University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
Closing date: 4 May 2025
The Carbon-Climate Science Team in the Earth Observation Science (EOS) group at University of Leicester is seeking to appoint a Research Associate based in the School of Physics and Astronomy. The successful candidate will work under the supervision of Dr Robert Parker and will contribute fully to the large portfolio of research conducted by the team.
This role is fully supported by Dr Parker’s UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship, where you will join his team in developing “The First Environmental Digital Twin Dedicated to Understanding Tropical Wetland Methane Emissions for Improved Predictions of Climate Change.” In particular, the successful candidate will help contribute to better understanding and improving the representation of wetlands and their subsequent methane emissions in the JULES Land Surface Model and the implementation of that within the UK Earth System Model, enabling more accurate future climate predictions.
Qualifications:
1. PhD in a relevant subject (or soon to obtain one), such as environmental science with a physics, maths or geography background.
2. Experience working with land surface model data and conducting research into hydrological or carbon cycle modelling, ideally focused on methane emissions.
3. Good Python knowledge and familiarity working with large environmental data sets in a HPC environment.
4. Experience communicating research results at conferences.
5. Good or emerging publication record with significant contributions to peer-reviewed papers.
6. Early evidence of working towards driving your own research.
7. Experience of collaborative, interdisciplinary or cross-disciplinary research.
We are looking for a self-starter with a flexible approach to work.
Informal enquiries to Rob Parker (rjp23@le.ac.uk) are very much welcome.
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