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Greenhouse Gas Field Technician

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Location: Wallingford
Salary: £28,125 to £29,636 p.a. (dependent on skills and experience)
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Placed On: 16th January 2023
Closes: 10th February 2023
Job Ref: JR860

Based at our Wallingford site. Hybrid working options available, with up to 50% of your time onsite depending on fieldwork commitments
Salary: £28,125-£29,636 (dependent on skills and experience)
Closing Date: Friday 10th February 2023, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive sufficient applications.

We are an independent, not-for-profit research institute. Home to 600 scientists, supported by our experienced professional service teams, we provide the data and insights that researchers, governments, and businesses need to tackle some of the major environmental challenges we face today.   
 
We want you to love what you do whilst looking after yourself, so we support you with excellent benefits such as:   

  • 27 days annual leave, rising to 29 days after 5 years   
  • Above standard pension contributions   
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity leave 
  • A flexible approach to work, enabling you to maintain a healthy work/life balance   
  • 24 hour, 365-day access to support with physical, mental, social, health or financial issues   

Plus loads more - https://www.ceh.ac.uk/employee-benefits  

A bit about you and the role... 

Do you have enthusiasm, drive and passion for environmental science, eager to join a greenhouse gas flux observations team, working on land-based solutions to the climate and ecological crises? If yes, then keep reading!  

Contributing to field data collection across our network of our greenhouse gas monitoring sites in the UK and overseas, coordinating and delivering activities both independently and as part of a team of technicians and scientists. Working with state-of-the-art flux towers and environmental sensor networks to conduct detailed surveys of greenhouse gas emissions and water balance across a variety of ecosystems, from upland and lowland peatlands, to croplands, lakes and forests.  

You will help support the collection, management, analysis and publication of our research data. You will regularly engage with stakeholders from a wide range of organisations, contribute to analyses and publications advancing the research you do!  

Main Responsibilities 

  • Installation, operation and maintenance of field instrumentation across a network of eddy covariance sites in the UK and overseas
  • Conducting field measurements and experimental data collection across a range of ecosystems (croplands, peatlands, bioenergy) using novel techniques for automated chamber-based greenhouse gas flux sampling 
  • Curation, analysis and interpretation of observational datasets. Scales of interest range from site to network level, including quantification of ecosystem carbon, nitrogen and water budgets, analysis of land surface processes and their environmental controls 
  • Communicating and supporting the publication of our datasets and research findings, building internal and external collaborations, supporting the development of future funded research activity 
  • Be the point of contact for farmers and other landowners across the UK, liaising with them regarding the planning of fieldwork activities 
  • Regular fieldwork to collect new data on greenhouse gas emissions, weather and soils 
  • Complete detailed field surveys of the soils and vegetation at the network sites 
  • Be responsible for regular maintenance of flux towers and other equipment on field sites across the UK 
  • Create and curate a database of new field data 
  • Prepare datasets for use in scientific data analysis, and contribute to the analysis and publication of these new datasets 
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