Pioneering Environmental Research Opportunities

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Swindon, Swindon, United Kingdom NERC - the Natural Environment Research Council Full time

This is an exciting opportunity to pursue ambitious, high-risk and high-reward research projects in environmental science. As a researcher at NERC, you will have the chance to collaborate with experts from various disciplines and contribute to innovative solutions for the natural environment.

Who Can Apply

We welcome applications from research groups and individuals who can demonstrate a capability to address significant environmental science questions. This funding opportunity is open to researchers at any career stage, subject to UKRI eligibility criteria.

You may be involved in no more than two applications submitted to this funding opportunity. Only one of these can be as a project lead. Project partners fund their own involvement, and we will only fund minor incidental expenses if needed for project partners.

Eligibility Criteria
  • You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding.
  • Your role must meet individual eligibility requirements.

We encourage multidisciplinary research and collaborations with other UK organisations. International applicants are also welcome, except for specific costs related to project co-leads from Norway and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA).

We are committed to achieving equality of opportunity for all funding applicants and encourage applications from a diverse range of researchers. We support people to work in a way that suits their personal circumstances, including career breaks, support for people with caring responsibilities, flexible working, and alternative working patterns.



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