Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Lasting

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Academic Development and Services
Research
LCF - John Prince's St, London UK
Grade 5
£38,694 - £46,423 per annum pro rata

Fixed Term - 9 months

Part time - 14.8 hours per week

16 November 2020 23:55

The opportunity

This role is to support the UAL Principal Investigator (PI) in the delivery of the ‘Lasting: Sustainable Prosperity through Product Durability’ project, funded by the Research Council of Norway and led by Oslo Metropolitan University. The primary objective of this three-year collaborative research project is to reduce environmental impacts through extended lifespans of durable consumer goods. Secondary objectives include: to communicate how increased longevity can be implemented in political, commercial and ideal environmental work; to increase the awareness and opportunities of consumers, authorities and commercial actors in managing durables; advancing the knowledge of environmental impacts of durables and associated strategies, taking also rebound effects into consideration. UAL’s work package specifically investigates international perspectives and ‘ways other’ on clothing durability. The duties and responsibilities of the role include:

• To develop a network of international contacts from diverse perspectives to contribute to discussions about the durability of clothing

• To support the PI in conducting preliminary interviews (ca. 12) with individuals within this network

• To facilitate the production of around six short videos examining and exploring durability in clothing from non-EuroAmerican perspectives

• To gather insights about diverse concepts of durability as related to clothing

• To contribute to the development of a preliminary taxonomy of non-Western durability practices and strategies in clothing, building from the emerging themes

• To work with the PI to communicate the findings to the project partners and beyond

• To participate in project partner meetings as appropriate

• To contribute to the research and writing of an article outlining the process and findings

About you

You will have a doctoral qualification, or equivalent experience, in the area of fashion and sustainability. You will furthermore have experience of working with international networks, of working within and between different perspectives and world views, of decolonial narratives around fashion and sustainability, and of making short films. You are able to set up a sample and collect data that meets the project requirements, have interview skills and are able to analyse results, including to identify emerging themes.

Posting date - 19 October 2020

Closing date - 16 November 2020

Apply Early 

Please note that this role may close earlier than the stated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. If you wish to apply for this position, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible.

Queries 

If you have any queries you may contact adsstaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk

This opportunity is closed to applications.