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Research Associate - Environmental Systems Modeller

Eingestellt von Research Councils UK

Gesuchte Skills: Matlab, Python, Fortran, Natural

Projektbeschreibung

Research Associate - Environmental Systems Modeller

Based in Bangor

Band 6 - Salary £26,715 - £30,000

Fixed term training appointment (3 years)

We offer a prestigious Research Associate training programme to develop skilled UK/EU scientists for the future of European environmental research. The training programme offers you the opportunity to gain practical experience of working within our active research projects whilst acquiring specialist and wider skills valuable for your future career. Each Research Associate will deliver specific, measurable objectives intended to develop their skills as a researcher and to demonstrate their suitability for a research career.

MAIN DUTIES

You will contribute to CEH research themes in sustainable land use, natural capital, ecological resilience and soil/water research.

You will have a role in the development and application of models for predicting changes in landscape biogeochemistry and ecosystem function as a result of changes in climate, land use and diffuse pollution, with particular focus on:

1) Quantifying landscape-scale ecosystem services with a focus on spatial and temporal trade-offs or synergies in multiple services;

2) Improving numerical simulation and prediction of land-water interactions in current land-atmosphere models for the catchment community; and

3) Development of air pollution impact modelling frameworks for biodiversity and ecosystem function.

Duties will be carried out within a broad team of ecologists, soil scientists, catchment modellers, landscape analysts and software developers. The modelling work will be carried out within an integrated methodology for stakeholder-relevant assessments that explicitly evaluate regional and national scale policy options and cross-sectoral interactions between the key sectors driving landscape change in the UK.

SKILLS REQUIRED

Candidates will be expected to have:

- A PhD or equivalent experience in environmental or ecological modelling. 
- Familiarity with ecosystem service models is particularly desirable. 
- A high level of proficiency in one or more of relevant programming languages eg Python, C and R is required together a willingness to learn additional coding languages (eg FORTRAN, Matlab).
- An important part of the job will be to maintain communications with senior staff and to work around any problems encountered; therefore, you are required to have good communication skills and the ability to work on your own initiative. 
- You will be working in collaboration with other scientists so will need a flexible attitude, the ability to meet deadlines and a sound teamwork ethic.
- Experience of Geographical Information Systems and manipulation of large datasets, multivariate statistical techniques and spatial techniques are desirable but training can be provided.

TRAINING SKILLS TO BE GAINED

- Basic scientific knowledge of underlying processes Embedded in ecosystem models
- Familiarity with other ecosystem service and integrated modelling frameworks
- Skills in C and Fortran  languages including version control, debugging, testing etc
- GIS and Python skills, R language and Matlab
- CEH/NERC data management and databases
- Generic personal development skills including quality assurance, reportTO APPLY PLEASE VISIT OUR JOB BOARD AND COMPLETE AN ONLINE APPLICATION.  APPLICANTS WHO WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE THIS ADVERT IN AN ALTERNATIVE FORMAT (EG LARGE PRINT, BRAILLE, AUDIO OR HARD COPY), OR WHO ARE UNABLE TO APPLY ONLINE SHOULD CONTACT US, PLEASE QUOTE REFERENCE NUMBER IRC133234.

Closing Date:  21 March 2014
Interview Date:  16 April 2014

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