PhD Studentship: “Transdisciplinary collaboration for urban climate action in Cork City”
University College Cork
See Advert for detailsPhD Studentship: “Transdisciplinary collaboration for urban climate action in Cork City”Closing Date for Applications: 23rd May 2025Research Centre: UCC Futures Sustainability Institute
School: School of Society, Politics and EthicsCollege: College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social SciencesUniversity: University College Cork, IrelandResearch Centre: Environmental Research InstituteContract Type: Fixed Term Whole-Time
Job Type: PhD Research
Stipend and fees: Four years funding, covering doctoral programme tuition fees (€5,250) and an annual stipend of €25,000.Duration and Start Date: 01st July 2025- 48-month contractUrban Climate CollabIn response to the need for more impact orientated approaches to sustainability research, the 4-year Urban Climate Collab project, will enhance Transdisciplinary research (TdR) practice so City-University Partnerships (CUPs) can deliver climate action. Transdisciplinary Research (TdR) integrating knowledge and methodologies from multiple disciplines/ stakeholders beyond academia is crucial to achieving climate action. High-level calls for this are found within universities, national strategy and at EU level. Further investigation is needed, however, on how to undertake such work. Urban Climate Collab will answer the central research question ‘How can city-university partnerships in Ireland be improved to achieve urgent climate action?’. The two overarching aims of the project are: to (1) improve transdisciplinary research practice for universities in partnership with cities to deliver societal impact on climate change; and (2) provide evidence to inform Irish policy on supporting City-University Partnerships and bottom-up urban climate action.In reaching its objectives, Urban Climate Collab: * Will develop an internationally appraised taxonomy of support structures to enable City-University Partnerships for climate action.
The project is based in the Department of Sociology, UCC and aligned with UCC Futures – Sustainability, one of UCC’s ten areas of strategic importance.Work packages:WP1- International investigation of TdR collaborations for climate action.WP2- Understanding methods to initiate and support impactful TdR partnerships.WP3- Developing an evidence base to support policy development for City-University Partnerships and bottom-up urban climate action.The Position:The PhD candidate will undertake a four-year study on ‘Transdisciplinary collaboration for urban climate action in Cork City’ which is distinct from but integral to the Urban Climate Collab project. The successful candidate will pursue a PhD in Sociology, supervised by Dr. Evan Boyle and Dr. Ger Mullally (Department of Sociology and Criminology), and will be based in the Environmental Research Institute, UCC. The specific aspects of work which the PhD student will undertake in this project as set out through the work packages below in relation to literature review, qualitative empirical data generation, data analysis, publication and dissemination, will inform their PhD thesis. It will supplement the contextual foundations, theoretical and conceptual dimensions, positionality and reflexivity, research design, analytical aspects, and writing/production which they will develop independently under the guidance of the project PI as supervisor with support of a co-supervisor.Criteria
) * Based in Cork or surrounding area for duration of project.Benefits
To Apply:Please email (1) your C.V.. (2) Cover Letter stating Interest and (3) a one-page perspective on ‘Transdisciplinary collaboration for climate action in urban contexts’ mailto: to Dr. Evan Boyle (Evan.boyle@ucc.ie) by 23rd May 2025. For informal inquiries applicants can email: evan.boyle@ucc.ie
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