Peatland Biometeorologist - Wallingford, United Kingdom - Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

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Wallingford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Salary - £36,245 - £38,463 depending on experience

Based in Wallingford

UKCEH is looking for an experienced Peatland Biometeorologist to join our 600-strong team, contributing to scientific discovery and generating the data, insights and solutions that researchers, businesses and governments need to solve complex environmental challenges.

Working at UKCEH is rewarding. Our science makes a real difference, enabling people and the environment to prosper, and enriching society.

We are the custodians of a wealth of environmental data, collected by UKCEH and its predecessors over the course of more than 60 years.

As a valued member of our team, you'll get:

27 days annual leave, rising to 29 days after five years
10% employer pension contribution
Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
24 hour, 365day access to support with physical, mental, social, health or financial issues
Flexible working opportunities
And much more.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Land Surface Science Group (Flux Observations Team) at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) as a Peatland Biometeorologist, contributing to our observational and data science work on land-based solutions to the climate crisis.

You will work on a wide range of managed and semi-natural peatland ecosystems, evaluating the impacts of land use change and different land management practices, such as rewetting and restoration.

This role will involve an exciting blend of field-based science, laboratory work and data science and/or modelling, including the analysis and publishing of data from across a diverse range of peatlands in the uplands and lowlands.

Within this role, you will:

Work on our existing network of over 30 eddy covariance sites and field trials, testing the benefits and tradeoffs of different peatland management options
Collect and synthesise data on greenhouses gas emissions, evapotranspiration, and their environmental drivers, and assess potential tradeoffs between carbonfocused peatland management and other ecosystem services
Engage a wide range of stakeholders to codesign, deliver and evaluate research aimed at delivering the best environmental and societal outcomes for peatland environments
Have opportunities to publish highimpact scientific articles, and to shape our research through contributions to new funding proposals

In addition, you will gain experience in:

A range of environmental monitoring approaches, including eddy covariance, chamber-based methods for monitoring greenhouse gas emissions, as well as field and laboratory techniques for characterising soils and vegetation.
Conducting fieldwork across a wide variety of locations in the UK and potentially overseas.
Empirical analysis and scientific publishing through collaborations with a range of established scientists based within and external to UKCEH
Skills and experience working with distributed networks of eddy covariance stations and the greenhouse gas, water and energy flux data produced by these systems, including the nearreal time and highvolume data processing systems that underpin a largescale nationwide monitoring infrastructure
Project management within the context of large multipartner research projects

Your main responsibilities will include:

Plan and conduct flux and ancillary data collection activity across our flux tower network and field experiments in the UK as part of the flux observations team
Collaborate with researchers and stakeholders in the UK and internationally
Analyse high volumes of ecosystem flux data collected across the distributed network of UK eddy covariance sites and field experiments
Synthesise and analyse flux, driving and belowground measurements from across our network of flux sites and field experiments, and publish scientific results and datasets in high impact journals

For the role of Peatland Biometeorologist, we're looking for somebody who has:

A PhD in a relevant environmental science discipline, or experience in a research environment
A 2.1 degree in either a physical or biological science
Scientific knowledge of peatland ecosystems; some knowledge of land use change specific to peatlands (e.g. paludiculture), field hydrology and peatland ecosystem functioning will be beneficial
Enthusiasm, drive, and passion for environmental science, with the ability to engage productively partners and stakeholders around the world
Experience in greenhouse gas flux measurements using either eddy covariance and/or greenhouse gas flux chamber techniques
Some experience of environmental monitoring using advanced and/or lowcost measurement techniques, including configuration and testing of environmental sensors, dataloggers and/or data telemetry systems
Some knowledge of land surface processes, their measurement and/or representation in numerical models, and their relevance to environmental policymakers. Knowledge of the land use sector and food system would be a