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Postdoctoral Research Fellow

University of Stirling - Faculty of Natural Sciences

Location: Stirling
Salary: £38,784 to £46,049 per annum (Grade 7)
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On: 22nd October 2025
Closes: 19th November 2025
Job Ref: FAC02077

The Post

The aim of the overall RESPECT project is to produce data, methods, landholder tools and proposals for governance reforms to change agricultural practices on peatland and contribute to the UK’s net zero target. RESPECT will achieve this by collating data through novel interdisciplinary collection, modelling and engagement methods. These data will establish the capacity of land and land users to contribute to the net zero target as well as generate other social and environmental co-benefits, balanced against conflicting land use demands, within the context of climate change. Governance reforms will be proposed to scaffold the social innovations necessary for transformative change. Outputs will be scalable and replicable with national significance. Informed by this baseline data, RESPECT will produce the Peatland Triage Tool (PTT), providing decision-support for landowners, land managers, farmers and crofters (collectively ‘landholders’) seeking to undertake peatland restoration.

The successful applicant will be responsible for the design, development, and implementation of the PTT involving all the geospatial, database and data encapsulation frameworks. The role will involve working with large, highly diverse and multi-modal datasets (e.g., images, surveys, statistical and sensor data). Familiarity with geostatistical, GDAL, Python, PostGIS/PostgresSQL, Machine Learning, AI, Internet of Things and Remote Sensing datasets is highly desirable. The candidate will be expected to contribute to experimental design, evaluation using benchmark datasets, and the development of reproducible and scalable solutions. A flexible and creative approach to problem-solving is essential, as key datasets may span a range of domains including environmental monitoring, social science and agricultural systems.

This project is funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Tackling the project’s aims is through close collaboration with collaborators in the UK. The post holder will be based in Stirling but will have opportunities to meet with the other project PDRAs and research team on a regular basis.

Description of Duties

  • Design, develop and implement the Peatland Triage Tool
  • Communicate effectively with all external project partners in the UK
  • Collect, synthesise and statistically evaluate data from all the WPs relevant to project goals

Key responsibilities:

  • To conduct individual and collaborative research under the direction of the line manager
  • To design and develop novel and cutting-edge machine learning, geospatial, AI, reasoning and decision-making capabilities for tasks such as domain expert knowledge encapsulation
  • To contribute to the development and integration of AI models in real-world systems with a geospatial component

Essential Criteria

  • PhD in a relevant environmental/ecological science or Computer Science or a relevant numerate discipline
  • Experience in software development using GDAL, Python, PostGIS/PostgresSQL, React or Angular, and/or Leaflet/Mapbox
  • Excellent communication skills [oral and written], including public presentations and ability to communicate complex data/concepts clearly and concisely
  • Excellent interpersonal skills including team working and a collegiate approach

For further information, including a full description of duties, essential criteria and details on how to apply, please see Vacancy details | University of Stirling

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