Join SEI York as a Research Associate to assess trade and consumption impacts through innovative modelling, policy engagement and international collaboration.
SEI York, based at the University of York, has a team of around 50 staff and a broad research profile working across key areas, including air quality and climate change, sustainable consumption and production (SCP), citizen science, and urban environments. The centre has a strong academic track record and an international reputation for producing highly credible evidence-based science-to-policy research with significant global impact.
Join SEI York as a Research Associate to contribute to cutting-edge research on the environmental and social impacts of trade and consumption. Be part of a globally recognized team shaping sustainable policies through impactful science and collaboration with initiatives like Trase, a leader in supply chain transparency. This is an exciting opportunity to advance sustainability goals in an inclusive, supportive, and internationally relevant research environment.
As a Research Associate in the Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) team, you will play a vital role in assessing the international environmental and social impacts of trade and consumption activities, contributing to policy agendas and high-profile research outputs. This is an international recruitment with work visa sponsorship available, offering the opportunity to work in a globally recognized research environment.
This role directly supports the SCP team’s research and development efforts, particularly in modelling the overseas environmental impacts of consumption and applying these findings in national-level policymaking. Working alongside a multidisciplinary and international team, you will contribute to innovative approaches that link science with actionable policy solutions.
We are looking for a motivated and detail-oriented researcher with:
Desirable qualifications include experience with supply chain models, hybrid multi-regional input-output approaches, or GIT/GITHUB version control.
This role is eligible for work visa sponsorship, and we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds.
SEI is an equal opportunity employer and we consider all applicants on the basis of qualifications and competencies regardless but not limited to race, national origin, religious beliefs, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability and marital status. We are committed to ensuring diversity and equality within our organization and applicants from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
We are accepting applications until 16 January 2025. To apply, please visit the University of York’s online recruitment system using the button below.
For informal inquiries about the position, please contact Chris West ([email protected]) or Simon Croft ([email protected]).
The sustainable consumption and production group at SEI aims to link the impacts of production to provide useful contextualized data and info to stakeholders
Stockholm Environment Institute is an international non-profit research institute that tackles environment and sustainable development challenges.
We empower partners to meet these challenges through cutting-edge research, knowledge, tools and capacity building. Scientific quality and integrity are foundations of our work. Partnership is at the heart of our approach, leading to change that lasts.
Our work connects science to policy and practice, aiming to drive tangible impacts. It spans climate change, natural resources, water, air, and health, and addresses questions of governance, innovation, finance, poverty, gender equality and social equity.
We are committed to transparency and full disclosure of our funding. The Government of Sweden is our largest funder, and we also receive funds from a range of public research funders, philanthropic foundations, bilateral and multilateral development agencies, governments, NGOs and other partners.
Through SEI’s HQ and seven centres around the world, we engage with policy, practice and development action for a sustainable, prosperous future for all.
SEI York is embedded in the University of York. Areas of expertise include citizen science and engagement with policymakers and the private sector.
Tool / This new public dashboard can be used to visualize and interact with data on the global environmental impacts of consumption.
Trase is a data-driven transparency initiative that revolutionizes our understanding of the international trade and financing of agricultural commodities.
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