Research Assistant in Aviation Climate Impacts

Location: Leeds - Main Campus

Contract type: Fixed Term (for up to 6 months to complete specific time limited work)

We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

You will join a team of climate and atmospheric scientists at the University of Leeds to work on the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funded project Modelling Aviation Global climate Impacts from Contrails and Aerosols (MAGICA). You will work with Dr Alex Rap, Professor Dan Marsh, Dr Wuhu Feng, and our collaborators from University College London to produce future air traffic inventories and develop the Community Earth System Model (CESM) contrail cirrus scheme to simultaneously account for different aviation fuels.

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/global-talent

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Dr Alex Rap

Email: a.rap@leeds.ac.uk

Advert information