Research Assistant/Research Associate (Fixed Term)

The post-doctoral research assistant / associate will join the Kromdijk lab at the Department of Plant Sciences and be embedded in a larger research team seeking to deploy new thermal detection technology to address a range of global change issues.

The postdoc's project aims to perform lab-based  experiments on the effect of elevated temperature on selected species from a peatland ecosystem (Scottish Highlands, Cairngorms) using a range of optical sensing techniques (thermal, chlorophyll fluorescence and reflectance), which are suitable for upscaling. Ultimately, these controlled experiments aim to enhance our ability to predict peatland responses to global warming.

The overall team is interdisciplinary, comprising researchers in the Plant Sciences, Architecture and Astronomy Departments as well as the industrial partner Super Sharp Space Systems Ltd, who are leading the overall project.

To apply for this vacancy, you need upload two (2) CVs (Curriculum Vitae) in different formats: a Narrative CV and your standard CV (full details in the Further Particulars).

This is a real vacancy that is being studied as part of the Action Research on Research Culture project (ARRC, www.arrc.group.cam.ac.uk).

The ARRC team are investigating the effects of CV format on shortlisting. If you consent to take part in the study, the ARRC team will use information from the shortlisting process to understand the impact of different CV formats. The recruiting academic will not be told whether you have joined the study so your choice about whether to take part in the study cannot influence the decision on who to appoint. Further details can be found in the 'Further particulars' document. If you have questions about the ARRC project, please contact: arrcproject@admin.cam.ac.uk

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 2 years in the first instance.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please visit: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/47461

Please notice that if you have not received any news from us 1 month after the closing date you should consider that on this occasion your application has not been successful.

Please quote reference PD42523 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

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