Research Fellow, Co-Centre for Climate+ Biodiversity+ Water
Offer DescriptionApplication closing date: 10/06/2024Salary: £37,841 per annumJob category/type: ResearchAbout the job:The Co-Centre for Climate+ Biodiversity+ Water is seeking to recruit an experienced and motivated Research Fellow to play an active role as part of a new research project team across several Schools at Queen’s University Belfast. The Co-Centre is an exciting new tri-jurisdictional initiative spanning Northern Ireland, Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland, which is managed jointly by QUB and Trinity College Dublin and funded by the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), DAERA and UKRI.The Co-Centre will seek to be the home of research, innovation, and policy development across the interlinked challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, and water degradation on the islands of Ireland and Britain, with the goal of integrating research across both islands to address these crises. The Research Fellow will assist in the Monitoring Platform which aims to develop new monitoring approaches and evidence-based research results for climate, biodiversity and water to support effective decision-making. This post will specifically assist in the Monitoring Platform Project which aims to deliver a holistic understanding of peatland restoration past, present and future, through digital technologies.Working as part of a team, this post will investigate the role of ‘transitions’ by exploring how peatland ecosystems have responded to previous climate/environmental events. We will investigate peatland change over time and more broadly how terrestrial ecosystem changes are related to extreme events.The post will be part of the School of Natural and Built Environment but will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team based in the dedicated Co-Centre Hub.The key activities and responsibilities of the post are to:
About the person:Candidates should normally have or be about to obtain (usually within three months) a relevant PhD in Palaeoecology, Geography, Ecology, Environmental Sciences or closely related areas.Candidates should have:
To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.What we offer:Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more below.Queen’s University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visitInformal Enquries to: (for queries regarding the Centre), (for project queries)RequirementsAdditional InformationWork Location(s)Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute QUEENS UNIVERSITY BELFAST Country United Kingdom City Belfast GeofieldWhere to apply WebsiteContact CityBelfastSTATUS: EXPIRED
£37841 per year
Belfast
Thu, 16 May 2024 01:50:21 GMT
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