. . . . "notation"@en . . . . . . "University Science Area" . . "site principal"@fr . "department" . . """Job Description Summary Job title Postdoctoral research associate “Rethinking Natural Resources” Division Social Sciences Department Location Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment (SSEE), School of Geography and the Environment (SoGE) South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QY Grade 7: £36,024- £44,263 p.a. Grade and salary If no suitable applicant is forthcoming an appointment at Grade 6: £32,332 £38,205 (with an appropriate adjustment of duties) may be considered. Hours Full time Contract type Fixed-term for 24 months or until 31/10/2026 whichever is sooner (limited by external funding) Reporting to Dr Caitlin McElroy, Dr Thom Wetzer, Professor Rick Van der Ploeg Vacancy reference 174254 Applications are particularly welcome and encouraged from women, black, and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in posts in SoGE. SoGE are committed to equality and values diversity. Additional information The School of Geography and the Environment holds an Athena Swan Silver award in recognition of our commitment and success in addressing gender equality. The School of Geography and the Environment is committed to promoting a culture of equality, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace, including the undertaking of appropriate training as opportunities arise and/or when asked to do so. Occasional travel may be required. Project Overview The funds supporting this research project are provided by Oxford Martin School Programme: Rethinking Natural Resources. https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/rethinking-natural-resources/ Climate change represents a profound existential challenge. The impact of anthropogenic CO2 emissions is well understood; the priority now is to mitigate the impacts by moving away from a fossil fuel-dependent global economy. Decarbonisation of our energy infrastructure is a crucial step, yet one that requires a reframing of our relationship to finding and extracting natural resources, and our strategies for minimising waste. Critical metals are essential for the Net Zero energy transition. Meeting the anticipated demand in a secure and sustainable fashion is a challenge of global proportions - not only finding new metal deposits and developing methods for sustainable extraction, but also in rethinking the social-justice and environmental impacts of extractive industries. A business-as-usual approach runs the risk of simply perpetuating and exacerbating existing problems within the extractive industries. It is insufficient to enable a sustainable energy transition. Instead, we require a holistic, energy systems approach to the entire circular economy that interweaves scientific and engineering solutions with the need to evolve an economic, political, social and legal engagement framework that recognises the past and present of complex human relationships with natural resources. ‘Rethinking Natural Resources’ is an interdisciplinary programme that aims to develop an innovative approach to these problems through a case study of the Caribbean Island of Montserrat and potentially other Caribbean islands. Montserrat has been chosen because it is a location with geothermal energy potential and opportunities for co-recovery of raw materials. In Montserrat activities have the potential to be socioeconomically transformative if managed well. The programme brings together the perspectives and collaborative expertise of a team of researchers from Earth Sciences, Economics, the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, Chemistry, History and Law. The island of Montserrat has a limited history of industrial raw material extraction and no experience of geothermal power. The island’s small size and population make it an ideal demonstration project to look not just at geological and engineering aspects, but also at the wider economic context, regulatory framework and social license. This postdoctoral position will be part of work package 3: Economics and Law. We will address the legal and policy framework regarding land rights, risk allocation and social license to operate, best practise to develop opportunities for local economic benefit, and implications of resource extraction for the local and regional geopolitical landscape. We will build our study around the Natural Resources Charter, adapting it in the context of the green energy transition. The project will be carried out in close collaboration with Montserrat’s community, government and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Our findings can be applied to other sites worldwide where saline geofluids and other transformative industries offer novel approaches to renewable energy and natural resources. The experience developed by the project’s team of interdisciplinary researchers will benefit not only the energy and metals sector, but also inform future strategies for enabling the energy transition. Key research questions for the project team The Rethinking Natural Resources programme aims to explore new, unconventional sources of raw materials, devise new strategies for their recovery and implement new ways to ensure equitable access to communities where these resources occur. To do this requires an ambitious, multidisciplinary ‘what if’ approach. What if we 174254 - Job Description and Person Specification 2 could develop new ways to explore for the raw materials needed for the energy transition? What if these raw materials could be extracted from the ground without egregious surface impacts like open-pit mines and tailings dams? What if metals processing could be achieved with low carbon emissions? And what if the benefits of natural resources could be returned to countries that generate them in a fair and just way? The programme’s themes of Resources, Rights, Risks and Resilience cross-cut disciplines to address four key research questions: 1. Optimising Exploration How best to optimise detection and characterisation of