Job Description

Ref Number

B04-06060

Professional Expertise

Research and Research Support

Department

UCL BEAMS (B04)

Location

London

Working Pattern

Full time

Salary

See advert text

Contract Type

Fixed-term

Working Type

Hybrid

Available for Secondment

No

Closing Date

15-May-2025

About us

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The Bartlett Development Planning Unit (DPU) at University College London (UCL) is an international centre specialising in academic teaching, practical training, research, and consultancy in urban and regional development and planning. It is concerned with promoting sustainable development, understanding rapid urbanisation, and encouraging innovation in the policy, planning and management responses to the economic, social, and environmental development of cities and regions, especially in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.



Andrea Rigon and Julian Walker are jointly leading a research project on Co-producing Digital Platforms for Youth Inclusive Urban Governance funded by the Fondation Botnar which we are delivering with our partners Kota Kita in Indonesia, CatalyticAction in Lebanon, and the SHM Foundation.

About the role

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Based within Bartlett Development Planning Unit (DPU) of University College London's (UCL) vibrant hive of activity, a full-time post-doctoral research assistant is required to work on the "Co-producing Digital Platforms for Youth Inclusive Urban Governance". This research project focuses on four small to medium sized cities in Indonesia and Lebanon where our local consortium members have observed that, in the context of exclusionary power dynamics, there is limited youth engagement with urban government-led invited spaces of participation in urban governance. To understand, and engage in this context, our research to date in Work Package 1 (WP1) documented the factors underpinning young people's modes of engagement in urban governance in the four case study cities through a research phase working with young people as citizen scientists. This phase of the project documented and critically analysed existing youth- and state-led urban platforms in our four case study cities, and conducted a wider quantitative survey of over 4,000 young people's engagement in urban governance processes across the four cities.



The appointment will be made for 16 months in the UCL Research Fellow scheme and will initially be paid a salary of Grade 7, point 31 (44,480 per annum, including London Allowance).



We expect the applicant to commence on 1 June 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter. The successful applicant will be subject to the initial UCL probationary procedures.

About you

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The successful applicant will have a PhD in a relevant discipline (or close to completion) will be the key full time staff member working on the project and take a lead role to manage the project, coordinate administrative issues, and conduct research activities.



They will travel to the project partner countries for key research activities for at least 6 months. The post will therefore not be suitable for those unable to travel. We can consider researchers based in Lebanon, Indonesia, or the UK.



Informal questions about the post may be directed to, Prof Julian Walker by email julian.walker@ucl.ac.uk;



Enquiries about the application process and/or the Bartlett Development Planning Unit may be addressed to Nkenji Okpara, Departmental Manager (n.okpara@ucl.ac.uk).



Applicants may also wish to look at the PIs profiles and partners websites:



https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/36450;



https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/9390-julian-walker;



https://www.catalyticaction.org/;



https://kotakita.org

What we offer

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As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:



41 Days holiday (including 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)



Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)



Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan



On-Site nursery



On-site gym



Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay



Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service



Discounted medical insurance



This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Research and Professional Services Staff. Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/conditions-service-research-teaching-and-professional-services-staff for more information.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.



We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce.



These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.



You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/