Research Fellow in Climate Attribution of Heat Extremes for Health

Grade 7 (£39,105 – £46,485 p.a. depending on experience)

This role will be based on the university campus, with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Are you an ambitious researcher looking for your next challenge? Do you have a background in climate science and want to apply your skills to heat extremes and their impact on health? Do you want to further your career in one of the UK’s leading research intensive Universities? 

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within a transdisciplinary project to investigate the effect of climate change on global heat extremes and the impact of these events on maternal and child health outcomes. Supervised by Professor Cathryn Birch, Professor John Marsham and Professor Amanda Maycock, you will use climate model simulations and observations to attribute changes in key heat stress metrics in different regions to climate change. Other researchers within the project will then connect these climate data to around 45 million birth records from Africa, Europe and Latin America to create new indicators for long-term global monitoring systems.

A key element of the role will be to provide researchers from other disciplines with weather and climate information and advice on using these data where needed. In collaboration with these team members, you will build and test climate-health attribution models that can be upscaled to large regions of the world on digital platforms.

The position is funded by the Wellcome Trust, a global charitable foundation that supports science to solve the urgent health issues. You will work closely with health scientists, epidemiologists, statisticians and social scientists from Trinity College Dublin, University of Cape Town and University of the Witwatersrand.

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: https://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 plus life assurance– the University contributes 14.5% of salary
• 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!  

If you are looking for a role that will challenge you and provide opportunity to achieve real-world benefits, apply today.

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

Cathryn Birch, Professor of Meteorology and Climate

Email: c.e.birch@leeds.ac.uk  

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