Research Fellow in Regenerative Agriculture

Are you an ambitious researcher looking for your next challenge? Do you have an established background in farming systems research? Do you want to further your career in one of the UKs leading research intensive Universities?

You will work as part of a team on the UKRI Strategic Priorities Fund (SPF) project ‘Transformations towards a Regenerative Food System’ (FixOurFood). FixOurFood is a multi-disciplinary, multi-institution collaborative project that has a vision to transform food systems across the UK towards being 'regenerative'. It features multiple simultaneous work packages that explore interventions in food retailing and farming to address issues such as childhood obesity, sustainability in agriculture and global warming.

The University of Leeds is leading on the Regenerative Farming work package and has set up a field trial at the University of Leeds research farm to demonstrate and measure the impacts of different transition strategies to regenerative agriculture. We have also built up a network of engaged farmers, agribusinesses and allied organisations who are returning each year to see how the trial develops and are keen to interact with the project and understand the results.

We need a Research Fellow to continue to run this trial – tracking farm operations and environmental variables such as soil health, greenhouse gas emissions, crop growth and yield, water quality, biodiversity and farm economics. You will also be responsible for analysing the data and dissemination of the results in a range of written formats and orally at farm events, workshops and conferences.

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