Doctoral Research Fellow

An experienced plant biology researcher is required to extend our recent Innovate-funded feasibility study of agrivoltaics, which combined crop and photovoltaic (PV) energy production, in a new 2-year project.

This work aims to reduce farm carbon use, alleviate competition for space between renewable energy installations and agriculture, and test novel PV materials with a range of crops. There will be applied and basic biology aspects to the research, with analysis of plant physiology, biochemistry, photosynthesis and genetic regulation, as part of a collaboration between a PV developer, soft fruit farm and two universities. The post-holder will primarily work with the plant biology and microbiology researchers of the School of Science and Natural Resources Institute, in laboratories at the Greenwich University Chatham Maritime campus. This is conveniently located for travel to partner farm sites in north-west Kent. 'Omics and some molecular studies will be carried out in partnership with, and in labs at, the University of Cambridge.

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