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October 14, 2024

University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh

FULL TIME


Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Biodiversity and Land Use Modelling

Grade UE07- £40,247- £47,874
College of Science & Engineering- School of Geo Sciences
Full-time: 35 hours per week
Fixed-term: 12 months


The Opportunity:
We are looking for a Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Biodiversity and Land Use Modelling to work on advancing global biodiversity and land-use modelling, covering scenarios based on the IPBES Nature Futures Framework.
This post is fixed term (12 months) and full-time (35 hours per week), however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.


Your skills and attributes for success:
  • Experienced in using and developing models of biodiversity and land use
  • Proficiency using large spatial datasets
  • Expertise with global land use modelling results, ideally including developing in R
  • Good communication skills, orally and in writing, for academic audiences

To support your application, please provide a CV and Cover Letter.
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As a valued member of our team you can expect:
  • A competitive salary of UE07- £40,247- £47,874 per annum
  • An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
  • To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
  • Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits
Championing equality, diversity and inclusion
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab)
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 28 October 2024.

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.

Interviews will be held as soon as possible after closing date.

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