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Closing Date: 06 April 2025
The Role
The Agriculture and Animal Science group (AAS) and the Centre for Rural Economy (CRE) in the School of Natural and Environmental Sciences are delighted to invite applications for three endowment-funded fellowship opportunities, two in AAS (Robert Little Fellow) and one for CRE (Percy Fellow). The fellowships offer a unique opportunity for successful applicants to be provided with the academic support and start-up costs to pursue a personal research agenda that will link to both the specific discipline area and the School’s wider portfolio of interests.
The Agriculture and Animal Science (AAS) group adopts a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach to address the complex challenges of sustainable food production while safeguarding the environment. By uniting expertise in crop and livestock systems, the group is dedicated to developing innovative solutions that enhance resource efficiency, promote ecosystem health, and benefit society at large.
We are particularly committed to advancing research on emerging technologies and their application in cropping, livestock and mixed farming systems, exploring the implications of land-use changes on carbon emissions, and fostering farmer engagement with agri-environment policy and practice.
To further enhance our capabilities, the AAS group is seeking two Research Fellows to join our dynamic team. We envisage these to be one focusing primarily on Agriculture and the other on Animal Science; however, we would particularly encourage candidates with an interest in research on mixed farming systems (i.e., integrating livestock and arable/horticulture). We are looking for individuals passionate about driving innovation in cropping systems, land-use changes, or advancing regenerative livestock systems that prioritise animal welfare and environmental sustainability.
A third Research Fellow, The Percy Fellow, will be appointed to join our award-winning Centre for Rural Economy (CRE). The CRE is an internationally recognised University research centre, specialising in multidisciplinary applied social science and policy research working towards the achievement of sustainable development in rural areas, including farming.
Responsibilities
* Spend the greatest proportion of your time conducting independent research in your chosen field, with a specific focus on developing a portfolio of activities to support long-term independence.
* Publish in highly reputable peer-reviewed journals, attract research funds and communicate research findings across multiple fora.
* Undertake a small amount of teaching related to your research and postgraduate supervision.
* Contribute to the academic life and research culture within the discipline areas and School, contributing where appropriate to seminars and organisation of conferences.
Our Expectations
* Develop your own research plan.
* Attract research funding and prepare research applications.
* Publish articles in reputable journals.
* Collaborate with colleagues and learn from and contribute to other disciplines.
* Communicate and disseminate your research findings with policy makers and non-academic users of research.
About You
As a Research Fellow you will have:
* PhD or the equivalent in professional qualifications and experience in a relevant discipline to the Fellowship.
* Experience undertaking independent research beyond a higher degree.
* Track record of publishing (with at least 4 journal articles published or in the pipeline in reputable peer-reviewed journals).
* Research interests aligned with either Agriculture, Animal Sciences or the Centre for Rural Economy.
To Apply
Please provide the following documents:
* Your motivation to apply and how you will further your research and career aspirations through this fellowship.
* How does the research plan deliver on the current challenge of global and UK Agriculture or rural issues.
* How you would contribute to academic life and research culture in the School.
* Your letter must clearly state which fellowship you wish to apply for (AAS or CRE).
* You are welcome to include brief details of any impact of COVID on your career, career breaks and periods of part-time work, e.g. parental or long-term sick leave, in this document.
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