The Centre for Mobilities Research at Lancaster University is looking for a Social Design Analyst to work as part of an interdisciplinary team in the CUSP II programme.
Social Design Analyst – Connected Cumbria – 24 Months
The CUSP II programme is a fully funded business support, multi-partner programme, which aims to work with small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) located in Cumbria. The delivery partners are Lancaster University and University of Cumbria.
This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity for a Social Design Analyst who will work with a Logistics and a Data Systems Analyst to benchmark and improve SME connectivity, social, physical and digital, in Cumbria, especially in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and the context of climate emergency. Together, the roles will aim to understand and address impacts of innovations in social practices and patterns of working and mobility upon individual businesses and groups. The role holders will work together, developing a creative, collaborative, and interdisciplinary approach, focused on co-creating concrete, experimental innovation responses and future visions in collaboration with diverse stakeholders. The work will be delivered within a work package entitled ‘Connected Cumbria’ (CUSPII) and will feed into a broader raft of analysis designed to inform policy across the broader connectivity landscape within the region.
Qualifications and Experience
You will have experience of delivering diagnostic analysis and innovative responses to diverse challenges. Client and stakeholder engagement will be critical, with a view to co-designing place-based plans and visions for improved connectivity both for individual project beneficiaries and as part of a broader, county-wide stakeholder initiative. You will take an active role in building relationships with SME beneficiaries, by understanding their needs, benchmarking their ‘place’ within the connectivity infrastructure and agreeing programmes of activity to enable them to become more resilient and ‘better connected’ in a post COVID, climate-smart future.
You will join us on an indefinite contract, however, the role remains contingent on external funding which at this time is for 24 months.
Please find further details on the Lancaster University Job Vacancies Website.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Monika Büscher m.buscher@lancaster.ac.uk
