Four postdoctoral research opportunities with ClimateXChange

ECCI resident organisation ClimateXChange (CXC), Scotland’s centre of expertise on climate change, seeks to offer 6-month postdoctoral opportunities on four different topics, including just transition, horticulture, diet and electricity markets.

CXC postdoctoral research opportunities enable researchers to build long-term relationships with policymakers and to develop communications and engagement expertise. Researchers will work directly with the Scottish Government with the aim of informing their policies.

Details on each opportunity can be found below:

• Developing a framework for monitoring and evaluation of a just transition to net zero in Scotland - to develop a draft framework for the monitoring and evaluation of a just transition to net zero in Scotland.
• Analysing a complex evidence base for policy: diet and climate in Scotland - to explore approaches and barriers to evidence-based policymaking through analysis of a data-constrained context – specifically diet and climate in Scotland.
• Supporting transition to peat-free horticulture in Scotland - to examine the supply, suitability and sustainability of alternatives to peat for use in Scottish horticulture.
• How can electricity market reform unlock affordability, fairness and equity in the transition to net zero? – to quantify costs and benefits within the current electricity system, assess their fairness and recommend how future market reforms can help to distribute these fairly.

How to apply

Details on how to submit a proposal can be found in the documents links below. The closing date for all projects is noon on 21 August.

• Developing a framework for monitoring and evaluation of a just transition to net zero in Scotland
• Analysing a complex evidence base for policy: diet and climate in Scotland
• Supporting transition to peat-free horticulture in Scotland
• How can electricity market reform unlock affordability, fairness and equity in the transition to net zero?

ClimateXChange

ClimateXChange is Scotland’s centre of expertise on climate change, based here at ECCI.

It brings together researchers and policy-makers, acting as a knowledge broker between the two to create evidence-based policies for a low carbon, climate ready Scotland.