Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (Fixed term 24 months)
We are seeking to recruit an ambitious and independent Post Doctoral Research Associate to work on the NERC-funded project, InsPIRE – Investigating Peatland Initiation in Retreating Glacier Environments – which examines how deglaciation stimulates peatland initiation and carbon sequestration. InsPIRE will assess spatio-temporal patterns of proglacial peatland formation to determine the processes of peatland development in response to past, present and future glacier recession. The project combines novel observational data and state-of-the-art model simulations to quantify the influence of glacier-related peat patches in carbon cycling. We seek an enthusiastic and highly skilled individual to reconstruct proglacial peatland dynamics, a role that will involve both fieldwork in Alaska and multi-proxy laboratory analyses, to provide a holistic assessment of glaciological controls on peatland formation.
This is a fixed term appointment for 24 months to complete specific time-limited work. There is scope for hybrid working and we are open to discussing flexible working arrangements. You will join the School of the Built Environment, Engineering and Computing based at our City Campus and contribute to the growing capacity of environmental research within the Geography, Planning and Housing subject group. The post is available from February 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter.
Closing date Wednesday 19th November (2359).
To arrange an informal discussion about this post, please contact Jenna Sutherland at j.l.sutherland@leedsbeckett.ac.uk.
Working here means you’ll have access to a wide range of benefits including our generous pension schemes, excellent holiday entitlements, flexible working, reduced study fees, subsidised fitness facilities and a lot more.
We welcome applications from all individuals and particularly from black and minority ethnic candidates as members of these groups are currently under-represented at this level of post. All appointments will be based on merit.
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