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UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER, FACULTY OF HUMANITIES SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT Fellowship Opportunities : - Climate Change and Cities - Climate Change and Poverty in Urban Bangladesh

BRUNTWOOD INITIATIVE FOR SUSTAINABLE CITIES (BISC) Research Fellowship (Climate Change and Cities) REF: HUM/80785 Salary - £34,793 - £52,628 p.a.

The primary selection criteria for the Fellowship are a demonstrated capacity to conduct innovative and rigorous research that refines and extends our understanding of urban responses to climate change in
Manchester and other international cities participating in the BISC network, whilst identifying responses that are both technically plausible and socially viable. The Research Fellow will contribute to building a network to share knowledge between Manchester and other Cities in the BISC network about how cities can adapt to cope with the impact of climate change.

BROOKS WORLD POVERTY INSTITUTE (BWPI) Research Fellowship (Climate Change and Poverty in Urban Bangladesh) REF: HUM/80786
Salary - £27,466 - £42,791 p.a.

The primary selection criteria for the Fellowship are a demonstrated capacity to conduct innovative and rigorous research that refines and extends our understanding of poverty and climate change in urban Bangladesh, and also identifies urban design and planning responses that are plausible and politically supportable. The Research Fellow will contribute to building a network to share knowledge between Bangladesh and the developed world about how cities can adapt to cope with the impact of climate change with special emphasis on protecting the poor.
http://www.manchester.ac.uk/bwpi[1]

For both posts preference will be given to candidates with an academic or professional background / expertise in environmental urban planning but candidates with a background in other social sciences will also be considered.

The Fellowships will be tenable for up to three years. Application forms and further particulars are available from our website: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/jobs[2]

If you are unable to go online you can request a hard copy of the details from Bethan Evans; Manchester Architecture Research Centre, University of Manchester, Humanities Bridgeford Street Building, Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL. email: bethan.evans@manchester.ac.uk
 

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The University will actively foster a culture of inclusion and diversity and will seek to achieve true equality of opportunity for all members of its community.

Deadline: 2008/09/19

Country or region: United States