Duties and Experience Required: The research assistant will contribute in several tasks that will assist in the publication of high quality research outputs and strengthen collaborations with colleagues in the Faculty of Science and Engineering. In particular,the research assistant will contribute to the following tasks: 1.Analysis of semi-structured interviews (data already collected as part of the ESRC IAA funded project ESCALATION) exploring perceptions for for ecosystem services in areas of high biodiversity value, which are also at risk due to climate change. 2. Support the collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative social data in a pilot case study for the ERC funded project FIDELIO. The data will aim to capture perceptions for social impacts of a protected area i