FW: Research assistant and postdoctoral researcher positions.
Gianluca Miscione
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Thanks and happy new year,
Gianluca
Hi everyone,
A happy new year to you all. Just in case you know anyone who might be interested in a research assistant position or a postdoc position, we have several positions available in our new project TRUSTex. If you know anyone who might be interested in a postdoctoral research position or a research assistant position, please pass this on. The deadline in next Friday 17th January. Here is the job advert that we’ve sent to multiple networks:
We’re Hiring: Join the EU Horizon TRUSTex Project Team
Do you want to help transform the fashion industry into a fairer, more sustainable system? Are you passionate about circularity, worker wellbeing, just transition and making a real impact on global supply chains?
The TRUSTex Project—funded under the European Union’s Horizon programme—focuses on just and fair circularity in fashion supply chains across the EU and Africa. We’re tackling critical challenges like:
· Overproduction and textile waste
· Circularity regulations and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
· Worker rights and socio-economic impacts
We’re Hiring for Three Positions:
Postdoctoral Researcher (Position 1)
Focus: Overproduction, circularity initiatives, and fashion supply chain case studies.
· Map circularity strategies, analyse brands and suppliers, and conduct case studies with brands, suppliers, and workers.
· Disseminate findings through academic research, media, and policy recommendations.
· Link to apply: https://my.corehr.com/pls/coreportal_ucdp/apply?id=018035
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Postdoctoral Researcher (Position 2)
Focus: Just transition, EPR regulations, circularity working conditions, and pre-loved clothing markets.
· Investigate EPR schemes and the global flow of pre-loved clothing and textiles.
· Conduct case studies across the EU and Africa, focusing on working conditions and impacts of EPR legislation on collection, sorting, reuse and upcycling of clothes and textiles.
· Link to apply: https://my.corehr.com/pls/coreportal_ucdp/apply?id=018030
Research Assistant
Focus: Project coordination, website management, and research support.
· Assist with research, administration, finances, and reporting.
· Help organise research, workshops, interviews, and contribute to data analysis and dissemination of findings.
· Link to apply: https://my.corehr.com/pls/coreportal_ucdp/apply?id=018023
Why Join Us?
Apart from working with a great, collaborative team in UCD with a proven track record of impactful research
· Collaborate on a high-impact EU-funded project with global implications.
· Work with a friendly and fun team of leading researchers and stakeholders across Europe and Africa.
· Gain experience at the cutting edge of sustainable fashion and circular economy innovation.
Location: University College Dublin, Ireland with possible research travel for case studies.
Deadline to Apply: 17th January 2015
Let’s change the fashion industry together!
#Sustainability #Justice #CircularEconomy #FashionIndustry #TextileWaste #EPR #Hiring #Research #EUHorizon #Trustex #UCD
Many thanks,
Donna
| Prof. Donna Marshall
| Professor of Supply Chain Management
| Executive Director, UCD Earth Institute: People, Work, Society
| Co-Director, FReSCH (Fashion’s Responsible Supply Chain Hub)
| UCD College of Business
| University College Dublin
| M: +353 86 382 0559
| Email: donna.m...@ucd.ie
| Website: https://people.ucd.ie/donna.marshall
Latest Publications (please get in touch to see all our publications)
Just Transition:
Fashion Supply Chains:
Call for just transition in fashion
Controversial Industries:
BioCircular Economy:
Supply Chain Transparency:
Sustainable Supply Chains:
Public Sector Tendering:
How to Communicate Innovation: