Geography

Start : 1 December 2017 or as soon as possible thereafter, Fixed term for 2 years Applications are invited for a 24-month postdoctoral research assistant to work on a NERC-funded project, “ Carbon Dynamics and Distribution of Amazonian Peatlands ”. This project aims to improve our understanding of the distribution of peatlands in Amazonia,...

The UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction (IRDR) is a cross-UCL Institute, which aims to lead research, knowledge exchange and advanced teaching in the area of risk and disaster reduction (RDR).  The project looks to develop an advanced, harmonized and science-based resilience assessment framework for school infrastructure subjected to...

The School of Life Sciences is at the forefront of research in the biological sciences in the UK, coming in the top 10 in the REF 2014. Delivering food security, community resilience, and biodiversity through rewilding and community agriculture Applications are invited for a Research Fellow for the project “Delivering food security, community...

Do you have a track record in scientific instrument and related software development? Do you want to be part of the NCAS-AMF team helping to facilitate and support the UK atmospheric research community through the provision of strategically located observatories, laboratories, and cutting edge instrumentation? As an Instrument Scientist/Engineer, you...

Supervisor :  Professor Sandy Harrison Project Overview: Palaeoenvironmental data show major shifts in the extent of regional monsoons through the Holocene, primarily in response to changes in insolation. Basic theory suggests that changes in the monsoons are coupled with shifts in the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), driven by changes...

To promote a flexible workforce, the University will consider applications from individuals seeking full time, part time, job share, or term time only working arrangements. We are seeking to appoint a population geneticist to investigate the impact of artificial structures on dispersal and gene flow of native and non-native species along the coasts...

We are looking to recruit an Assistant Professor in Environment to join a strong and growing environmental research group including environmental policy experts and environmental geographers in the Department of Geography and Environment, one of the leading geography departments in the country as ranked in the 2014 Research Excellent Framework. Based in...

Are you an ambitious researcher looking for your next challenge? Do you have a background in computational mineral physics? Do you want to further your career in one of the UK’s leading research intensive Universities? Working with Dr Andrew Walker as part of the NERC-funded strategic research programme ‘Volatiles, Geodynamics and Solid...

NERC Industrial CASE studentship Supervisors: Dr Paul Kay (University of Leeds), Dr Chris Sinclair ( Fera Science Ltd ) Contact email: p.kay(at)leeds.ac.uk Start date: 1 January 2018 Closing date for applications 6 October 2017 The presence of veterinary medicines in the environment has been investigated since the late...

Geography at Durham consistently ranks among the very best departments not just in the UK, but also in the world. We were graded top for research power in REF 2014 and our students report satisfaction levels of 95% in the National Student Survey. We will look to you to complement and extend our world-leading research in the field of Earth surface...