Post/s of Full-Time Research Support Officer II - Research Cluster DECC

Organisation/Company

University of Malta

Department

Office for Human Resources Management & Development

Research Field

Other

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Positions

Research Support Positions

Country

Malta

Application Deadline

9 Feb 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Malta)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

40

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by a EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS (Call ID: 02/2026)

Post/s of Full-Time Research Support Officer II

Funded by the Research Cluster DECC (Discourses of the Environment and Climate Change - Culture, Language and the Environmental Humanities) of the Faculty of Arts, University of Malta

This post is related to all projects undertaken by the Research Cluster DECC.

Applications are invited for a Full-Time Research Support Officer II (RSO II) to carry out duties in relation to the Research Cluster DECC of the Faculty of Arts, University of Malta and all the projects associated with it.

Applicants must be in possession of a Master’s degree in a discipline related to the humanities or in an area of study related to the topic of the Research Cluster. Applicants are required to demonstrate excellent speaking and writing skills in English. Familiarity with the local context and institutions will be considered favourably.

The University of Malta is an Equal Opportunity employer.

The selected candidate must be living in Malta for the period of employment.

The post is for an initial period of 12 months, which may be extended up to 36 months, subject to the availability of the funds. The successful candidate will be expected to start on 1st April 2026 and the initial remuneration per annum (inclusive of any cost-of-living adjustments) shall be €30,327.

The successful candidate will also be required to enrol in a full-time PhD related to the project with the University of Malta within the first six months of employment. The project shall be related to one of the Research Cluster’s areas of research.

Candidates must upload their covering letter, curriculum vitae, and certificates (certificates should be submitted in English) and contact details of at least two referees through this form https://www.um.edu.mt/hrmd/workatum-projects by not later than Monday, 9th February2026. In their covering letter, applicants shall include a short description (300 to 500 words) of their planned area of research for their PhD studies, outlining how this is related and relevant to the Research Cluster’s theme.

Late applications will not be considered. 

Further information may be obtained from http://www.um.edu.mt/hrmd/recruitment and should you have any queries, please send us an email on projects.hrmd@um.edu.mt .

Further Information

The Research Cluster’s area of research is based within the field of the Environmental Humanities and aims to examine how environmental issues are framed, narrated and communicated in various contexts. Drawing on data from diverse linguistic and cultural sources, it will interrogate the politics and ethics of dominant narratives and foster critical reflection on alternative climate futures. 

The cluster consists of three main pillars, dealing with different discursive perspectives on the overall theme, connecting the areas of cultural studies, literary studies as well as linguistics to other related areas of research within and beyond the Faculty of Arts: 1) Discourses of Environmental Politics; 2) Changing (Is)Lands and Seas: Narratives of the Environment in Transformation; 3) Environmental Futures in Multilingual Perspectives and Foreign Language Teaching. 

Research areas include Islands and Insularity, Critical Discourse Analysis, Blue Humanities and Mediterranean Studies, and will be explored in interdisciplinary collaborative projects between the language departments in the Faculty of Arts as well as other Departments, Faculties, Institutes and Centres at the University of Malta, such as the Institute of Linguistics and Language Technology, the Centre for Environmental Education and Research, the Islands and Small States Institute, the Institute of Earth Systems or the Departments of Public Policy and the Department of Tourism Management (both in the Faculty of Economics, Management & Accountancy). 

Further information may be obtained by contacting Dr Katrin Dautel at katrin.dautel@um.edu.mt .

The appointee will be responsible for carrying out research and offering administrative support, with their main duties including: 

• Enrol in a full-time PhD related to the Research Cluster’s area of research;
• Carry out administrative duties related to the Research Cluster and its associated projects (e.g. minute taking, organisation of meetings, seminars, workshops, conferences and outreach activities, acquisition raising, report writing, etc.);
• Participate in the Cluster’s activities as the need arises (e.g. academic conferences, public outreach activities, scientific manuscript writing, etc.);
• Administer and maintain the Research Cluster’s website;
• Assist the other Cluster RSOs and members in applying for further project funding and research grants. Keep detailed progress reports and abide to all the conditions imposed by the Cluster and its projects; and

• Perform any other tasks related to the Cluster as instructed by the Research Cluster Chair(s) and Executive Committee.

   

The appointee will be expected to work at such places and during such hours as may be determined by the University authorities.

The selection procedure will involve:

The post is for an initial period of 12 months, which may be extended up to 36 months, subject to the availability of the funds, and will be subject to a probationary period and to the provisions of the Statutes, Regulations and Bye-Laws of the University of Malta which are now or which may hereafter be in force.

Office of the University, 

Msida, 6th January 2026

Website

https://www.um.edu.mt/hrmd/workatum-projects

Research Field

Other

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Live in Malta

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

University of Malta

Country

Malta

Geofield

City

Msida

Website

http://www.um.edu.mt/hrmd/recruitment

Street

University of Malta Msida MSD 2080 MALTA

E-Mail

projects.hrmd@um.edu.mt

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