member of our staff, you may anticipate:

1 A heat welcoming and interesting organisational tradition, the place your skills are developed and nurtured, and success is widely known and shared.

2 A wonderful employment package deal with beneficiant phrases and situations together with 41 days of depart for full time employees, pension – pensions handbook https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/payandpensions/pensions/, advantages and low cost packages.

3 A versatile strategy to working.

4 A dedication to help your well being and wellbeing, together with a free 6-month UofG Sport membership for all new employees becoming a member of the College  https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/employees/healthwellbeing/.

We imagine that we will solely attain our full potential by way of the skills of all. Equality, variety and inclusion are on the coronary heart of our values. Functions are notably welcome from throughout our communities and particularly folks from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) group, and different protected traits who’re under-represented inside the College. Learn extra on how the College promotes and embeds all elements of equality and variety inside our group https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/.

We promote the rules of Athena Swan https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/athenaswan/ and maintain bronze, silver and gold awards throughout the College.

We’re investing in our organisation, and we are going to spend money on you too. Please go to our web site https://www.gla.ac.uk/discover/jobs/ for extra info.

Phrases and Situations

Wage might be Grade 7, £39,347 – £44,263 each year professional rata.

This put up is a component time (17.5 hours per week) and glued time period for as much as Fastened on 28/02/2026 (position for twenty-four months)

As a part of Crew UofG you can be a member of a world altering, inclusive group, which values ambition, excellence, integrity and curiosity.

As a valued member of our staff, you may anticipate:

1 A heat welcoming and interesting organisational tradition, the place your skills are developed and nurtured, and success is widely known and shared.

2 A wonderful employment package deal with beneficiant phrases and situations together with 41 days of depart for full time employees, pension – pensions handbook https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/payandpensions/pensions/, advantages and low cost packages.

3 A versatile strategy to working.

4 A dedication to help your well being and wellbeing, together with a free 6-month UofG Sport membership for all new employees becoming a member of the College  https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/employees/healthwellbeing/.

We imagine that we will solely attain our full potential by way of the skills of all. Equality, variety and inclusion are on the coronary heart of our values. Functions are notably welcome from throughout our communities and particularly folks from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) group, and different protected traits who’re under-represented inside the College. Learn extra on how the College promotes and embeds all elements of equality and variety inside our group https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/.

We promote the rules of Athena Swan https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/athenaswan/ and maintain bronze, silver and gold awards throughout the College.

We’re investing in our organisation, and we are going to spend money on you too. Please go to our web site https://www.gla.ac.uk/discover/jobs/ for extra info.