Research Fellow

11 hours ago


St Andrews, United Kingdom University of St Andrews Full time

Applications are sought for a committed Post-doctoral Research Fellow to work with Prof Ineke De Moortel conducting research for a Leverhulme Trust funded project entitled _Joining up an Unprecedent View of our Sun_. The primary duties will be to undertake independent research in collaboration with the PI, Co-I and the rest of the research group, publish research results in high-ranking journals and assist with the supervision of the PhD student working on the project

The successful applicant will have (or be near to completion of) a PhD in Solar Physics with expertise in MHD code development and running and analysing 3D numerical MHD simulations. Experience in observational data analysis is also desirable.

**The post is fixed term for 3 years starting as soon as possible.**

**Employees of the University have access to a wide range of **staff benefits** including**:

- Annual leave of 34 days, plus 5 public holidays
- Membership of the USS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
- A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family friendly policies
- Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
- Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel
- Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including LinkedIn Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme

Applications are particularly welcome from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented in research posts at the University.

**Closing Date: 5 January 2025**

**Interview Date: 23 January 2025**

**Please quote ref: AR2594RH**

**Further Particulars**:AR2594RH FPs.pdf


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