metal-rich geothermal reservoirs? What are the environmental consequences and challenges of accessing them? (Resources, Risks) 2. Metals Endowment and Recovery What are the target metals? What state-of-the-art technologies exist for metals recovery? How can metals recovery impact the economics of geothermal energy? (Resources, Resilience) 3. Economic and Regulatory Framework What is the legal and policy framework regarding land rights and social license to operate? How best to develop opportunities for local economic benefit? How would resource extraction play into the local and regional geopolitical landscape? (Rights, Risks, Resilience) 4. Equitable Extraction and Social License What can we learn from the historical experience of resource extraction locally and regionally? How do we engage and inform communities about opportunities and risks? How do we communicate the impacts of the energy transition? (Rights, Risks). Each of these questions will be addressed by a postdoctoral researcher working as a member of the interdisciplinary team. The Postdoctoral Research Associate in Economic and Regulatory Framework (3). This role examines how the economic and regulatory frameworks directing the processes and revenues from innovative extraction from dissolved in volcanic geofluids and related geothermal energy can best serve the island community and build long-term cultural and climate resilience (3). The larger context of this work is part of facilitating a just transition to a net zero future through the governance of new technologies. With a new approach to extraction itself there is an opportunity to reshape how extractive economies are constructed and managed. You will work to help address questions such as: how to best develop opportunities for local economic benefit? What legal and policy frameworks are necessary to protect land rights and address social license to operate? And, how would this novel resource extraction potentially affect the regional geopolitical landscape? For example, what is possible with energy independence? Or, how does near term extraction develop into long-term participation in a circular mineral economy? We aim to see how our findings from Montserrat align with or may update resource governance standards such as the Natural Resource Charter. Addressing these questions will require the post holder to work closely with the other work packages to understand the nuanced dimensions of the novel extractive process (1, 2) as well as the complex social history and future needs of the island community (4). The post holder ideally has experience with mixed methods research. We are open to candidates with great interest in and experience of the challenges of extractive governance from any background relevant to address the project’s questions above. Responsibilities/Duties The post holder will report to and be supported by a supervisor team of Dr Caitlin McElroy, Dr Thom Wetzer, and Professor Rick van der Ploeg. The post holder will be part of a highly interdisciplinary research network working independently to carry out research for the Oxford Martin School’s Rethinking Natural Resources Programme. They will be responsible for developing and bringing to the programme an understanding of the policy and legal frameworks to develop opportunities for local economic benefit. 174254 - Job Description and Person Specification 3 They will: • Manage own academic research and administrative activities. This involves small scale project management, to co-ordinate multiple aspects of work to meet deadlines. • Draw on and develop research methodologies appropriate to assessing the economic impact of the management of natural resources (ex: impact on local communities, evaluation and management of risks) and to assess suitable regulatory and legal frameworks to manage them. • Undertake literature and field work to collect data on Montserrat and potentially nearby islands • Bring together these lines of research to assess how to create frameworks for extractive activities that support resilient economies and cultures that can work in complex, historically aware, locally meaningful, and informed ways about the transition from fossil fuel dependency to clean energy, and other aspects of climate change adaptation. The aim is to establish what is needed for equitable, community-benefiting extraction and to create a broad-based social license. • Lead and collaborate in the preparation of scientific reports and journal articles in international peer reviewed journals, present papers and posters, and represent the research group at external meetings/seminars, either with others or alone. • Lead and collaborate in the preparation of policy articles for the partners in Montserrat and for the broader communities. Participate in the programme’s communications and outreach activities, either with others or alone. • Support some project management to co-ordinate multiple aspects of work to meet deadlines. Undertaking supporting coordination roles across the project as needed will also be expected. • Contribute ideas for new research projects including those students seeking to do a Master thesis. • In support of the development of your research, and as a secondary commitment, undertake some teaching within SoGE including engage in assessment and university examining. • Contribute to and enhance the academic life and community of the SoGE including taking on citizenship roles. Seek and develop relevant contacts within the law and economics communities at Oxford and beyond. • Seek contact with international organisations and standard setters working on the law and governance of natural resource issues. Practical information For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Dr Caitlin McElroy, Departmental Research Lecturer SSEE and SoGE Caitlin.mcelroy@smithschool.ox.ac.uk. All practical and procedural queries should be sent to our recruitments team: recruit@ouce.ox.ac.uk. All enquiries will be treated in strict confidence; they will not form part of the selection decision. 