Postdoctoral Research Associate

The Faculty of Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy

The above full-time post is available on a fixed term basis from 1 November 2022 for 18 months in the Faculty of Environment, Science, and Economy.

The post

The Faculty of Environment, Society and Economy wishes to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Associate to support the work of Professor Peter Cox and Dr Anna Harper as part of the interdisciplinary project NetZeroPlus. The NetZeroPlus project will deliver valuable insights on how tree-planting can remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere while delivering other benefits.

The successful applicant will use a new version of the Joint UK Land Environment Simulator (JULES) coupled to the Robust Ecosystem Demography (RED) model. They will work with project partners (especially Forest Research) to improve the representation of forest growth for UK woodlands. They will run the model to enable a spatial-temporal understanding of GGR potentials across the UK and contribute to the ensemble simulations needed to build a decision support tool. Importantly, they will join an active research team working to draw together data, models, and statistical methods to predict future forest growth and GGR in the UK.

About you

The successful applicant will be able to present information on research progress and outcomes, communicate complex information, orally, in writing and electronically and prepare proposals and applications to external bodies.

Applicants will possess a relevant PhD (or be nearing completion) or possess an equivalent qualification/experience in a related field of study and be able to demonstrate sufficient knowledge in the discipline and of research methods and techniques to work within established research programmes. Applicants will be able to develop and run a land surface model (preferably JULES-RED) in an HPC setting, communicate results through both peer-reviewed journal articles and presentations at conferences, and work with a large interdisciplinary team to meet project objectives.

What we can offer you

• Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively across disciplines to produce internationally exciting research;
• Support teams that understand the University wide research and teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly
• An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development
• Our Exeter Academic initiative supporting high performing academics to achieve their potential and develop their career
• A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), Paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay), and a new Fertility Treatment Policy
• A beautiful campus set in the heart of stunning Devon

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 150 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 and QS World University Ranking 2022). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2017.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

With over 27,000 students and 6,400 staff from 180 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength.

For further information please contact Anna Harper, [email protected] .