1 - Research Fellow - Portsmouth, United Kingdom - University of Portsmouth

University of Portsmouth

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Faculty of Science & Health

School of Biological Sciences

Research Fellow in Marine Restoration Ecology (Biodiversity, carbon, & nutrients)

Employment type:
Fixed-term (up to 41 months, must end by 31 October 2027)

Employment basis:
Full-time

Salary:
£37,474 - £40,931 per annum

Post number:
ZZ

Date published: 17 February 2023

Closing date: 12 March 2023

Interview date: 23 March 2023
We are seeking to recruit a Research Fellow to work on the ground-breaking Solent Seascape Project. This is a

five-year, multi-million-pound marine ecological restoration project to restore seagrass meadows, oyster reefs, saltmarsh and seabird nesting habitat across the Solent region and reconnect the Solent into a functioning seascape by improving the connectivity of key marine and coastal habitats.

European temperate coastal habitats have significantly decreased in extent due to over-fishing, coastal development, pollution, climate change and other degrative processes.

However, these habitats provide a range of ecosystem services essential to human wellbeing and climate change mitigation. Currently, quantification of the ecosystem services these habitats provide is limited or lacking in contextual drivers.

In addition, evidence of ecological connectivity mechanisms between these habitats, and the impact of scale, habitat extent and quality on functioning ecological connectivity is also limited in the European temperate coastal systems.

The role of the Research Fellow will be to plan, manage and implement the scientific assessments of ecosystem services and functions of existing and restored priority coastal habitats; saltmarshes, seagrass meadows and restored
_Ostrea edulis_ native oyster reefs. This role has a focus on quantifying 1)

biodiversity, 2)

carbon sequestration and storage and 3)

ecological connectivity between habitats at different spatial scales across the Solent system, including environmental DNA (eDNA), carbon and nitrogen flux analysis alongside more traditional ecological field data on fish habitat use and movement data collected by the Senior Research associate post holder.

either:

- mesocosm studies, elemental analysis, or stable isotope_ analysis for assessing

carbon and/or nutrient flux is highly desired. Molecular ecology laboratory and bioinformatic analysis skills are also desired; ideally experience with metabarcoding or metagenomics, but not essential.

The University of Portsmouth believes this role

is

eligible for sponsorship with UKVI under the Skilled Worker Route visa, and meets the minimum salary requirements to obtain the minimum points requirement.

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