Postdoctoral Research Associate

The starting salary will be from £34,610 on Grade E, depending on qualifications and experience.

This new full-time (1.0 FTE) post is available from 3^rd November 2025 until 31^st July 2027 on a fixed-term basis, within the Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy.

The successful applicant will have a willingness to travel to remote field sites.

The post
The Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy at the University of Exeter wishes to recruit a numerically competent Postdoctoral Research Associate to support the work of Professor Stuart Bearhop. This post is available until 31st July 2027. The successful applicant will work with Professor Stuart Bearhop carrying out original research in the areas of animal migration and foraging ecology, supporting teaching delivery and helping to manage his research group.

About you
The successful applicant will be able to present information on research progress and outcomes, communicate complex information, orally, in writing and electronically and prepare proposals and applications to external bodies.

Applicants will hold or have submitted a PhD or in animal ecology. Applicants will have demonstrable skills in:

• The teaching and delivery of field courses.
• Publishing results of work in peer-reviewed journals.
• Population ecology, demographic models.
• Advanced statistical techniques.
• Fieldwork in animal ecology.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification (available on the university's website, accessed by the 'Apply' button) for full details of this role on our website by clicking on the 'apply' button.

What we can offer you

• Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively across disciplines to produce internationally exciting research.
• Support teams that understand the University wide research and teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly.
• An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development.
• Our Exeter Academic initiative supporting high performing academics to achieve their potential and develop their career.
• A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), Paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay), and a new Fertility Treatment Policy.
• A beautiful campus set in the heart of stunning Cornwall.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment
We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.

Further Information
For further information please contact Professor Stuart Bearhop, e-mail s.bearhop@exeter.ac.uk.

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