Research Associate - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Newcastle University

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We are a world class research-intensive university. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality. We play a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.

What's in it for you? Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits.

We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Newcastle is an inclusive global University community where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.

As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.


Salary:
£32,348 to £34,308 per annum, with progression to £42,155 per annum


Closing Date: 10 February 2023

The Role


This is an exciting opportunity to join an interdisciplinary academic team at Newcastle University working on several sustainable water and energy consumption-related projects which are externally funded.


We are looking for a highly motivated and driven individual with a background in Marketing (with a particular focus on consumer behaviour), or other disciplines that are relevant to the projects.

You are expected to have advanced mixed-methods (quantitative and qualitative) research skills. You should have knowledge of the literature and current issues in sustainability and sustainable behaviours (e.g. water use, energy, waste management, recycling, green transport); consumer digital technology adoption and use; and behaviour change theory and practice.


Your role will involve activities related to literature review, primary data collection, preparing conference and journal articles for publication, preparing reports for funders and media dissemination.

As a representative of our dedicated research group, you will also engage in collaborative activities with industry stakeholders and government partners, and a series of impact and dissemination activities.

Thus, very good communication and networking skills are essential.

For current news about some of the projects connected to this role, please click the following links:
Key Accountabilities


Conducting research and other duties aligned with the research programme(s) on consumer behaviour in relation to sustainability and technology adoption, under the leadership of the academic team including Prof.

Savvas Papagiannidis and Prof. Diana Gregory-Smith Research duties will involve, among others, undertaking literature reviews, data collection, analysing and writing up research findings etc
Effectively communicating results and working as a team player with the wider interdisciplinary academic research team at Newcastle University and all other industry partners involved in the projects' consortia
Contributing to the dissemination of the research by its prompt publication in high-impact peered-reviewed journals, media reports and reports to the funders, as well as presentations at national and international conferences, workshops and policy-making forums, as applicable/needed for each project
Contributing to the generation of further research ideas, the writing of research proposals to fund these ideas and interdisciplinary and industry networking
Contributing to the community of researchers within the Newcastle University Business School and the wider University
The projects related to this role are connected to the Northern Gas Networks' Customer Energy Village (at the InTEGRel site based in Gateshead-Newcastle), and thus require regular engagement and work on that site and the wider city

The Person
Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Experience of conducting mixed-methods research projects (i.e. involving surveys, experiments, interviews, focus groups)
Excellent knowledge of behaviour change theory and practice
Good knowledge of literature and current issues in sustainability and sustainable consumer behaviours (e.g. water use, energy, waste management, recycling, green transport)
Good knowledge of the literature and current issues regarding consumer digital technology adoption and use
Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to present the research to scientific community, industry partners/stakeholders, policy makers, general public
Ability to work independently to develop research designs, collect data via mixed-methods and to solve problems
Ability and willingness to report progress regularly to the academic team (e.g. reporting in line with project deadlines)
Excellent time-management and organisational skills
Good interpersonal skills, particularly in working as part of an interdisciplinary team
Ability to travel and work regularly in Newcastle and other parts of the UK, including regular/occasional overnight stays away from home, according to the project needs
Ability to maintain confidentiality
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