Location: | Reading |
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Salary: | £32,348 per annum |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 7th February 2023 |
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Closes: | 14th April 2023 |
Job Ref: | SRF43873 |
We seek a highly motivated post-doctoral researcher to join the Environmental Science Research Division to work on the UKRI/Horizon Europe project LEGUMINOSE (Legume-cereal intercropping for sustainable agriculture across Europe).
The role will involve the management of a new field trial at the University of Reading farm to mechanistically investigate the benefits of cereal-legume intercrops and quantify nitrogen losses. It will also require you to co-ordinate 20 on-farm field trials across the UK, with support from the UK Soil Association and the project coordinators at the University of Florence.
You will have:
Interviews will be held on 5 May 2023
Informal contact details
Contact role: Professor
Contact name: T om Sizmur
Contact phone: +44 (0) 118 378 8913
Contact email: t.sizmur@reading.ac.uk
Alternative informal contact details
Contact role: Professor
Contact name: John Hammond
Contact phone: +44 (0) 118 378 6676
Contact email: j.p.hammond@reading.ac.uk
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