Postdoctoral Research Associate in Soil and Crop Sciences
2 weeks ago
**Full time. fixed term until (31/10/26)**
**Closing Date: 23:59 on 5th December 2025**
**Interview Date**:_15 December 2025_**
- By reference to the applicable SOC code for this role, sponsorship may be possible under the Skilled Worker Route. Applicants wishing to consider the SWR must ensure that they are able to meet the points requirement before applying. There is further information about this on the _UK Visas and Immigration Website_._
We seek a highly motivated post-doctoral researcher to mechanistically investigate the benefits of cereal-legume intercrops for crop quality and soil health and quantify gaseous and leachate nitrogen losses from field plot experiments. The postholder will balance their time between fieldwork, laboratory analysis, data science, manuscript writing, and communication activities.
You will have:
- A PhD (or close to completion) in Agriculture, Soil Science, Crop Science, Environmental Science, or other relevant discipline
- Experience making measurements in the field and analysing soil or plant samples in the laboratory
- Excellent understanding of carbon and nitrogen cycling in agroecosystems
- Strong skills in quantitative analysis of environmental data
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent team working skills
- Ability to work at both Whiteknights campus and Sonning farm, Reading
**Contact details for advert**:
**Contact Name Tom Sizmur**
**Contact Job Title Professor of Soil Science**
**Alternative Contact Name John Hammond**
**Alternative Contact Job Title Professor of Crop Science**
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