This is an exciting opportunity to be at the cutting edge of qualitative research into new trends in key business sectors, market trends and economic policy.

You will be working alongside some of the UK’s best academic researchers and thinkers and engaging with the UK’s leading companies, investors and innovators in globally relevant sectors and technologies.

In a pioneering approach to business and economic research, funded by Research England’s RED fund, your research will be an integral part of Futures West and the Brunel Centre’s research outputs - helping to give insights into a range of economic and business trends and help guide economic policy and interventions. This will include work that helps inform national and local economic policy, including areas of current relevance such as industrial strategy and local growth plans.

Futures West are partners in the Brunel Centre, a new and innovative economic research centre for the West of England region.

The Brunel Centre, created by the University of Bath with the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) and Futures West, is an innovative university-business partnership to power growth and devolution for the West of England. Innovative university-business partnership to power growth and devolution for the West of England

The Futures West Foundation for Sustainable and Inclusive Economic Growth, is a collaboration between business and leading universities. We focus on tackling our region’s long-term challenges to raise productivity, prosperity and innovation.

Business West. We exist to create long term prosperity for our businesses and our region. We help companies grow, innovate and export. We build professional communities. We tackle challenging business issues on behalf of organisations. We lobby, influence and deliver tangible results.

We are looking for candidates with highly impressive skills and experience in conducting qualitative researchers and with a passion for understanding what makes leading edge businesses and sectors work. You will be motivated, a good team player and with excellent interpersonal skills – knowing how to engage and work with some of the leading actors in the private sector.