Research Fellow - AR2839

Start date: 16 February 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter Fixed term: 1 year

Applications are sought for a committed Post-doctoral Research Fellow to work with Dr Nick Gardiner conducting research for a Leverhulme Trust funded project entitled Testing a new concept for critical metal enrichment in Late Archean granites. The primary duties will be to develop and integrate both empirical and modelling approaches to build new petrogenetic models for the formation of economically critical (Sn-Li) mineral deposits, and disseminate these findings both to the academic community and to the wider mineral exploration community.

The successful applicant will have (or be near to completion of) a PhD in Petrology/Economic Geology/Geochemistry. The post is available for 12 months starting 16th February 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

In addition to the salary on offer for this position, there are a wide range of benefits for staff working at the University of St Andrews. The package for the Research Fellow includes:

• Financial contribution to relocation (if applicable)
• Membership of the USS Pension Scheme with a generous employer contribution of 14.5%
• A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family friendly policies, supporting work-life balance
• Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
• Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel
• Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including LinkedIn Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme
• 34 Days Annual Leave plus 5 Public Holidays.

Closing date: 19 December 2025

Interview date: w/c 12 January 2026

Job description: AR2839RS FPs.pdf

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