Senior Research Fellow in Climate Migration and Race Studies

This fixed-term Senior Research Fellow position at the University of Nottingham focuses on the Nuffield Foundation-funded project *From Rivers of Blood to Rising Seas: Attitudes to Climate Migration*. The role involves designing and executing qualitative research—including focus groups and discourse analysis—while collaborating with community partners, policymakers, and an Advisory Group. The successful candidate will contribute to a critical historical analysis of migration narratives, an expert Delphi study, and disseminate findings through peer-reviewed publications and conferences. The project centers the perspectives of ethnic minority communities with ties to climate-vulnerable Commonwealth nations, examining how race, colonial legacies, and migration histories shape contemporary climate-migration debates. Ideal for established researchers with expertise in qualitative methods, race studies, and public opinion research.

• Design and facilitate focus groups with ethnic minority and White British participants across Nottingham, Bristol, Manchester, and London to explore attitudes toward climate-linked migration.
• Analyze qualitative data using NVivo and Critical Discourse Analysis to uncover racialized narratives in migration debates.
• Contribute to a critical historical discourse analysis of migration narratives and an expert-consensus Delphi study.
• Collaborate with community partners, policymakers, and the project’s Advisory Group to ensure research impact and relevance.
• Disseminate findings through peer-reviewed publications, conferences, and public-facing outputs.
• Support the project’s mixed-methods design, integrating qualitative and quantitative approaches.
• Engage with stakeholders to shape policy recommendations and public discourse on climate migration.