Postdoctoral Research Assistant/associate in

3 months ago

Glasgow, United Kingdom University of Glasgow Full time

**Job Purpose**

**Main Duties and Responsibilities**:

1. Take a leading role in the planning and conducting of assigned research in accordance with the project strategy agreed upon with Professor Ehlers.
2. Document research output, including analysis and interpretation of all data, maintaining records and databases, and drafting manuscripts.
3. Establish and maintain your research profile and reputation and that of the Earth Systems Dynamics Research Group, including sustaining a track record of joint publications of international quality in high-profile refereed journals, enhancing the research impact in terms of economic/societal benefit, and gathering indicators of esteem.
5. Presentation of work at international and national conferences, internal and external seminars, and colloquia and workshops to develop and enhance our research profile.
6. Take a leading role in the identification of potential funding sources and to assist in the development of proposals to secure funding from internal and external bodies to support future research.
7. Take a leading role in developing and maintaining collaborations with colleagues across the research group/School/College/University and wider scientific community.
8. Take the lead in the organisation, supervision, mentoring and training of undergraduate and/or postgraduate students (e.g., MSc, PhD students) and less experienced members of the research group to ensure their effective development.
9. Carry out modest Teaching activities and associated administration as assigned by the Head of School and supervisor (Todd Ehlers).
10. Engage in personal, professional and career development, to enhance both specialist and transferable skills in accordance with desired career trajectory.
11. Undertake any other reasonable duties as required by the Head of School (Todd Ehlers).
12. Contribute to the enhancement of the University’s international profile in line with the University’s Strategic Plan, World Changers Together.

**Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience**

**Knowledge & Qualifications**

**Essential**:

A1 A PhD or equivalent completed in the natural or life sciences, or engineering prior to appointment.
A2 A comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge of numerical modelling applied to geo-ecological or climate-sciences.

**Experience**

**Essential**:

E1 Proven ability to deliver quality outputs in a timely and efficient manner, and the ability to communicate complex data/concepts clearly and concisely.
E2 A track record of presentation and publication of research results in quality journals/conferences.
E3 Experience in making a leading contribution to academic activities.
E4 Ability to demonstrate independence in research as illustrated by identification of project objectives from assessment of the literature, design & analysis of experiments & drafting of papers.
E5 Commitment to open research, as appropriate to the discipline, through open data, open code, and practices that support replication.
E6 Prior experience in numerical modelling techniques and proficiency in programming in the Python (or equivalent) programming language and shell scripting.
E7 Sufficient depth of relevant research experience in geoscience, ecologic, or climate modelling.

**To be appointed at Grade 7**:

E8 Proven commitment to supporting the career development of colleagues and to other forms of collegiality appropriate to the career stage.
E9 Sufficient depth of relevant research experience including prior postdoctoral experience (or equivalent) in a related field, appropriate to an early career researcher.

**Desirable**:

F1 Prior experience in cluster computing.
F2 Prior experience in the Linux operating system.
F3 Prior experience using remote sensing and GIS data and software.

**Application requirements**

**Job Location and Information**
The city of Glasgow and the University provide a stimulating international setting with a diverse population and student body. Glasgow is a vibrant city and offers a large range of cultural, music, and culinary opportunities as well as numerous parks and museums. Glasgow is located at the southern end of the Scottish Highlands and is close to the coast. It provides access to exceptional year-round outdoor activities as well as an international airport.
The School of Geographical and Earth Sciences (GES) is one of six schools in the College of Science and Engineering. GES has ~35 FTE academic staff and 16 FTE professional staff. It delivers three undergraduate programmes with ~600 student FTEs (Environmental Geoscience, Geology, Geography) and eleven taught postgraduate programmes with ~100 FTEs. Research is organised into two groups, Earth Systems Science and Human Geography, and a graduate school with ~55 FTE MSc and PhD students. The school contains close linkages with university research centres such as the Centre for Sustainable Solutions, Centre for Data Science and AI, the Scottish Universities Environmental Research Cent

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