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Applications Open
Applications are currently sought for a number of positions that support the ambitions of UCC Futures - Sustainability Institute.
These academic posts are a key part of the next phase of the UCC Futures recruitment programme. Building on UCC's existing significant expertise and capacity across the social sciences, this programme of recruitment will drive a creative, inclusive, and interdisciplinary approach to this area and provide transformative leadership that will further enhance UCC's outstanding research and research-informed teaching.
Applications are particularly welcome from those with a disruptive and transformative research focus.
Explore the posts below for more information on the posts and who to contact for informal enquiries for each.
Professors
These positions are being filled as part of UCC Futures - Sustainability Institute
UCC Futures is an ambitious new programme of research prioritisation, coupled with an innovative academic recruitment strategy spanning 10 strategically important indicative areas encompassing the humanities, arts, social sciences, STEM, health, business and law.
UCC Futures - Sustainability Institute is a once in a generation opportunity to create a research ecosystem that will maximise the potential of our academic expertise and provide tangible, impactful, solutions in response to the most important global challenges of our time.
Posts open for application
Senior Lecturers
These positions are being filled as part of UCC Futures - Sustainability Institute.
UCC Futures is an ambitious new programme of research prioritisation, coupled with an innovative academic recruitment strategy spanning 10 strategically important indicative areas encompassing the humanities, arts, social sciences, STEM, health, business and law.
UCC Futures - Sustainability Institute is a once in a generation opportunity to create a research ecosystem that will maximise the potential of our academic expertise and provide tangible, impactful, solutions in response to the most important global challenges of our time.
Posts closed for application
Lecturers
These positions are being filled as part of UCC Futures - Sustainability Institute.
UCC Futures is an ambitious new programme of research prioritisation, coupled with an innovative academic recruitment strategy spanning 10 strategically important indicative areas encompassing the humanities, arts, social sciences, STEM, health, business and law.
UCC Futures - Sustainability Institute is a once in a generation opportunity to create a research ecosystem that will maximise the potential of our academic expertise and provide tangible, impactful, solutions in response to the most important global challenges of our time.
Posts open for applications
Researchers and Research Support
These positions are being filled as part of UCC Futures - Sustainability Institute.
UCC Futures is an ambitious new programme of research prioritisation, coupled with an innovative academic recruitment strategy spanning 10 strategically important indicative areas encompassing the humanities, arts, social sciences, STEM, health, business and law.
UCC Futures - Sustainability Institute is a once in a generation opportunity to create a research ecosystem that will maximise the potential of our academic expertise and provide tangible, impactful, solutions in response to the most important global challenges of our time.
Posts open for applications
Powerful Partnerships for Impact
One of the greatest challenges facing society is to link the production of knowledge with actions that can meet both human needs and preserve the planet's life-support systems. The sustainability challenges we face demand unprecedented levels of collaboration and interaction across diverse institutions that are critical to knowledge exchange, cooperative research, and new forms of engagement. The Sustainability Institute is an externally oriented research organisation that works in partnership with external stakeholders to produce basic and applied research that can make a contribution to solving practical problems and assist societies in transitioning to sustainability.
How we work with partners
- We believe our stakeholder partners have valuable insights on problems and strategies for solving them.
- We aim to build long term collaborative partnerships with businesses, policy-makers, NGOs and communities.
- We place a premium on combining academic knowledge with real-world know-how and on co-creating knowledge and solutions for sustainability in a two-way exchange which can be rapidly and effectively implemented by stakeholders and users.
- We create “gathering places” for academics, researchers and students to explore interdisciplinary opportunities, connect with outside stakeholders, and strengthen collaborative capacity.
- Whether you are a policy maker, researcher, working in industry or a member of the public or press, we very much look forward to hearing from you.
Member of the public
The cutting-edge research being undertaken by the Environmental Research Institute is focused on solving some of the most pressing challenges facing society today – addressing climate change, creating a healthy environment and developing a circular economy.
It is vital that we hear from you regarding your environmental concerns as these issues inform our research and direct the impact of our findings.
And it is important that you hear from us about what we discover.
So let’s get in touch.
Use our Contact Us page to connect with us, ask a question, make a suggestion, receive our newsletter or join our mailing list to be kept up to date on our activities.
Find an Expert if you have questions relating to a specific area of research.
Check out our Stories of Impact to find out about upcoming public events and our latest research findings.
Researcher
The cutting-edge research being undertaken by the Environmental Research Institute is focused on solving some of the most pressing challenges facing society today – addressing climate change, creating a healthy environment and developing a circular economy.
We believe that multi-disciplinarity is the key to approaching these multi-faceted ‘wicked’ problems.
We are a team of over 400 researchers, with a diverse range of expertise and access to world-class research facilities.
And we are always keen to collaborate!
So let’s get in touch.
Check out how Our Research aligns with yours
Use our Find an Expert Page to identify an expert and potential partner in your area of interest.
Working in Industry
The cutting-edge research being undertaken by the Environmental Research Institute is focused on solving some of the most pressing challenges facing society today – addressing climate change, creating a healthy environment and developing a circular economy.
Your industry may also be facing major issues in an effort to become more sustainable in your operations.
You may be looking for an academic partner to acquire funding for a research and development project.
We can help.
Check out how Our Research overlaps with your needs
Use our Find an Expert Page to identify an expert and potential partner in your area of interest.
Policy maker
The cutting-edge research being undertaken by the Environmental Research Institute is focused on solving some of the most pressing challenges facing society today – addressing climate change, creating a healthy environment and developing a circular economy.
As a policy maker, you are in the same position.
Embedding expert knowledge into your policy process is of the utmost importance to deliver evidence-based policies which have a meaningful impact.
And we are keen to translate our scientific research findings into real-world solutions.
So let’s work together.
The ERI has previously worked with Irish and European policy makers to inform policies in the areas of:
- Influencing national policy on air quality
- High-Level Panel of the European Decarbonisation Pathways Initiative
- 2018 Quadrennial Assessment Report on “Environmental effects of ozone depletion and its interactions with climate change”.
- Ocean health
- Climate Adaptation Framework
- National Mitigation Plan
- Clean Water and Sanitation
If you would like to engage with our researchers please get in touch. Visit our people to identify an expert in your area of interest.
Member of the press
Here at the Environmental Research Institute we have over 400 researchers who are experts in their fields. Our expertise covers everything from Air Quality to Zoology and quite a lot in between. We are always keen to communicate the findings of our research projects as far and as wide as we can.
As a member of the media, your role is to shine a light on the issues that matter, providing evidence and experts to support the story and creating a more informed public.
So let’s help each other, let’s get in touch.
If you would like to engage with our researchers, just use our Find an Expert Page to identify an expert in your area of interest.
Contact Us to be added to our press mailing list for future releases.
Check out our News and Events to find out about upcoming public events and our latest research findings.
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