The British Council Scotland SGSAH EARTH Scholarships is an annual programme that has run since 2023 with funding support from the British Council, see link for more details https://www.sgsah.ac.uk/prospective/earth-scholarships-2025/. It has enabled international research collaborations between PhD and Early Career Researchers and Scottish HEIs and Scotland-based academic mentors, and external organisations, thematically focused on environmental arts and humanities and their interdisciplinary connections.

In order to showcase the impact of the EARTH Scholarships from over the last 3 years, we are planning two impact activities, both delivered around EARTH Day 2026 (22 April):

- An EARTH Scholarship Symposium drawing together scholars from across all 3 cohorts, both incoming scholars and Scotland-based

- A public- and sectoral-facing report, including outcomes from the EARTH Scholarship programme.

The postholder will support coordination and delivery of the impact programme, including being the main point of contact for the Symposium.

Eligibility:

To be considered for this role of you must:

- Be able to commit 140 hours to the role from 1 Dec 2025 (or as soon as possible thereafter) until 30 April 2026, including attendance at the Symposium, week of the 20 April.

- Be registered as a doctoral researcher in the Arts & Humanities, enrolled at a SGSAH member HEI.

- Have an interest in the environmental arts & humanities, or stakeholder-facing/impact activity, or both.

EARTH Impact Coordinator’s responsibilities include:

- Liaise with SGSAH team to ensure effective development and delivery of the impact programme particular responsibility for scheduling and logistical arrangements.

- Coordinate and manage all travel and accommodation for all symposium participants– within defined budget and deadline framework.

- Work closely with the Communications Officer to develop social media content e.g., blog posts and news items for the SGSAH newsletter.

- Responsible for ensuring all digital information is accurate and current, and compliant with copyright legislation.

- Liaise regularly with the SGSAH team on content planning, ensuring adequate records are maintained in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).

- Contribute to reporting and evaluation methodologies to support funder and other reporting requirements in collaboration with the SGSAH Team.

Skills

Essential:

C1 Excellent project and time management skills

C2 Excellent oral and written communication skills, including presentations

C3 Highly effective interpersonal skills

C4 High standard of accuracy in presentation, attention to detail and thoroughness.

C5 Effective planning, organising and prioritising in order to respond to changing pressures or requirements

C6 Initiative and judgement to resolve problems independently e.g. quality control, managing difficulties in diversity of content

C7 Ability to work as a team member, be self-motivated, flexible and think strategically

C8 High level negotiation and collaboration skills

Location

The postholder will work remotely but will have access to a hot desk in SGSAH’s offices at the University of Glasgow. Formal meetings with the SGSAH Team are likely to be held fortnightly (these could be online).

Terms and Conditions

Salary will be Grade 6, £33,951 - £37,694 per annum pro rata.

This post is part-time (140 hours over duration of contract), and is fixed term until 30 April 2026.

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 - pensions handbook https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/payandpensions/pensions/, 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  https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/staff/healthwellbeing/.

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 https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/.

We endorse the principles of Athena Swan https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/athenaswan/ and hold bronze, silver and gold awards across the University.

We are investing in our organisation, and we will invest in you too. Please visit our website https://www.gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs/ for more information.

Closing Date:  30 September 2025.