[STS-Africa] FW: Research assistant and postdoctoral researcher positions.

Mon Jan 6 19:16:47 SAST 2025

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Thanks and happy new year,

Gianluca

Gianluca Miscione
University College Dublin

https://people.ucd.ie/gianluca.miscione

*From: *Donna Marshall <donna.marshall at ucd.ie>
*Date: *Monday, 6 January 2025 at 17:43
*To: *
*Subject: *Research assistant and postdoctoral researcher positions.

Hi everyone,

A happy new year to you all. Just in case you know anyone who might be
interested in a research assistant position or a postdoc position, we have
several positions available in our new project TRUSTex. If you know anyone
who might be interested in a postdoctoral research position or a research
assistant position, please pass this on. The deadline in next Friday 17th
January. Here is the job advert that we’ve sent to multiple networks:

*We’re Hiring: Join the EU Horizon TRUSTex Project Team*

Do you want to help transform the *fashion industry* into a fairer, more
sustainable system? Are you passionate about *circularity*, *worker
wellbeing*, *just transition* and making a real impact on global supply
chains?

The *TRUSTex Project*—funded under the European Union’s Horizon
programme—focuses on *just and fair circularity* in fashion supply chains
across the *EU and Africa*. We’re tackling critical challenges like:

·         Overproduction and textile waste

·         Circularity regulations and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)

·         Worker rights and socio-economic impacts

*We’re Hiring for Three Positions*:

*Postdoctoral Researcher (Position 1)*
*Focus:* Overproduction, circularity initiatives, and fashion supply chain
case studies.

·         Map circularity strategies, analyse brands and suppliers, and
conduct case studies with brands, suppliers, and workers.

·         Disseminate findings through academic research, media, and policy
recommendations.

·         Link to apply:
https://my.corehr.com/pls/coreportal_ucdp/apply?id=018035

·

*Postdoctoral Researcher (Position 2)*
*Focus:* Just transition, EPR regulations, circularity working conditions,
and pre-loved clothing markets.

·         Investigate EPR schemes and the global flow of pre-loved clothing
and textiles.

·         Conduct case studies across the *EU and Africa*, focusing on
working conditions and impacts of EPR legislation on collection, sorting,
reuse and upcycling of clothes and textiles.

·         Link to apply:
https://my.corehr.com/pls/coreportal_ucdp/apply?id=018030

*Research Assistant*
*Focus:* Project coordination, website management, and research support.

·         Assist with research, administration, finances, and reporting.

·         Help organise research, workshops, interviews, and contribute to
data analysis and dissemination of findings.

·         Link to apply:
https://my.corehr.com/pls/coreportal_ucdp/apply?id=018023

*Why Join Us?*

Apart from working with a great, collaborative team in UCD with a proven
track record of impactful research

·         Collaborate on a high-impact EU-funded project with global
implications.

·         Work with a friendly and fun team of leading researchers and
stakeholders across Europe and Africa.

·         Gain experience at the cutting edge of sustainable fashion and
circular economy innovation.

*Location:* University College Dublin, Ireland with possible research
travel for case studies.

*Deadline to Apply:* *17th January 2015*

*Let’s change the fashion industry together!*

#Sustainability #Justice #CircularEconomy #FashionIndustry #TextileWaste
#EPR #Hiring #Research #EUHorizon #Trustex #UCD

Many thanks,

Donna

| Prof. Donna Marshall

| Professor of Supply Chain Management

| Executive Director, UCD Earth Institute: People, Work, Society

| Co-Director, FReSCH (Fashion’s Responsible Supply Chain Hub)
| UCD College of Business
| University College Dublin
| M: +353 86 382 0559
| Email: donna.marshall at ucd.ie

| Website: https://people.ucd.ie/donna.marshall

*Latest Publications* (please get in touch to see all our publications)

*Just Transition:*

For the many not the few: Just transition for supply chains
<https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJOPM-07-2023-0587/full/pdf?title=for-the-many-not-the-few-introducing-just-transition-for-supply-chain-management>

*Fashion Supply Chains:*

The power of Tier-2 suppliers and behaviour of luxury fashion brands
during COVID-19
<https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJOPM-05-2022-0320/full/html>

Call for just transition in fashion

Does the devil wear Prada and other lessons for luxury fashion
<https://www.europeanbusinessreview.com/does-the-devil-wear-prada-lessons-in-supply-chain-sustainability-from-luxury-fashion/>

*Controversial Industries:*

H
<https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/AAAJ-07-2020-4684/full/html>ow
controversial industries report on their controversial issues
<https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/AAAJ-07-2020-4684/full/html>

*BioCircular Economy:*

The EARTH principles guiding the bio-circular economy
<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0007681323000526>

Why businesses need to embrace the bioeconomy
<https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/why-businesses-need-to-embrace-the-bioeconomy/>

*Supply Chain Transparency:*

Tools and technologies of transparency for sustainable global supply chains
<https://cmr.berkeley.edu/2021/11/64-1-tools-and-technologies-of-transparency-in-sustainable-global-supply-chains/>

*Sustainable Supply Chains:*

Governing sustainable supply chains
<http://tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09537287.2023.2248931>

*Public Sector Tendering:*

Are suppliers satisfied with the public sector tendering process? (the
answer is no)
<https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JOPP-12-2020-0088/full/html>

*How to Communicate Innovation:*

Framing in the innovation process
<https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jpim.12706>
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