174254 - Job Description and Person Specification 4 Selection criteria Essential • • • • • • • Hold a relevant (Geography, Law, Economics, etc.) PhD/DPhil (Grade 7) or be close to completion (Grade 6), together with relevant research experience. Experience of research methodologies that explore extractive resource governance Ability to manage own academic research and associated activities Evidence of research ability including publications and presentations at international conferences Excellent written and oral communication skills Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team of researchers across the physical sciences, social sciences and humanities Experience of developing networks of collaborators Desirable • • • • Experience of independently managing a discrete area of a research project Experience of actively collaborating in the development of research articles for publication, including with researchers in other disciplines Experience of working in the Caribbean or other regions of the Global South Expertise on one or more regions affected by extraction and/or its aftermath Pre-employment screening Standard checks If you are offered the post, the offer will be subject to standard pre-employment checks. You will be asked to provide: proof of your right-to-work in the UK; proof of your identity; and (if we haven’t done so already) we will contact the referees you have nominated. If you have previously worked for the University we will also verify key information such as your dates of employment and reason for leaving your previous role with the department/unit where you worked. You will also be asked to complete a health declaration so that you can tell us about any health conditions or disabilities for which you may need us to make appropriate adjustments. Please read the candidate notes on the University’s pre-employment screening procedures at: https://www.jobs.ox.ac.uk/pre-employment-checks About the University of Oxford Welcome to the University of Oxford. We aim to lead the world in research and education for the benefit of society both in the UK and globally. Oxford’s researchers engage with academic, commercial and cultural partners across the world to stimulate high-quality research and enable innovation through a broad range of social, policy and economic impacts. We believe our strengths lie both in empowering individuals and teams to address fundamental questions of global significance, while providing all our staff with a welcoming and inclusive workplace that enables everyone to develop and do their best work. Recognising that diversity is our strength, vital for innovation and creativity, we aspire to build a truly diverse community which values and respects every individual’s unique contribution. While we have long traditions of scholarship, we are also forward-looking, creative and cutting-edge. Oxford is one of Europe's most entrepreneurial universities and we rank first in the UK for university spin-outs, and in recent 174254 - Job Description and Person Specification 5 years we have spun out 15-20 new companies every year. We are also recognised as leaders in support for social enterprise. Join us and you will find a unique, democratic and international community, a great range of staff benefits and access to a vibrant array of cultural activities in the beautiful city of Oxford. For more information, please visit www.ox.ac.uk/about/organisation. School of Geography and the Environment The School of Geography and the Environment (SoGE) is a dynamic, diverse, interdisciplinary department at the University of Oxford combining natural and social science research interests and analytical skills, underpinned by geography’s tradition of working in many different situations and contexts. The School is internationally recognized for the quality of its teaching, research and wider engagement across the breadth of human geography, physical geography and environmental studies. Based within the Social Sciences Division, the School incorporates three affiliated research centres as well as Geography: the Environmental Change Institute (ECI), the Smith School of Enterprise and Environment (SSEE), and the Transport Studies Unit (TSU). The School is based partly within the Oxford University Centre for the Environment (OUCE) building and partly in the Dyson Perrins building, which was completely refurbished in 2022. The School’s physical location enables us to easily connect with many academic departments and organisations across the University, and we collaborate with many of them. For example, the School is an active participant in fostering the Oxford University Networks for the Environment (ONE), which links up over 1000 individuals within the University around the themes of Biodiversity, Climate, Energy, Food and Water. Our research spans issues related to the environment, climate change, energy, transport, development, geopolitics and cities. The School’s research portfolio totalled approximately £105million across more than 170 research projects in 2021/22, from a wide variety of funders. Much of this work is collaborative, and we currently estimate that research with our partners takes place in over 70 countries across the globe. We aim to contribute to the common good, and many of our researchers actively engage in advising local, national and international organisations; in giving written and oral contributions to government consultations both locally and nationally; and in engaging with others through policy, partnerships, business and social enterprise. The School also provides world-class, multidisciplinary teaching. Our Undergraduate Honour School gives undergraduate students research-led teaching across the breadth of human and physical geography and environmental studies by internationally recognised academic staff. Two hundred and fifty graduate students from a wide range of nationalities currently study for taught and research postgraduate degrees with us, in our International Graduate School. For more information the School please visit: http://www.geog.ox.ac.uk The School is