This is a fixed term 0.5 appointment for three months (May to July). All work can be conducted remotely. Interested candidates may apply here before 25 April. Enquiries: j.c.walton@sussex.ac.uk.
The Sussex Humanities Lab is seeking a Research Assistant to explore the future of digital technology (especially cloud computing) in relation to net zero and climate justice.
Key requirements:
- PhD in a relevant subject (e.g. Computer Science, Engineering), or comparable expertise
- Good analysis and communication skills
Interest in any of the following will be beneficial:
- Cloud computing
- Machine Learning
- Web3
- Sustainable IT
- Sustainability reporting and certification
- Climate analytics
- Carbon accounting
- Energy transition
- Science communication
- Decision support tools
- Digital Humanities
- Climate justice
About the project
Globally, the amount of data we store and process has exploded in recent years, and is projected to keep rising. Exciting new AI tools hit the headlines almost daily, and look set to become an increasing part of everyday life. Meanwhile, countries and companies are scrambling to meet their net zero targets — with the IPCC warning that these targets are not yet ambitious enough. So how do we align the future of ICT with the future of our planet?
You will be part of a small team, whose interdisciplinary work focuses on bringing together cutting-edge evidence and creating accessible, actionable resources to support net zero and climate justice. This project investigates digital decarbonisation, focusing especially on cloud computing. There will be opportunities for dialogue with leading digital carbon consultancies, as well as organisations working on tracking and reducing their digital carbon.
Our work will expand the Digital Humanities Climate Coalition toolkit (https://sas-dhrh.github.io/dhcc-toolkit/), a free and open-source resource devoted to deepening and widening understandings of the impacts of digital technologies.
The research project will run May to July. The post will be paid at point 7.2 on the HE single pay spine.
Informal enquiries are welcome: j.c.walton@sussex.ac.uk.
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