Postdoctoral Research Associate

Fixed term contract - 3 years.

Full time - 35 hours per week.

The opportunity:

A exciting three-year postdoctoral position as part of an international team developing new methods for delineating the boundary between life and non-life in astrobiology.

The School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating discrimination.

The School strives to create a more diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace for all and we are looking to actively diversify our staff. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and in particular encourage applications from people of colour, women, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ people and other minority and under-represented groups. We aim to ensure that our culture and systems support flexible and family-friendly working, as evidenced by our Juno Champion and Athena SWAN Silver awards.

Your skills and attributes for success: 

• A PhD in a relevant discipline of the physical sciences, computer science, life science, or engineering (Desirable).
• Experience in quantitative or computational analysis of large data sets (Desirable).
• A good, relevant publication record commensurate with career stage
• Interest in astrobiology and interdisciplinary approaches to fundamental questions.

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