This opportunity is for Postgraduate Researchers who began receiving funding from the White Rose DTP in or after Autumn 2024 to undertake a Research in Practice (RinP) placement as part of their studentship.
Key Placement Information
Closing Date
Rolling deadline, but as soon as possible
Start Date
Flexible – but ideally during Summer 2026
Duration
3-months
Full-time or Part-time
Full-time
In Person, Online or Hybrid
In Person, Online or Hybrid
Job Sector
Third
Project Areas
Literature Review, Reporting, Qualitative and Thematic Analysis
How to Apply
Send a brief motivation letter and C.V.
Applicant Eligibility
This opportunity is only accepting applications from Postgraduate Researchers who began receiving funding from the White Rose DTP in or after Autumn 2024 to undertake a Research in Practice (RinP) placement as part of their studentship.
Project Description
The RSPB Centre for Conservation Science is a world-leading scientific department dedicated to providing the evidence needed to tackle the nature and climate crises. With a team of over 60 scientists, it works across the UK and internationally to identify conservation problems, determine their causes, test solutions, and monitor impact.
The RSPB’s Flyways Conservation Programme seeks to secure a network of sites and landscape-scale interventions along the East Atlantic Flyway. Within this flyway, the Guinea savannah of Northern Ghana is a priority landscape, where the RSPB are working with Ghana Wildlife Society to create high impact nature conservation, supporting livelihoods and contributing to stabilising the climate. Before RSPB undertakes any new livelihood interventions in the landscape, it is essential to review and evaluate previous activities, to understand what has and has not been effective.
They are looking for two Research Assistants to work on projects to inform interventions, with the potential to improve community livelihoods and conservation outcomes through enabling conditions for success.
Placement 1: Scoping review of livelihood interventions in Ghana
The researcher will complete a scoping review of the relevant academic and grey literature on conservation livelihoods in the Guinea Savannah in Ghana. They will then present a report that provides a critical assessment of this literature with key recommendations for future livelihood development, accessible to non-specialists.
Placement 2: Qualitative and thematic analysis of practitioner insights
The researcher will conduct online interviews with NGOs and conservation practitioners to identify lessons learnt from implementing livelihood interventions in Ghana, and will analyse pre-existing interviews. They will produce a report which focuses on identifying co-benefits or the impact of livelihood interventions on biodiversity and nature conservation and barriers and enabling factors for success in the Guinea Savannah area in Ghana.
