Research Associate/ Fellow (Fixed Term)

Area: Geography
Location: University Park

Pay

£32,080 to £47,389 per annum, depending on skills and experience (minimum £35,608 with relevant PhD). Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.

About the role

The School of Geography at the University of Nottingham invites applications for a fixed-term Post-Doctoral Research Associate to join the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship project Constructing Climate Coloniality: Histories, Knowledges and Materialities of Climate Adaptation in Southern Africa. The project is an ambitious and transdisciplinary study of the emergence, evolution, and ongoing forms of climate coloniality in southern Africa, specifically western Zimbabwe, southern Mozambique, and southern Malawi.

The fellowship aims to build new, usable pasts of climate extremes, colonial marginalisation, and local agency by drawing upon diverse archival collections and oral history. Through co-production with project partners and local stakeholders, the project seeks to integrate these histories into foresight planning to drive equitable and sustainable climate change adaptation.

Responsibilities

• Develop, conduct, and publish research on the (trans)formation of knowledges and practices relating to climate in southern Malawi and/or wider southeast Africa during the 19th and 20th centuries.
• Shape and contribute to the project database, co-production workshops, and dissemination activities in the project areas.
• Collaborate with leading researchers in interdisciplinary, high-impact research.
• Travel in the UK and internationally for data collection, co-production, and dissemination activities.
• Meet regularly with other project members.

Requirements

• PhD in History, Geography, or a related area.
• Experience of archival and/or oral history research.
• Research profile in African history and/or environmental/climate history.
• Experience of organising workshops, co-production, or developing creative outputs (e.g., exhibitions, digital history).
• Good track record of publishing in the field.
• Aptitude for interdisciplinary team working.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills.

Schedule

This is a full-time, fixed-term post available for a duration of 22 months.

Closing Date: Sunday, 06 September 2026
Reference: SOC2122526