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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Specialist

2 months ago


Bangor, United Kingdom UKCEH Full time
About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Greenhouse Gas Field Technician to join our team at UKCEH, a leading independent research institute. As a valued member of our team, you will contribute to scientific discovery and generate data, insights, and solutions that researchers, businesses, and governments need to solve complex environmental challenges.

Key Responsibilities
  • Conduct regular fieldwork to collect new data on greenhouse gas emissions, meteorological conditions, soils, and peat motion.
  • Take responsibility for regular maintenance and troubleshooting of greenhouse gas flux equipment and low-cost sensor equipment.
  • Be the point of contact for farmers and other landowners across the UK, liaising on the planning of fieldwork activities.
  • Create a database of new field data.
  • Prepare datasets for use in scientific data analysis and contribute to the analysis and publication of data papers.
  • Conduct laboratory work, such as determination of bulk density, drying of plant material, loss on ignition, etc.
Requirements
  • A degree in a relevant subject, such as Environmental Science, Physical Science, Engineering, or Forestry, or equivalent work experience.
  • A full UK driving license and willingness to travel to remote field sites all year-round.
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to work independently, to deadlines, and maintain a fully documented and reproducible workflow.
  • The ability to plan, coordinate, deliver, and lead fieldwork activities.
  • Good team working skills, with the ability to develop effective working relationships.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate with a wide range of audiences, including non-scientific, with a collaborative and inclusive approach.
  • Experience working in remote, outdoor environments.
  • Enthusiasm, drive, and passion for environmental science.
Desirable Skills
  • Knowledge of ecosystems, specifically peatlands, farming practices, and/or nature-based solutions.
  • Data analysis capability or willingness to develop these skills.
  • Data wrangling and analysis skills in R or similar.
  • Experience working with scientific equipment in the field, such as greenhouse gas analysers and chambers, soil sampling equipment, environmental sensors, data loggers, or similar.
  • Experience calculating GHG fluxes from chamber data.
  • Management and curation of scientific datasets.
  • Openness to be considered to support our scientific research in Europe and SE Asia (2-4 weeks at a time).