Job details
Job reference: R71694
Date posted: 19/04/2023
Application closing date: 18/05/2023
Location: Exeter
Salary: The starting salary will be from £40,745 to £49,841 on Grade F depending on qualifications and experience.
Package: Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme and relocation package (if applicable).
Contractual hours: 36.5
Basis: Full-time
Job category/type: Research
Attachments: R71694 JD.pdf
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Job description
Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy
The above NERC funded, full-time post is available 1 July 2023 to 31 December 2023 in the Camborne School of Mines.
The post
The faculty wishes to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to participate in the NERC Large Grant: ‘Legacy Wastes in the Coastal Zone: Environmental Risks and Management Futures’ (2020-2024). Through direct disposal of wastes within the coastal zone, and via downstream transport of more distal upstream material, the UK has considerable environmental pollution legacies in coastal water bodies from historical waste deposits. These wastes pose risks to the environment, human health and can have significant current and future economic implications. The project will undertake a coordinated approach to comprehensively investigate the spatial extent, characteristics, and physical and biogeochemical behaviour of municipal and industrial legacy wastes across the UK.
The successful applicant will carry out sampling of legacy waste samples from representative sites in the UK, conduct geochemical, mineralogy and spectroscopic characterisation of these samples, carry out experiments to evaluate contaminant mobility during wetting-drying cycles and at the freshwater-seawater interface.
The project will benefit from the world-class facilities both at the Camborne School of Mines and the Environment & Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter. The former is a world-leading Mining and Geoscience Department with a history dating back more than 125 years, whilst the latter is a £30 m interdisciplinary centre leading cutting-edge research into solutions to problems of environmental change. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work with the research team (13 investigators from 7 UK universities, 3 post-doctoral research fellows and 7 project partners), visit legacy waste sites in the UK, attend national and international conferences, write peer-reviewed scientific articles and develop policy, management and remediation system recommendations.
About you
The successful applicant will be able to develop research objectives, projects and proposals; identify sources of research funding and contribute to the process of securing funds and make presentations at conferences and other events.
Applicants will possess a relevant PhD or equivalent qualification/experience in a related field of study. The successful applicant will be a nationally recognised authority in Environmental Geochemistry and Mineralogy and possess sufficient specialist knowledge in the discipline to develop research programmes and methodologies. The successful applicant will also be able to work collaboratively, supervise the work of others and act as team leader as required. Applicants will be able to conduct geochemical, mineralogical and spectroscopic analysis and related experiments using ICP-MS, ICP-OES, IC, XRD, SEM-EDS, QEMSCAN, EPMA, µ-CT, XRF and pXRF, write scientific manuscripts, give presentations, engage with stakeholders and learn new techniques.
What we can offer you
- Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively across disciplines to produce internationally exciting research;
- Support teams that understand the University wide research and teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly
- An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development
- Our Exeter Academic initiative supporting high performing academics to achieve their potential and develop their career
- A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), Paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay), and a new Fertility Treatment Policy
- A beautiful campus set in the heart of stunning Cornwall
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The University of Exeter
We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 150 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 and QS World University Ranking 2022).
Our research income in recent years means we’re the fastest growing UK Research University with some of the world’s most influential scientists, and we seek to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today through this. More than 99% of our research is of international quality and our world-leading research impact is growing faster than any other Russell Group university (2021 Research Excellence Framework). We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research – Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment
With over 27,000 students and 6,400 staff from 180 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community. Reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.
For further information please contact Karen Hudson-Edwards, e-mail k.hudson-edwards@exeter.ac.uk or telephone (01326) 259489.
The closing date for completed applications is 18 May 2023. Interviews are expected to take place the week beginning 22 May 2023.