committed to supporting the career development of all its members. Everyone is encouraged to undertake professional training from the range offered by the School, the Division and the University's People, Organisation and Development Unit. The School has a mentoring scheme and all staff are encouraged to work with a mentor during their time at SoGE; academic staff are also encouraged to have regular meetings with the Head of School to plan their career progression. Since 1973 the Transport Studies Unit has established an international research reputation in transport research. Based within the world-leading School of Geography and the Environment at the University of Oxford, the TSU approaches global transport challenges from social science and holistic perspectives. By advancing understandings of the systems, processes and practices that shape the way people and goods move, the TSU hopes to inspire and inform change towards a more sustainable, just and accessible transport system. Our position within Geography 174254 - Job Description and Person Specification 6 and the University fosters interdisciplinary collaboration with researchers in other parts of the University and based elsewhere. From geography to engineering, energy research to science and technology studies, and beyond, the TSU draws on the latest relevant developments in various disciplines and research fields. Our core team of researchers come from various disciplinary backgrounds, bringing with them a range of insight and expertise which enriches our research practice. Most TSU staff are full-time researchers working on specific externally funded projects. In addition to the core staff, it also hosts a number of academic visitors working more independently on cross-cutting issues. There is also an active group of international DPhil students working with individual staff. The TSU has an excellent track record in collaborative projects. TSU researchers often works in partnership with colleagues in many UK universities, and has very active and well-established links with universities and research institutes across the EU, the Americas, Asia and Africa. They also work with partners from international agencies, transport policymakers, local authorities, businesses and industry, employers, non-governmental organisations, and activists. For more information on the TSU please visit: http://www.tsu.ox.ac.uk Since 1991, the Environmental Change Institute has worked alongside partners in government, business, academia and the community to understand environmental change and explore possible responses to the risks and opportunities it poses. Promoting an interdisciplinary approach, ECI explores sustainable solutions to global problems ensuring a fairer and more equal world for people today and in the future. ECI has over 100 academics and researchers working around the world, establishing itself as an active and influential player in environmental change science. With a well-established track record in relation to Infrastructure, climate, energy, ecosystems, food, land use governance and water. ECI is a leading player in a number of large research activities. In 2022 there are over 80 research projects totalling over £57 million funded through the UK’s research councils and charitable foundations and trusts. We are proud of all our work but of particularly note we host the multi-agency UK Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions (CREDS), understanding the role of energy demand change in accelerating the transition to a zero carbon energy system. As part of Oxford University’s strategic research Oxford Net Zero is an interdisciplinary research initiative working to track progress, align standards and inform effective solutions in climate science, law, policy, economics, clean energy, transport, land and food systems and greenhouse gas removal and storage. In addition, The Oxford Programme for Sustainable Infrastructure Systems (OPSIS) is at the forefront of research and education to enable sustainable and resilient infrastructure. While the Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery Centre aims to investigate how to halt and reverse ongoing nature and biodiversity loss, by understanding how implement and finance nature recovery that is scalable, effective and socially just. The ECI is also home to the MSc in Environmental Change and Management, the School’s first taught postgraduate masters’ programme, established in 1994. Through this MSc the ECI have successfully trained over 700 upcoming environmental leaders who comprise a lively and increasingly influential alumni community. For more information on the ECI please visit: http://www.eci.ox.ac.uk The Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment (SSEE) was established at the University of Oxford in 2008 with a generous benefaction by the Smith family. We bring enterprise – public and private - together with worldleading teaching and research to achieve global net-zero emissions and sustainable development. Located within the internationally top-ranked School of Geography and the Environment, we work in close collaboration with leading academics across Oxford and beyond. 