Postdoctoral Research Associate/Fellow

Faculty of Environment, Science, and Economy

The above full-time post is available, on a fixed term basis, from 1^ST April 2025 to 31^st March 2028 in the Faculty of Environment, Science, and Economy.

The post

The Faculty wishes to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Associate or Fellow to participate in European Space Agency (ESA) and EU Horizon (NextGenCarbon) projects, contributing cutting-edge research on the terrestrial carbon cycle. This joint ESA and EU Horizon funded post is available 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2028.

The successful applicant will integrate Earth Observation (EO) data and land surface models, such as JULES, to accurately quantify carbon stocks and fluxes across European and global ecosystems. This research supports international carbon monitoring efforts, including the Global Carbon Budget, and informs EU and global climate policies. The candidate will leverage remote sensing to track forest disturbance (e.g. fire, harvesting, deforestation) and regrowth across the globe, building upon recent advances from the supervision team (Heinrich et al. 2023; O’Sullivan et al., 2024).

About you

The successful applicant will be able to develop research objectives, projects and proposals; identify sources of research funding and contribute to the process of securing funds and make presentations at conferences and other events.

Applicants will possess a relevant PhD or equivalent qualification/experience in a related field of study. The successful applicant will be a nationally recognised authority in Earth Observation and carbon cycle and possess sufficient specialist knowledge in the discipline to develop research programmes and methodologies. The successful applicant will also be able to work collaboratively, supervise the work of others and act as team leader as required. Applicants will be able to analyse both land-surface model output and remote-sensing products, and have high-level mathematical and analytical skills.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

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The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024).  We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world’s most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today.  More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.

Further information

For further information please contact Mike O’Sullivan e-mail m.osullivan@exeter.ac.uk. 

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