Senior Research Fellow (RiskPACC)

City/location:

London

Organization:

University College London

The UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction (IRDR) is a cross-UCL Institute, which aims to lead research, knowledge exchange, and advanced teaching in the area of risk and disaster reduction. IRDR aims to achieve leadership in risk and disaster reduction both in the UK and internationally. The Centre for Gender and Disaster (CGD) is one of IRDR’s research centres. It aims to develop awareness of, and responsiveness to, gender considerations in the contexts of risks, disasters and conflicts, through excellence in research and teaching.

We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to work on the project ‘RiskPACC - Integrating Risk Perception and Action to enhance Civil protection-Citizen interaction’ which is a Horizon 2020 project funded by the European Commission https://www.riskpacc.eu. The Centre for Gender and Disaster is one of 20 RiskPACC partners and has a particular responsibility for the development of the RiskPACC Collaborative Framework. The successful candidate will contribute to all aspects of the work contracted to CGD which includes literature reviews, conceptual design and analysis, engaging with Civil Protection Authorities and citizen groups, contributing to and evaluating the RiskPACC Co-Creation Workshops, and preparing reports and presentations to RiskPACC Partners, the European Commission and more widely to academic and technical audiences. The successful candidate will play an important role in advancing academic and stakeholder community understanding of the best means to develop collaborative and constructive relationships between Civil Protection Authorities and citizens.

This is a 1 FTE position for two years, available from 1st September 2022 until the end of August 2024. It is based at the Centre for Gender and Disaster in the UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction in London with the postholder contributing to the activities and events of the research team, the CGD and IRDR.

Key requirements

We are seeking a candidate with a PhD in any of the Social Sciences relevant to inter alia the understanding of hazards (natural, technological, social, biological), disasters, resilience, risk perception, community based disaster management, risk communication, security, or Civil Protection. They should have a thorough knowledge of one or more of those areas, and strong skills in one or more of community engagement, quantitative and qualitative research methods and participatory processes.

The successful applicant will also have excellent written and verbal communication skills in English to a wide variety of audiences; organisational and independent working skills; and familiarity with basic Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, Powerpoint). They should be able to work collaboratively with a diversity of colleagues and external partners; have a commitment to high quality research; contribute to scientific and popular science dissemination; and contribute to the IRDR CGD multidisciplinary and multi-cultural intellectual environment. A candidate with experience of working on projects funded by the European Commission is especially welcome.