Job Description

Salary

The starting salary will be from 34,610 up to 35,608 on Grade E, depending on qualifications and experience.

Contractual hours

36.5

Package

Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme.

Job category/type

Research

Date posted

08/09/2025

Job reference

Q08064

Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

The above full-time post is available 1st October 2025 - 30th September 2026 in the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences.

The post

The Faculty wishes to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Associate to support the work of Lorien Jasny. This Novo Nordisk Foundation funded post is available from 1 October 2025 until 30 September 2026. The successful applicant will help analyse longitudinal survey and social network data from the 'Spearheading a Green Food Transition through Community Engagement and Societal Learning' in collaboration with Democracy X (https://www.democracyx.dk/)

Democracy X is hosting a series of events promoting sustainable food in an area of Copenhagen. The survey data will capture responses before, immediately after, and up to 6 months after participants engage in these events as well as some respondents who do not participate at all. The Exeter team will then be responsible for the statistical analysis that evaluates the impact of these different types of events. This researcher in this post will carry out the analysis with supervision from Dr Lorien Jasny and collaborate on research reports and academic papers.

About you

The successful applicant will be able to present information on research progress and outcomes, communicate complex information, orally, in writing and electronically and prepare proposals and applications to external bodies.

Applicants will possess a relevant PhD or possess an equivalent qualification/experience in a related field of study and be able to demonstrate sufficient knowledge in the discipline and of research methods and techniques to work within established research programmes. Applicants will be able to use standard and advanced statistical techniques including difference in difference models and multilevel models as well as social network analysis

Please ensure you read the and Person Specification for full details of this role.

What we can offer you

Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively across disciplines to produce internationally exciting research; Support teams that understand the University wide research and teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development Our Exeter Academic initiative supporting high performing academics to achieve their potential and develop their career


A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), Paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay), and a Fertility Treatment Policy A beautiful campus set in the heart of stunning Devon

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world's most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).

We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research - Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.

Further information

For further information please contact Lorien Jasny via e-mail: L.Jasny@exeter.ac.uk..

The closing date for completed applications is

22 September 2025

. Interviews are expected to take place on

1 October 2025.