Postdoctoral Research Associate in Earth

4 weeks ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

**Postdoctoral Research Associate in Earth Observation of ice sheet-lake interactions**

**UE07, £37,099-£44,263**

**[School of GeoSciences, College of Science and Engineering]**

**Full time, 35 hours per week**

**Fixed-Term for 2.5 years**

We seek to appoint a 2.5-year (30 month) postdoctoral research associate (PDRA) to work on the UK NERC-funded project “ _Investigating the potential for catastrophic collapse of Greenland's 'land'-terminating glacier margins _”. The PDRA will utilise earth observation data-sets from Greenland to determine how glacier terminus position, motion and surface elevation have changed in recent decades, in response to termination in proglacial lakes. Furthermore, they will use a range of analyses to determine the processes driving the observed changes in ice-marginal dynamics associated with termination in proglacial lakes.

This post is advertised as full-time (35 hours per week), however, we are open to considering flexible working patterns. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.

**The Opportunity**:
The overall aim of the project is to determine how proglacial lakes around the margins of the Greenland Ice Sheet will impact future ice-sheet mass loss, and thus sea-level rise, over the coming century. The project will run from 2023 to 2026 and is led by the University of Edinburgh (PI Pete Nienow, Co-Is Encarni Medina-Lopez, Noel Gourmelen and Dan Goldberg). The PDRA will work closely with a number of international Project Partners and a 2.5-year ice-sheet modelling PDRA, also to be based at the University of Edinburgh.

**Your skills and attributes for success**:

- Expertise in relevant earth observation methods that inform understanding of the dynamics of a physical system
- Knowledge of scientific programming in languages such as Matlab and Python
- Ability to work independently on a scientific research project including experience of disseminating findings through paper publications and conference presentations
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team using strong communication skills

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**As a valued member of our team you can expect**:
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme **, **staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, flexible working and much more. Click to access our **staff benefits page **(opens new browser tab) for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

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