Researcher Wanted
Building Futures is the RIBA think-tank and exists to stimulate debate and thinking on issues that face the built environment and society over a 20 year horizon and beyond.
We are currently seeking a research volunteer to work on our ‘City Rebooted’ research project, which aims to examine the impact that emerging technologies may have on the built environment over the next 20 years. Technology is undoubtedly one of the key drivers for change in the 21st century and advances in the last decade have shown the immense potential technology has to change our behaviour, our environment and our way of life. This project aims to imagine the potential that technologies such as social media and reality mining may have on the way we interact with the city, as well as the more directly spatial potential of technologies such as wireless power and augmented reality.
The role involves core research activities supporting the Building Futures team – carrying out a range of different research techniques from desk based, field based, web based, written, oral and spoken. You would maintain the projects web outputs including Twitter and blog and would liaise with the expert steering group regularly, composing articulate written reports. The role requires a headstrong and confident person who can take initiative when required and knows the subject area well.
The role is unpaid for a period of 3 months, although we will cover expenses up to £10 per day, and would require you to work for between 1-2 days per week and we are flexible about days. We are seeking somebody to start at the beginning of October.
Key skills required: articulate and ability to take initiative; writing and editing; knowledge of digital technology, social media, emerging technology and the built environment; experience of blogging desirable.
