Loughborough London

Full Time - Fixed Term until 30 June 2026

London weighting £3,606 per annum in addition to salary.

Are you looking for an opportunity to conduct research and join a world-leading project on regenerative design?

As a Researcher you will be conducting research tasks, focusing on longitudinal (partly observational) field research and data collection activities with regenerative designers, entrepreneurs and their teams.

You’ll be supervised by co-investigators from the partner university and UCL, under the overall leadership of Dr Tuukka Toivonen, the Principal Investigator (Reader in Regenerative Design & Innovation at LUL and Director of the Becoming Regenerative Lab).

More about the Project:

The Regenerative design project is UKRI-funded conducted with co-Investigators from the HE partners University and the Institute for Global Prosperity at University College London.  There is support from multiple partners such as Pangaia (sustainable and regenerative fashion), PDIE (purpose-driven leadership and entrepreneurship network) and the Fashion District.

Key Requirements:

• Proven research background with a PhD in a relevant discipline or multi-disciplinary area.
• Evidence of strong methodological expertise.
• Demonstrate attention to detail and have creative mindset
• Ability to work under strict and tight deadlines, both proactively with the project team and independently as needed.
• Ability to work proactively and enthusiastically with the project. partners and professional communities.
• Ability to present research work in academic and public contexts.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally and attend meetings related to research projects or similar, or conduct the work online as and when required.
• Ability to work regularly form the team office at LUL in the Olympic Park and at various changing locations in London and beyond, as required by field research priorities.

What can you expect?

• You’ll have access to training opportunities relevant to the needs of the project
• You’ll participate in LUL’s academic community where possible.
• You’ll have access to considerable career development opportunities via the project team’s strong global network.
• You’ll have the opportunity to develop into a leading contributor within the growing field of regenerative design, entrepreneurship and innovation through the experience they accumulate and the pro-active support that they will receive.

With huge amount of variety in the role, there is an opportunity for you to develop and continually grow.

If this role sound of interest, we’d love to hear from you.

Informal enquiries should be directed to Dr Tuukka Toivonen, via email to T.H.Toivonen@lboro.ac.uk

For more information refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process.

If there are any additional adjustments, you’d like to request please contact London-HR@lboro.ac.uk  We also offer reasonable adjustments on the job.

Closing Date:  10 October 2024

Interview Date: week commencing 16 October 2024

Our Benefits

• Generous annual leave allowance up to* 44 days (inclusive of Bank Holidays & University closure days)
• Competitive pension schemes
• We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies.
• BUPA Cash Plan (100 scheme)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Season ticket loan scheme