Postdoctoral Research Assistant in MicroCarb Mission

Fixed term: 9 months, until 31^st March 2026

Full time: 35 hours per week

The opportunity:

Given the unprecedented growth rates of atmospheric CO₂ in 2023 and 2024, there is no better time to study the global carbon cycle and how it might change with a warming climate. MicroCarb, a French-UK satellite mission launching in summer 2025, will collect atmospheric CO₂ data that will allow us to precisely monitor changes in the global distribution of CO₂ sources and sinks. The UK science lead for MicroCarb is at the University of Edinburgh so this opportunity is a valuable opportunity to gain a deep understanding of the instrument and its capabilities before data delivery begins. This positions you to make significant scientific contributions once the data becomes available.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week) and fixed term until 31^st March 2026.

The salary for this post is £40,497 to £48,149 per annum.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• A PhD (or a PhD submitted) in a relevant quantitative scientific discipline.
• Experience in developing and running an atmospheric transport model.
• Experience in interpreting data.
• Experience with FORTRAN and Python computer languages.
• Proven ability to work independently and efficiently.

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