Post-doctoral research associate: Arctic terrestrial ecology

The University Of Edinburgh Edinburgh - Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom

UE07: £40,247.00 - £47,874.00 Per Annum.

CSE / School of Geosciences.

Fixed Term Contract - end date of 28 February 2026.

Full Time - 35 Hours Per Week.

The Opportunity:

We are looking for a PDRA to be part of the TundraTime project, studying the impact of climate change on vegetation and terrestrial ecosystem functioning in the Arctic tundra and impacts of Arctic vegetation phenology change. 

The goal of this PDRA position is to test how plant responses to climate change are playing out across tundra ecosystems. A specific focus will be on the productivity of non-vascular vegetation and their physiological responses to a changing climate working with data from Svalbard. The PDRA will estimate the relative importance of contrasting trajectories of productivity change – increased overall productivity and/or earlier growing season.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week). We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working. 

The salary for this post is £40,247-£47,874 per annum.

 

Your skills and attributes for success: 

  • Relevant PhD or equivalent experience.
  • An up-to-date understanding of polar terrestrial ecology.
  • A high standard of programming skills in R.
  • Experience in field methodology.
  • Experience of authoring papers.

 

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Application Information 

Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:

- CV

- Cover letter

- Research statement

 

As a valued member of our team you can expect: 

  • A competitive salary.
  • An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. 
  • To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
  • Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits. 

 

Championing equality, diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality. 

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab).

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK. 

 

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 22 January 2025.

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone. 

Interviews will be held 10 February  – 14 February 2025.

 



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