Soil Carbon Modeller

2 weeks ago


Aberdeen, United Kingdom The James Hutton Institute Full time

The work undertaken by The James Hutton Group helps tackle our most pressing global problems such as the impact of climate change and threats to food and water security. The Information & Computational Sciences Department (ICS) comprises a wide portfolio of skills, working at a range of scales from molecular to global. The Group exploits expertise in bioinformatics, geoinformatics, data science, risk assessment and integrated complex systems modelling, as well as research computing and high-performance computing.
We are seeking a collaborative and motivated Soil Carbon Modeller, to join our Human & Ecological Modelling Group. You should have a Ph.D. in mathematical modelling/biogeochemical modelling with significant simulation modelling experience, facilitated by sound programming skills (e.g. Python, C, Matlab, R, etc.). You will work on a variety of major Scottish Government, NERC and Horizon Europe-funded research projects to understand how land management and climate change impact on carbon-rich landscapes and the contribution that land-based solutions may bring to the climate emergency.
The post holder will be expected to contribute to the portfolio of research in the ICS Department, some of it within the Scottish Government’s Strategic Research Programme which commenced in April this year. As such, the post holder will have the opportunity and will be encouraged to develop their own scientific solutions to a range of research challenges and deliverables within this Programme, under the line management of Dr Jagadeesh Yeluripati.
This post can be based either in Aberdeen or Dundee and we are also open to flexible and blended working arrangements. Please note, this is a Tenure track position: fixed term for 3 years. We are committed to equality and diversity. As an equal opportunity employer, the James Hutton Institute celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. The Institute is a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Athena SWAN Bronze Status holder, Disability Confident Committed Employer and a Living Wage Employer. If you have any informal enquiries, please contact Dr Jagadeesh Yeluripati ().
More information on the detail of the post and the post holder can be found below in the job description.
**Main Duties of Postholder**
The postholder will contribute to all aspects of the research cycle including research proposals, model development, analysis, and visualisation of model outputs, through to peer reviewed publications and approaches for knowledge exchange with non-academic audiences. Key activities include:

- Programming and implementing mathematical models of soil carbon dynamics based on processes in soils.
- Understanding large scale spatial datasets to estimate and assess soil carbon stock and its changes at large scale
- Exploit the use of mobile apps, high performance computing and digital tools with biogeochemical models to contribute to national scale GHG emission estimations and natural capital assessment.
- Data analysis, interpretation, and publication of model results
- Development of models and model protocols that align with Institute and funder open science initiatives
- To contribute to publication of research in highly ranked peer-reviewed journals
- To contribute to (inter)national funding proposals
- To collaborate with Hutton researchers on interdisciplinary research across multiple departments

The postholder will be supported in their professional development to enhance their own research contribution and academic profile.
**Education/Experience/Skills**
**Essential**
- PhD in environmental or mathematical or earth systems modelling
- Domain-relevant experience (Environmental, Biogeochemical modelling, climate change, nutrient cycling, carbon dynamics, etc.)
- Experience using internationally recognised models (DNDC, ECOSSE, DayCent, etc.) or experience of developing smaller scale soil biogeochemistry models
- Knowledge of open science principles
- Excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to engage with different audiences
- Experience in contributing to research proposals
- Ability to work both in interdisciplinary teams and unaided
- Fit with existing Research Groups within the ICS Department

**Desirable**
- Knowledge of contemporary global environmental and ecological issues in the context of sustainable agricultural production
- Experience in using the Linux operating system
- Practical experience of high-performance computing and associated job schedulers (e.g. SLURM, SGE, TORQUE)
- Expertise in development of data protocols for open science data archiving and robust data management
- Experience of github or equivalent open version-control data repository

**Other Skills**
- Ability to manage time in relation to meeting project deadlines
- Familiarity with relevant ethics and data protection guidelines

**Benefits Offered**
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - A confidential service available to support



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