Postdoctoral Research Associate

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Fixed-term: for 12 months

The opportunity:

Join the University of Edinburgh to establish biochar as a Greenhouse Gas Removal (GGR) technology with defined benefits to mainstream crop production in diverse farming systems. This role will guide the demonstration of biochar products in commercial settings internationally and nationally. In this role you will also lead on the development, testing and modelling of biochars at our laboratories in Edinburgh. This is strategic work that we seek to expand, in enabling responsible scaling of biochar solutions at global level.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week), though we will consider part-time or flexible working patterns as well as requests for non-contractual hybrid working (combining a mix of remote and regular on-campus presence).

The post is fixed term for 12 months. Please note the  project end date is 30 September 2026, so the successful candidate must be in post prior to 1 October 2025.

This post will be appointed at Grade UE07, Step 1, which is £40,497 per annum pro-rata if part-time.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• A strong postgraduate research qualification.
• Experience of laboratory and field research in crops and soil.
• Skills in environmental modelling and statistics.
• A positive record in scientific publication / report writing.
• Evidence of strong team working in research setting.

Industry and international field experience, especially in West Africa, are highly desirable.

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