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At the Environment Agency we aspire for inclusivity to thrive in our workforce. We embrace equal opportunities and flexible work arrangements, ensuring everyone can contribute and succeed.
Through our role as a Public Sector Research Establishment, we are co-leading the flagship UKRI funded METIUS (Mobilising Evidence Through AI and User Informed Synthesis) project. Launched at the United Nations General Assembly in 2025 by the Minister for Science Prof Patrick Vallance, METIUS aims to develop AI tools that can robustly enhance the Evidence Synthesis process to improve way evidence is used in policy and decision-making.
This is an excellent opportunity for a social scientist to work with international partners to lead the development of METIUS's baseline understanding of how environmental evidence is currently being used in Government, and what shapes its uptake.
You will be responsible for:
Generating evidence relating the institutional context, working practices, relationships and decision-making processes of partner organisations, to reveal how they themselves currently produce, interpret and use evidence.
Using that evidence to plan and create case studies for each of the METIUS end users and partners.
Engaging with end users to facilitate delivery of the METIUS project and enhance the reputation of the Environment Agency
Supporting translation of those case-study findings into practical insights for the co-production, testing and implementation of METIUS outputs, while maintaining clear research records and project information.
Contributing to effective communication and dissemination of outputs, including publication of any significant insights produced.
Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You will be asked to have an incident role and make yourself available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity support during an incident. This may attract an additional payment, and full training will be available to support you with your incident role.
The team
You will be a part of the multi-disciplinary Flood and Coastal Risk Management (FCRM) Research team, which creates the evidence required to achieve the FCERM Strategy ambitions and to underpin future strategic direction.
From there you will liaise and collaborate with scientists across the Environment Agency, including within FCRM and the Chief Scientists Group (CSG).
As part of the METIUS project's Climate, Environment and Society work package you will also collaborate externally and internationally.