Job Purpose

To make a leading contribution to the project Sustainable Designs for Living and Learning (SDLL): Embedding Multilingualism into Learning for Sustainability working with Lavinia Hirsu, Dobrochna Futro, Alison Phipps from the University of Glasgow, as well as Fhiona Mackay, Karen Faulds, and Jane Catlin from the University of Strathclyde. The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute to the formulation and submission of research publications and other research outputs, as well as help manage and direct this complex and challenging project as opportunities allow.

**Sustainable Designs for Living and Learning **is a new project which brings together the arts, language learning, multilingualism, and permaculture design. This project builds on previous collaborations and pilot initiatives (e.g., Multilingualism through Art) that have introduced arts-based activities into language learning in different contexts across Scotland. The project will start in May 2025, and it will focus on the critical role of multilingualism in shaping human-environment ecologies. We will collaborate with different groups of participants and co-researchers, including children, artists, teachers, researchers and educators. We aim to develop new creative learning approaches, resources and professional development opportunities for teachers and young learners so they are equipped to fully engage in their communities.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. Take a leading role in the planning and conduct of assigned research individually or jointly in accordance with the project deliverables and project research strategy.

2. Document research output including data collection, 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 Project 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 with the project & subject area, & develop/implement a suitable research strategy.

5. Presentation of work at international and national conferences, at internal and external seminars, colloquia, and workshops to develop and enhance our research profile.

6. Take a leading role in the identification of potential dissemination and impact 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 project research group and the wider community (e.g. academic and school partners).

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

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

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

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

12. Undertake any other reasonable duties as required by the PI and the research group.

13. 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 Normally 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 within the wider subject area or subject specialism, such as multilingualism/plurilingualism, education for sustainability, eco-pedagogies and environmental learning, decolonial language theories and practice, and/or other specialisms relevant to the project.

A3 Sufficient depth of relevant research experience, normally including sufficient postdoctoral experience in a related field, appropriate to an early career researcher.

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 Ability to demonstrate a degree of independence as illustrated by knowledge and implementation of an appropriate range of research methods which may include qualitative and post-qualitative methods, ethnographic methods, decolonial methods, and/or other research methods relevant to the project.

C4 Proven ability to conduct fieldwork, e.g.  experience with participatory research, working with schools/young people and teachers, co-creating and analysing arts-based educational research materials

C5 Commitment to open research, as appropriate to the discipline, through open data, open code, open educational resources, and practices that support replication.

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.

Informal enquiries may be directed to Dr Lavinia Hirsu, Lavinia.Hirsu@glasgow.ac.uk

Terms and Conditions

Salary will be Grade 7, £40,247 - £45,163 per annum.

This post is full-time and fixed term until 6 May 2028.

Closing date: 3 March 2025 at 23:45