Ad Astra Fellow – Lecturer / Assistant Professor in Behavioural Economics and Sustainability

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Ad Astra Fellow – Lecturer / Assistant Professor in Behavioural Economics and Sustainability

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University College Dublin

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Ad Astra Fellow – Lecturer / Assistant Professor in Behavioural Economics and SustainabilityEmployer Location Dublin, Leinster (IE) Salary £43,858.76 – £85,921.11 per annum Closing date 21 Feb 2025View more categoriesView less categoriesAcademic Discipline , Job Type , Contract Type HoursSave jobClick to add the job to your shortlistYou need to or to save a job.Job DetailsApplications are sought for Ad Astra Fellow – Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Behavioural Economics and Sustainability within the College of Social Sciences and Law.The successful candidate is expected to have a strong research agenda at the intersection of behavioural economics and sustainability. They should apply cutting edge methods of behavioural economics (experiments, causal inference, microeconomic theory) to policy-relevant topics in sustainability. Sustainability can be broadly defined, including environmental topics (climate change, energy, biodiversity loss, water scarcity and pollution, urban sprawl, waste), sustainable economies and behaviours (pro-environmental behaviours, circular economy, smart cities, etc), sustainable development, societal challenges (poverty, inequality, education), health, and gender.The successful candidate will enhance UCD’s position as an International leader In knowledge creation, learning, and action across the sustainability agenda, as well as the university’s leadership in research and impact in behavioural economics. They will collaborate with research groups across UCD – for example the Energy Institute, the Behavioural Science and Policy Group, the Geary Institute for Public Policy and the Earth Institute – to contribute to large-scale research initiatives such as the Centre for Energy Decarbonisation or the SFI-funded NexSys project, lead applications to large-scale national and European funding calls, and develop new initiatives with researchers from across the social sciences, life sciences, and hard sciences.The candidate will deliver Impact through research, teaching, outreach, and community engagement. They will contribute new innovative modules to the teaching portfolio of the School of Economics and the College of Social Science and Law. They will develop an interdisciplinary module in Behavioural Sustainability, where students will learn to apply a range of methods from Behavioural Science to questions in sustainability. With a strong focus on applied methods, this module will enhance UCD’s ambition to offer research-led teaching to a diverse group students, and substantially contribute to the BSc Sustainability and BSc Social Science programmes. It also has the potential to be offered as a micro-credential and, thus, foster lifelong learning.The candidate will disseminate their research widely and deliver impact through engagement with government agencies – in particular IGEES (Irish Government Economic Evaluation Service), the Behavioural Insights Team, the Central Bank of Ireland – industry, and the wider community. Through short training courses, presentations, social media and non-academic publications, they will communicate their research findings to a diverse audience and explain the benefit of behavioural science methods for meeting our sustainability goals.95 Lecturer/Asst Professor Above the Bar (7943) Salary Scale: €62,855 – €99,533 Per Annum
Appointment will be made on scale and in accordance with the Department of Finance guidelines.Closing date: 12:00 noon (local Irish time) on the 21st February 2025.Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 12:00 noon (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. UCD are unable to accept late applications.Please note: the eRecruitment system only requests the names of two referees. The full list of 3 referees should be included in the text of your application.UCD do not require assistance from Recruitment Agencies. Any CVs submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned.Note: Hours of work for academic staff are those as prescribed under Public Service Agreements. For further information please follow the link; https://www.ucd.ie/hr/t4media/Academic Contract.pdf#WorkatUCDCompanyIreland’s Global University with over 160 Years of Education.UCD is one of Europe’s leading research-intensive universities; an environment where undergraduate education, masters and PhD training, research, innovation and community engagement form a dynamic spectrum of activity.As Ireland’s largest university, with its great strength and diversity of disciplines, UCD embraces its role to contribute to the flourishing of Ireland through the study of people, society, business, economy, culture, languages and the creative arts, as well as through research and innovation.Tackling Global Challenges: Research and Innovation at UCD
Research and innovation are essential drivers of a dynamic economy, an informed society and a vibrant culture. The spectrum of research and innovation at UCD encompasses individual scholars, research groups, start-up companies and large-scale collaborations with industry and other partners. is conducted within each of the University’s extensive range of disciplines, and in multidisciplinary research programmes addressing challenges of global scale.
In 2022/23 UCD researchers secured €161 million in research grants from national and international funding agencies, companies and foundations. Since 2012/13 UCD researchers have secured over €1.3 billion in such grants. Their research underpins national research and technology institutes and centres, including the . UCD is the national leader in winning European Union research funding.Over the last decade UCD researchers have increased their annual number of papers in the international literature by 62% and have authored more than 40,000 papers in total. These papers are cited by other researchers at a rate that is 74% above the world average. In addition, 62% of the papers were co-authored with institutions in other countries/regions, underlining UCD’s role as Ireland’s global university.
As Ireland’s leader in innovation, technology transfer and commercialisation, UCD’s commitment to innovation and entrepreneurship recognises the importance of active participation and collaboration to exploit leading-edge research and development outputs. Supports for innovation include – the Centre for New Ventures and Entrepreneurs, – the Industry Partnership Centre and the at UCD Lyons Farm. Since 2003 UCD has provided support to over 550 companies and early-stage ventures through the services and supports provided across the university, through NovaUCD, and through business support programmes run and managed by NovaUCD.Excellence in research and innovation that delivers strong and meaningful impact is central to all we do in University College Dublin.UCD is a community of world class academics making fundamental discoveries with real, far-reaching impact for people and our planet.Company info Telephone +(353)17167777 Location BELFIELD
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