Research Associate in Biometeorology

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The Role
We are looking to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Assistant in biometeorology for a 1-year position in Professor Yit Arn Teh's Soil and Ecosystem Ecology Research Group at Newcastle University.

The postholder will be responsible for investigating carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and water vapour (H2O) fluxes from restored peatlands in Northeast England rehabilitated using different restoration practices. The postholder will use eddy covariance and static flux chamber techniques to develop carbon and energy budgets for these restored ecosystems and evaluate the efficacy of different restoration practices.

The work will be conducted in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team of ecologists, biometeorologists, soil scientists and forest scientists from academia and government research agencies (e.g. Forest Research), further advancing the science of ecosystem restoration and providing the underpinning knowledge base for the UK's policies around peatland restoration.

Newcastle University are committed to building and maintaining a fair and inclusive working environment and we would be happy to discuss arrangements for flexible and/or blended working.

For further information about the School of Natural and Environmental Sciences click here.

For informal enquiries please contact Professor Yit Arn Teh at YitArn.Teh@newcastle.ac.uk.

Applications should be made through the Newcastle University jobs portal: https://jobs.ncl.ac.uk, where you are invited to provide evidence of how you meet the essential criteria required for the role outlined in ‘The Person' by uploading a letter of application along with your Curriculum Vitae (CV).

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