Post-doctoral Research Fellow in Terrestrial

3 weeks ago

Stirling, United Kingdom University of Stirling Full time

**Post Details**
Full time.
Fixed term contract for 42 months.

Interviews dates are to be confirmed.

There is an expectation that work will be undertaken in the UK.

For the purposes of sponsorship, this is a postdoctoral role under SOC code 2119.

**The Post**
Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (PDRF) to work with Professor Philip Wookey for a period of up to 42 months on the ‘MYCONET’ project. This NERC funded project aims to understand how the highly organic soils of northern latitudes will respond to increased abundance of trees and woody shrubs. MYCONET will focus on the role of the 'mycorrhizosphere' (the soil and organisms directly influenced by roots and their mycorrhizal fungi) in determining the carbon balance of these globally important soil carbon stores. The overarching hypothesis of MYCONET is that associated changes in the mycorrhizosphere with tree and shrub establishment could, paradoxically, result in net losses, rather than gains, of soil carbon (C) over timescales of relevance to the Climate Emergency: This would represent a 'positive feedback' on climate change.

The position will be based in the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences at the University of Stirling (UK). This is a collaborative project involving Co-Investigators Dr Lorna Street (University of Edinburgh), Drs Thomas Parker and Andy Taylor (James Hutton Research Institute (JHI), Aberdeen) and project partners Dr Karina Clemmensen and Professor Björn Lindahl (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala) and Dr Mark Garnett (University of Glasgow and National Environmental Isotope Facility (NEIF), East Kilbride).

Tackling the project’s aims will be through close collaboration with the broader UK and international MYCONET team. The PDRF will be central to the project team and will work with the Principal and Co-Investigators, and Project Partners, to produce the scientific (datasets, research papers and reports, and conference/workshop presentations) and the societal impact deliverables.

**Description of Duties**
The post holder will be based in Stirling but spend a significant proportion of their time at the University of Edinburgh, in particular, and at the JHI in Aberdeen. Furthermore, in addition to undertaking fieldwork in the Scottish Highlands and in Swedish Lapland, the PDRF will visit the Project Partners in Uppsala, Sweden, to complement experience gained with the team at JHI on fungal community analysis. Natural abundance Radiocarbon determinations will be led by Project Partner Mark Garnett at NEIF (East Kilbride), but the PDRF will also receive expert on-site training there on sample preparation and analysis.

The PDRF will be joining an enthusiastic and welcoming team, with a broad spectrum of complementary expertise, incorporating researchers at a range of career stages and with excellent international contact networks. Team members are well qualified to provide support and mentorship, and the career development of the PDRF will be a key priority of MYCONET. The PDRF will have full access to the University of Stirling’s training and career development programme under its Institute for Advanced Studies, as well as access to cross-institutional development opportunities afforded by Stirling’s leadership of the recently launched British Academy Early Career Researcher Network Scotland Hub. The PDRF will be encouraged to contribute to internal teaching programmes and technical workshops and conferences, where appropriate.

***Description of Duties**
- Plan and carry out fieldwork in Swedish Lapland and the Scottish Highlands, with direct involvement and guidance from mentors on the project team
- Plan and carry out controlled experiments (in the field and in the lab) and dynamic SOM modelling, with direct involvement and guidance from mentors on the project team
- Carry out SOM analyses (properties and element contents), soil and root-tip enzyme assays and metagenomics of soil fungal communities; training will be provided for more specialised methods
- Sample and prepare SOM, carbon dioxide and dissolved organic C samples for radiocarbon (14-C) analysis; specialist training will be provided at the NEIF, East Kilbride
- Communicate effectively with all team members and Project Partners in the UK and Sweden
- Liaise with logístical and technical support staff of the Abisko Scientific Research Station team (Sweden) and relevant staff at the Universities of Stirling and Edinburgh, and the JHI, to set up field sampling and experiments, and to oversee logistics of fieldwork in Scotland and in Sweden
- Collect, synthesise and statistically evaluate data relevant to project goals
- Lead a number of high-impact publications from the project

**Essential Criteria**
- A PhD in ecology, biogeochemistry or other relevant environmental/ecological science
- A background in soil and/or vegetation analysis, ecophysiology or ecosystem carbon dynamics
- A willingness to c

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