Through a call for proposals, we are recruiting 8-10 IFB Knowledge Exchange (KE) Fellows, each with significant experience in biodiversity and environmental analytics and/or applying these within financial decision-making. These appointments are available on a part-time, direct costs basis (max. 0.2 FTE to a max of £12k and £1k travel costs) for a minimum of 9 months and a maximum of 1 year in the first instance, with a potential extension subject to evaluation of programme needs and circumstances.
We welcome applications from candidates from all academic backgrounds regardless of expertise who are interested in working with the Integrating Finance and Biodiversity for a nature positive future (IFB) programme and financial institution(s). Successful candidates will contribute to at least one of the Flagships or Themes and strengthen and add value to the planned programme of work by bridging academia and the financial sector. Applicants are encouraged to discuss their potential contribution with the relevant lead or programme Principal Investigator. The role will be carried out at your normal place of work and include resources for travel to your IFB supervisor’s place of work or to end user organisations.
The Fellowships are an opportunity to make a significant intellectual contribution to the IFB programme. Fellows will help deliver translational academic research with direct applicability in real world contexts, support training, capacity building and knowledge exchange activities and overall support the mainstreaming of biodiversity research into financial decision-making. Whilst not essential, it would be desirable if Fellows can secure co-funding or commitment from financial institutions, either enabling or extending the scale of the Fellowship.
The successful applicants will work with the £7m NERC/Innovate UK funded IFB programme. IFB involves 17 world-leading natural science and interdisciplinary experts led by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology with Queen University Belfast, Queen Mary University of London, the University of Nottingham, the University of Oxford and the James Hutton Institute. The programme has a wider network of partners from policy, industry, civil society and academic sectors. Successful applicants will work directly with an IFB Flagship or Theme to champion the mainstreaming of biodiversity research into financial decision-making.
To apply please download our call guidance document and application form.
Complete the application and then email it with your Resume for Researchers and your host institution support letter to the IFB Hub to by 28 February 2025 16:00hrs.
If you have any questions or require additional support to make an application, please contact Dr Joanne Chamberlain.
An assessment panel will meet in March 2025 to evaluate the applications. Successful applicants should be available to start work on the Fellowships from 1 April 2025.