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Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow

University of Exeter - Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy

Location: Exeter, Hybrid
Salary: £34,610 to £46,049 per annum on Grade E for the Postdoctoral Research Associate level or on Grade F for the Postdoctoral Research Fellow level, depending on knowledge, skills and experience.
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On: 3rd June 2026
Closes: 1st July 2026
Job Ref: 0904

This Horizon Europe funded full-time post is available from 1st October 2026  until 30th April 2026, to work with Professor Peter Cox on the EU NextGenCarbon project (https://nextgencarbon-project.eu/).

The starting salary will be from £34,610 to £35,608 on Grade E for the Postdoctoral Research Associate level and from £43,482 to £46,049 on Grade F for the Postdoctoral Research Fellow level, depending on knowledge, skills and experience. 

The Role
 
Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy
 
The Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy wishes to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Associate/Fellow to work with Professor Peter Cox in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. The successful applicant will be work on the Horizon Europe NextGenCarbon project (https://nextgencarbon-project.eu/), which aims to improve understanding of Europe's greenhouse gas budget using next generation modelling, Earth Observation and Machine Learning. In particular, they will use the JULES-RED forest demography model (https://gmd.copernicus.org/articles/13/4067/2020/gmd-13-4067-2020.html) to interpret observed tree size and tree age distributions in terms of tree mortality and tree growth-rate, comparing to the predictions of Demographic Equilibrium Theory (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-44860-7).

About You

Applicants will possess a relevant PhD (or nearing completion) in climate and/or environmental science. Experience in land-surface modelling and knowledge of the land carbon cycle, will be a distinct advantage. We will consider recruiting to either a Postdoctoral Research Associate role (Grade E) or a Postdoctoral Research Fellow role (Grade F), based on expertise and experience:  

Postdoctoral Research Associate: 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.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow: The successful applicant will be able to develop research objectives, projects and proposals; identify sources of research funding and contribute to the process of securing funds and make presentations at conferences and other events. 

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role. 

Further information

Please contact Professor Peter Cox, p.m.cox@exeter.ac.uk.

How we can help

If you are considering applying and need support to do so, please get in touch with us at hrhelpdesk@exeter.ac.uk. You can request reasonable adjustments within your application or by contacting us. You can also choose to be considered under our Disability Confident Scheme and find out here how this is managed during our recruitment and onboarding process. 

You can read more about our current accreditations and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here, including our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant
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