Research Assistant/research Associate - Cambridge, United Kingdom - University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
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The position is funded by Cambridge's Leverhulme Centre for Life in the Universe and contributes to investigation of how conditions on young planets are made amenable to emergence of life.

You will be expected to produce original independent research, author and submit publications to refereed journals and support the activities of the research group.

You will be given support and freedom to develop your research programme.

You will disseminate research findings via publications & other media, (international workshops/conferences) and are encouraged to participate in teaching and learning, in postgraduate research student supervision and in outreach.

You will join a vibrant planetary and exoplanetary research community in the IoA and wider University.

This position will focus on the delivery of material to young planets from debris leftover following planet formation, investigating how this arrives at planets and affects their climates and surface conditions.

Previous experience in modelling any aspect of this late stage of planet formation process is welcome but not essential.


The role's purpose is to support and maintain the University's national and international reputation for excellence in teaching and research.

Contribution to excellence in research will be as team member carrying out research at a similar level to that undertaken by lecturing staff and will provide substantial scope for academic judgement, originality, interpretation and presentation of results.

Applications from underrepresented groups are particularly welcome. We have an active Equality and Diversity Committee, working to further the aims of the Athena SWAN charter. The University has several family-friendly policies and initiatives, i.e. a returning-carer scheme, childcare costs support, workplace nurseries and holiday play
- schemes, and a shared parental-leave policy. As part of its commitment to providing a family-friendly environment for researchers, the IoA ensures where parental leave is needed during employment, there is provision for extension to contract to compensate for leave taken.

Closing date: 23:59 GMT, Monday 18 December 2023.

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 2 years in the first instance.

Starting date:
From 1st March 2024.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
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