Job Purpose

To make a leading contribution to a research project examining the impacts of climate change faced by disadvantaged urban communities in Brazil. The post holder will work with Professor Ruth Dundas, and other colleagues both within University of Glasgow and other Universities and organisations in Brazil. This project will use a combination of census, health and environment data to derive a new climate-health vulnerability index at the small area level for the whole of Brazil; and conduct intersectional analysis to understand the social and environmental determinants of vulnerabilities to climate-health impacts across population groups. The post is part of a larger mixed-methods project that uses participatory urban living labs in three Brazilian communities to inform city adaptation, implementation and monitoring.

The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute to the formulation and submission of research publications and research proposals as well as help manage and direct this complex and challenging project as opportunities allow.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. Take a leading role in the planning and conduct of the climate-health vulnerability index and associated analyses individually or jointly with the wider team in accordance with the project deliverables and project/group/School/College research strategy.

2. Document research output including analysis and interpretation of all data, maintaining records and databases, drafting technical/progress reports and papers as appropriate.

3. Establish and maintain your research profile and reputation and that of The University of Glasgow/ School/ Research Group, including establishing and sustaining a track record of independent and joint publications of international quality in high profile/quality refereed journals, enhancing the research impact in terms of economic/societal benefit, and gathering indicators of esteem.

4. Survey the research literature and environment, understand the research challenges associated developing small-area indices and intersectional analysis of climate, social and environment data to understand health inequalities, & develop/implement a suitable research strategy.

5. Presentation of work at international and national conferences (e.g. the Society for Social Medicine conference, the European Public Health Conference), at internal and external seminars (e.g. with colleagues and to local and national decision makers), colloquia, and workshops to develop and enhance our research profile.

6. Take a leading role in the identification of potential funding sources and to assist in the development of proposals to secure funding from internal and external bodies to support future research.

7. Take a leading role in developing and maintaining collaborations with colleagues across the research group/School/College/University and wider community (e.g. Academic and Industrial Partners).

8. Take a leading role in team/group meetings/seminars/workshops and School research group activities to enhance the wider knowledge, outputs, and culture of the School/College.

9. Take the lead in the organisation, supervision, and mentoring of postgraduate students and less experienced members of the project team to ensure their effective development.

10. Perform administrative tasks related to the activities of the research group and School, including Budgets/Expenditure.

11. Make a leading contribution to Teaching activities (e.g. demonstrating etc) and associated admin as assigned by the Head of School and in consultation with Principal Investigator.

12. Keep up to date with current knowledge and recent advances in the field/discipline.

13. Engage in personal, professional and career development, to enhance both specialist and transferable skills in accordance with desired career trajectory.

14. Undertake any other reasonable duties as required by the Head of School/Director of Research Institute.

15. Contribute to the enhancement of the University’s international profile in line with the University’s Strategic Plan, Inspiring People Changing The World.

Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills, and Experience

Knowledge/Qualifications

Essential:

A1. Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework level 12 (PhD) with at least 2 years’ post-doctoral experience in a similar or related role(s), or alternatively possess the equivalent in professional qualifications and experience.

A2 A comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge of current issues and future directions around climate and health inequalities, development of small-area indices and the use of linked administrative data in research.

A3 Knowledge of epidemiological methods and statistical analysis.

A4 Sufficient depth of relevant research experience, normally including sufficient postdoctoral experience in a related field, appropriate to an early career researcher.

Desirable:

B1 Appreciation of the strengths and limitations of linked administrative data for research.

B2 An understanding of the strengths and limitations of small-area indices.

B3 Awareness of mixed methods and how to integrate findings across datasets and methods.

B4 Ability to write grant proposals.

Skills

Essential:

C1 Proven ability to deliver quality outputs in a timely and efficient manner.

C2 Ability to demonstrate a degree of independence as illustrated by identification of project objectives from assessment of the literature, design & analysis of experiments & drafting of papers.

C3 Commitment to open research, as appropriate to the discipline, through open data, open code, open educational resources, and practices that support replication.

C4 Proficient in Stata, R or other relevant statistical software.

C5 Experience of carrying out statistical or epidemiological methods (e.g. multivariable linear or logistic regression) in large datasets.

Desirable:

D1  Experience of analysing large-scale datasets.

D2 Experience of working in Global Health.

Experience

Essential:

E1 A track record of presentation and publication of research results in quality journals/conferences.

E2 Experience of making a leading contribution in academic activities.

E3 Experience in undertaking independent research.

E5 Proven commitment to supporting the career development of colleagues and to other forms of collegiality appropriate to the career stage.

Desirable:

F1 Experience of developing indices based on small geographical areas.

F2 Experience of using multiple data sources to investigate the same research objective and triangulation of results.

F3 Experience of mixed methods research.

Terms and Conditions

Salary will be Grade 7, £41,064 - £46,049 per annum.

This post is full time (35 hours per week) and has funding up to 31 October 2028 in the first instance.

The University of Glasgow has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.  If you require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the UK, you will be required to meet the eligibility requirements of the visa route to be assigned a Certificate of Sponsorship.

Please note that this post may be eligible to be sponsored under the Skilled Worker visa route if tradeable points can be used under the Skilled Worker visa rules. For more information please visit: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

1 A warm welcoming and engaging organisational culture, where your talents are developed and nurtured, and success is celebrated and shared.

2 An excellent employment package with generous terms and conditions including 41 days of leave for full time staff, pension, benefits and discount packages.

3 A flexible approach to working.

4 A commitment to support your health and wellbeing, including a free 6-month UofG Sport membership for all new staff joining the University.

We believe that we can only reach our full potential through the talents of all. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values. Applications are particularly welcome from across our communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented within the University. Read more on how the University promotes and embeds all aspects of equality and diversity within our community here.

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Informal Enquiries should be directed Professor Ruth Dundas, Ruth.Dundas@glasgow.ac.uk

Closing Date: 23 March 2026 at 23:45.