Postdoctoral Research Associate (Fixed Term)

We invite applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP). This follows the award of an ARIA Scoping Our Planet Opportunity Seed grant to PI Dr Laura Cimoli (DAMTP), and Co-Is Dr Alexander Brearley and Prof Katharine Hendry (British Antarctic Survey) and Prof Karen Heywood (University of East Anglia).

The Bellingshausen Sea in West Antarctica is a crucial pathway for glacial meltwater from the rapidly melting West Antarctic Peninsula. This position will focus on quantifying pathways and rates of glacial meltwater transport in the Bellingshausen Sea through analysis of observations collected by underwater gliders and profiling floats. The position will be based at the University of Cambridge, with close collaborations with BAS and UEA.

The successful candidate will have completed a PhD (or soon to be awarded) in a relevant area and will have experience of working with physical oceanographic data. Experience in underwater glider data handling and/or biogeochemical data processing is desirable but not essential.

We welcome applications from candidates able to take up this position as early as **March 2025** and no later than **October 2025**.

Informal inquiries can be made by contacting Dr Laura Cimoli at lc929@cam.ac.uk.

If you have any questions about the application process, please contact LE43766@maths.cam.ac.uk

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 18 months in the first instance.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click on the ‘Apply’ button above.

Please indicate the contact details of **two referees** on the online application form and **upload a full curriculum vitae and a one-page summary of your recent research and achievements**. Please ensure that at least one of your referees is contactable at any time during the selection process, and is made aware that they will be contacted by the Mathematics HR Office Administrator to request that they upload a reference for you to our Web Recruitment System. Applicants should encourage their referees to upload a reference to the University's Web Recruitment System before the closing date of **30 November 2024** and ensure that references are uploaded no later than **10 December 2024** at the very latest.

Interviews will be held online on **12-13 December 2024**.

Please quote reference LE43766 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society. We particularly welcome applications from women and /or candidates from a BME background for this vacancy as they are currently under-represented at this level in our Department.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

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