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CAST Research Associate at the University of Bath
- Job type: Part time (0.6 FTE), for fixed-term period of 42 months
- Location: University of Bath
- Deadline: Tuesday 16 June 2026
Role overview:
We are seeking a Research Associate to contribute to a major new research programme funded by a philanthropic organisation, on People-Centred Climate Resilience (PCR).
The four-year programme aims to accelerate transformative, equitable, climate-resilient, low-carbon behaviour change by integrating individual and systemic approaches, developing and testing innovative composite interventions, and empowering diverse communities and stakeholders to drive sustained societal transformation across scales and sectors.
Your role will principally involve conducting a longitudinal cross-national survey on life choices, including survey design, data collection and analysis, and disseminating findings to create impact.
This project will explore the little-examined area of how climate change influences individuals’ life choices, such as where to live, what career to follow, and whether and when to have children.
You will undertake a large cross-national longitudinal survey of 15+ countries to explore the relative salience of climate change versus other factors in these major life choices.