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The CAST team at the 2025 Annual Assembly event in Bath.
We are currently recruiting for: x1 Research Associate & PhD Studentship
We are currently recruiting for a Research Associate in Learning For Transformational Climate Mitigation based at the University of Manchester and a CAST PhD studentship at the University of Bath. Please see below for details.
Research Associate in Learning For Transformational Climate Mitigation
- Enquiries: Dr Sarah Mander, Theme 2 Co-lead (s.mander@manchester.ac.uk)
- Job type: Full-time, Fixed Term (23 months)
- Location: University of Manchester
- Deadline: 16/04/2025
Role overview:
The post requires a highly motivated and energetic social scientist who is keen to further their research expertise in transformative climate action. The individual will be responsible for delivering a project which undertakes a review of the CAST Centre’s Phase 1 research, activities and outputs to understand where findings have applicability across contexts, communities, scales and sectors. The research will consist of desk-based research and interviews with CAST members, affiliates and partners. The successful candidate will lead the design and delivery of this synthesis, collate research data from across previous, and ongoing, CAST activities and re-analyse these through the lens of transferability.
CAST PhD studentship at the University of Bath
GIF CDT: Public perceptions of carbon capture & storage (CCS)
- Primary supervisor: Prof Lorraine Whitmarsh, CAST Director & Theme 4 Co-lead (lw2253@bath.ac.uk)
- Job type: Full-time
- Location: University of Bath
- Deadline: Applications accepted all year round
Topic overview:
The Green Industrial Futures Centre for Doctoral Training (GIF CDT) is inviting applications for the following project, expected to commence in either June or September 2025. This advert will close when a suitable candidate is identified, so early application is encouraged.
This PhD will apply qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods to explore CCS perceptions across and within several countries (including the UK). Methods may include deliberative focus groups, online surveys, and/or messaging experiments. There will be a particular focus on how perceptions vary geographically, across age groups, and in response to different messages or scenarios. Outputs will provide insights on how to engage adults and young people on CCS in the context of net zero energy transitions.