This post part time working 28 hours per week and is fixed term for 3.5 years.
The postholder will conduct research as a member of a multi-disciplinary team working on a large programme of research about how all Tourism and Hospitality (T&H) workers can be included in social dialogue in the new world of work. They will assist with producing an index that can be used by industry to benchmark workers well-being; collected workers stories to produce a documentary to enhance public understanding; and develop an observatory to integrate the information produced and as a platform for dialogue for workers, legal and social dialogue organisations and employers.
This high-profile scientific research study is funded by the EU Horizon program and will begin Nov 1st 2024, led by University of Westminster with a budget of €2.4M. This new, large-scale programme of work is a mixed-methods intersectional gender-sensitive approach using quantitative and qualitative techniques including surveys, mapping, interviews, story -telling and multi-stakeholder learning dialogues. There are nine workstreams, of which UoW will lead on 3: Legal Aspects of Well-being for T&H Workers; Multi Stakeholder Learning Dialogues (MSLD); and Project Management and Consortium Coordination
This is an exciting opportunity to improve the well-being of tourism and hospitality workers across the EU.
Expected experience includes knowledge and experience of the tourism and hospitality industry, gender equality, well-being, trade unions and/ or employment law. The post holder will work closely with the project PI (Dr Stroma Cole), in close collaboration with co-I (Prof. Luke Mason), the Project Manager and the wider research team (partners in Europe).
The role is suitable for hybrid/SMART working and involves both national and intra -European travel.
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Closing date: midnight on 25 August 2024
Interviews are likely to be held on: 05 September 2024