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‘ScotLuxSplash’ Social Science Post-Doctoral Researcher
The James Hutton Institute • Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen
Posted
17 July 2026
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Role overview
The James Hutton Institute is hiring a ‘ScotLuxSplash’ Social Science Post-Doctoral Researcher in Craigiebuckler, a scientific & qa role advertised as contract. The employer has not published a salary for this vacancy. The James Hutton Institute holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.
The Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences (SEGS) department contains a range of researchers, using a range of qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods and often taking interdisciplinary and/or participatory perspectives. We seek to address major contemporary social and economic research challenges, including investigations of sustainable behaviours, place-based policy, natural resource governance, climate change, land use, natural capital and ecosystem services valuation, community vibr…
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