Research Assistant - Leicester, United Kingdom - University of Leicester

University of Leicester

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Leicester, United Kingdom

5 days ago

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Description

About the role:

As a Research assistant, you will support Dr Jörg Kaduk on the research project "Future farms: redesigning crop landscapes".

This will involve collating data, supporting modelling approaches, setting up and running the UK land surface model JULES for a limited number of sites on the JASMIN compute cluster, modifying the JULES model, analyzing model outputs and participating in the writing of project outputs (e.g. journal papers).

Additional information:

We anticipate that interviews will take place on 23rd & 24th January 2023.

As part of the University's ongoing commitment to professional development, this role will also be considered on a seconded basis for existing staff members.

Please ensure this is discussed with your line manager prior to applying. More information regarding secondments can be found here.

The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people's lives, for 100 years.

When you join us, you'll become part of a community of Citizens of Change, which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion into everything we do.

That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community.

We're committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment, on our campus and beyond.

We offer a competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance, along with opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Vacancy terms:
Part Time 7 hours per week, Fixed Term until 31/10/2023