174254 - Job Description and Person Specification 7 Decisions made this decade will determine the future of humanity and the planet. To stop the climate crisis, we need to shift global economic and financial systems towards sustainability. The Smith School’s approach combines academic excellence with real-world impact. Our research shapes business and government policy and practice. We offer innovative evidence-based solutions to the environmental challenges facing humanity. We apply expertise in economics, finance, business and law to tackle environmental and social challenges in six areas: water, climate, energy, biodiversity, food and the regenerative economy. We equip the next generation through undergraduate and graduate teaching as part of the top-ranked School of Geography and the Environment. SSEE’s new master’s course in Sustainability, Enterprise and the Environment (MSc SEE) is already one of the most applied to at Oxford. Our executive education programmes empower business leaders and policy-makers throughout the world to take action. SSEE’s Advisory Board, Business Fellows and our wide-ranging external partnerships bring together experts from industry, consultancy, governments and NGOs to achieve the vision of a cleaner, fairer and more prosperous future Social Sciences Division The University’s academic departments and faculties are organised into four large groups, known as Academic Divisions (Social Sciences, Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS), Medical Sciences, and Humanities). The academic divisions are responsible for academic oversight of the teaching and research of their constituent departments and faculties, for strategic and operational planning, and for personnel and resource management. The Head of the Social Sciences Division is Professor Timothy Power, who is a member of the University’s Council.The Social Sciences Division is a world-leading centre of research and education in the social sciences. The social sciences at Oxford are distinctive for both their depth and breadth, with activity spanning fourteen departments and faculties and one cross-divisional unit. (These are as follows: Law, the Saïd Business School, Economics, Politics and International Relations, the Blavatnik School of Government, the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography, International Development, Sociology, Social Policy and Intervention, the Oxford Internet Institute, Archaeology, the School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies, Education, the School of Geography and the Environment and the Oxford Martin School.) Interdisciplinary links within and beyond the university are strong, extending to the humanities, natural sciences, and medical sciences. Academic and research staff and research students are engaged in world-leading research that challenges current ideas and theories and is tackling some of the major challenges facing humanity, such as sustainable resource management, migration, governance, poverty and development, and justice. REF 2014 confirmed Oxford as the UK powerhouse for research in the social sciences, where Oxford accounted for more world-leading (4*) research than any other institution, across the social sciences units of assessment to which it made submissions. The division has an extensive portfolio of external funders and collaborators, with competitively-awarded external research income exceeding £40million per year. Researchers in the division engage actively beyond academia and their research has influence in many spheres from innovation in public policymaking to practitioner communities such as law, business, education, social welfare and NGOs. The division also delivers an exceptional range of high quality educational programmes (undergraduate, postgraduate taught and postgraduate research), all of which are underpinned by the innovative research being undertaken by our academics. Programmes range from those at the interface of the natural sciences, through to professionally-oriented provision in areas such as business, law and education. The division is home to several of Oxford’s most widely recognised teaching programmes, such as Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE); the BCL; the MPhils in International Relations, in Economics, and in Development Studies; the MBA and EMBA; and the nationally regarded PGCE. 174254 - Job Description and Person Specification 8 For more information please visit: http://www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/ How to apply Applications are made through our online recruitment portal. Information about how to apply is available on our Jobs website https://www.jobs.ox.ac.uk/how-to-apply. 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Find out more https://staff.admin.ox.ac.uk/health-assured-eap University Club and sports facilities Membership of the University Club is free for University staff. It offers social, sporting, and hospitality facilities. Staff can also use the University Sports Centre on Iffley Road at discounted rates, including a fitness centre, powerlifting room, and swimming pool. See www.club.ox.ac.uk and https://www.sport.ox.ac.uk/. Information for staff new to Oxford If you are relocating to Oxfordshire from overseas or elsewhere in the UK, the University's Welcome Service includes practical information about settling in the area, including advice on relocation, accommodation, and local schools. See https://welcome.ox.ac.uk/ There is also a visa loan scheme to cover the costs of UK visa applications for staff and their dependants. 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An opportunity within the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, and Oxford Martin School as a Postdoctoral research associate “Rethinking Natural Resources”.

 

The successful candidate will be a part of the Oxford Martin School’s Rethinking Natural Resources Programme. Through a case study of the Caribbean Island of Montserrat and potentially other Caribbean islands the programme aims to develop innovative approaches to rethink natural resources.

 

To be considered for the role you will hold a relevant (Geography, Law, Economics, etc.) PhD/DPhil (Grade 7) or be close to completion (Grade 6), together with relevant research experience. You will have experience of research methodologies that explore extractive resource governance. An ability to manage own academic research and associated activities is essential. You will need to show excellent written and oral communication skills.

 

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.


This role is full time.

 

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 3rd September 2024 at noon. Only applications submitted by this time will be considered.

 

Interviews will take place in September 2024 and be held either in person or 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

 
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