Postdoctoral Researcher – Geothermal Energy and CDR Activities

The Institute for Science, Innovation and Society (InSIS), part of the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography (SAME), have an exciting postdoctoral research opportunity in a project designed to to gain a better sense of potential futures for the combination of geothermal energy and carbon dioxide removal (CDR) activities in Kenya.

The postholder will be the lead researcher on the ground for this project, conducting research primarily via interviews and workshops with regional and national stakeholders in Kenya. You will hold a relevant PhD/DPhil in a relevant social science discipline (e.g. Anthropology, Geography, Policy Studies; Development, Area Studies) and have a good understanding of climate and/or energy policy, net zero frameworks, and key approaches to carbon dioxide removal. For further information regarding the project/role, please contact javier.lezaun@insis.ox.ac.uk.

Reporting to Jessica Omukuti and Javier Lezaun, the postholder will be a member of the Institute for Science, Innovation and Society (InSIS), the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography (SAME), and the Oxford Net Zero (ONZ) initiative.

For information about the recruitment process, please contact recruit@anthro.ox.ac.uk (please note this inbox will not be monitored during the University’s Christmas closure period 21st December 2024 – 1st January 2025)

The deadline for applications is 12 noon on 10th January 2025.

We expect interviews to take place on the 22nd and 23rd of January 2025.

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