Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Social Science of Net Zero aviation, and non-stipendiary Junior Research Fellow of Linacre College

**The Role**





An opportunity within the Environmental Change Institute as part of Oxford Net
Zero: world-leading research enabling effective climate action to halt global
warming.





The project is led by director Professor Myles Allen. It is supported by
£1.625 million of funding (see below). The project consists of three work
packages, examining definitions and financial analysis of GBFs, analysis of
policy and business models, Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV), and
social, equity and justice aspects (this project).





The successful candidate would work directly with two Senior Researchers at
the University of Oxford – Dr. Emily Cox (social science) and Dr. Jessica
Omukuti (anthropology). Other researchers on this project are Dr. Tom Kettlety
(earth sciences) and Dr. Stuart Jenkins (net Zero for the fossil fuel sector).
We are supported by a team of dedicated professional services and
communications staff.





The post is funded by VietJet, a Vietnamese aviation company, in partnership
with IATA, the international industry body for aviation. Oxford University
research is fully independent of the funder, and will always retain
independence in the way we design, conduct, analyse, interpret and report the
results of the research. The successful candidate will be expected to work co-
operatively on the project, but will retain the right to research and publish
without restrictions.





The role also includes a non-stipendiary Junior Research Fellowship at Linacre
College (see below) and the postholder will hold the Fellowship under the
terms of the College Statutes and By-Laws in force at any time during the
appointment.



## Responsibilities



• Develop and conduct a programme of research into the social, ethical, and
climate justice implications of geologically-balanced aviation fuels, in line
with the questions identified in the project description above





• Develop new research questions as required, in collaboration with the lead
researchers





• Adapt existing methodologies and materials relevant to questions of social
license and climate justice, and/or develop new methodologies for answering
the research questions and producing key deliverables





• Research and write key deliverables for the work package, as follows:







1. A report on the social license for GBFs, based on the views of publics and of key stakeholders (for instance, NGOs and business leaders), and describe the conditions under which GBFs might be deemed ‘acceptable’ by different groups.








1. A report on the climate justice and equity implications of GBFs. This could include topics such as: the importance of an equity-based approach to GBFs; evaluating with relevant users and stakeholders how concepts of GBF are understood, and under what conditions GBFs will enable equitable transitions; joint work to understand how ‘acceptable net zero’ may be defined






**_This role is one of three PDRA positions being recruited to form a cohort
of researchers on Net Zero Aviation as part of this joint project across Earth
Sciences and the School of Geography and the Environment please see other post
link below_**





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**_Please note this post does not sit within School of Geography this is
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**What We Offer **





As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ well-being, and this is
reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:





* An excellent contributory pension scheme


* 38 days annual leave


* A comprehensive range of childcare services


* Family leave schemes


* Cycle loan scheme


* Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans.




**Application Process**





You will be required to upload a covering letter with a supporting statement,
CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application. In your
supporting statement, please explain how you meet each of the selection
criteria found in the job description, and why you would like to do this role.
See guidance at https://www.jobs.ox.ac.uk/cv-and-supporting-statement .





Any technical questions related to this vacancy can be sent to
recruit@ouce.ox.ac.uk





**The closing date is 22nd August 2024 at noon**. Only applications submitted
by this time will be considered.





Interviews will take place **mid-September 2024** via Microsoft Teams.





_The University of Oxford and The School of Geography and the Environment are
Silver Athena SWAN holders. Applications are particularly welcome and
encouraged from women, black, and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-
represented in posts in The School of Geography and the Environment. The
School of Geography and the Environment are committed to equality and values
diversity_