Subject: Senior Research Associate position for CHALKY marine carbonate chemistry at UEA - application deadline 3 June
Dear colleagues, and students,
Hopefully you are well.
Please, alert recent PhD graduates to this job opportunity in CHALKY marine carbonate chemistry:
Application deadline: 11:59pm on 3 June 2024.
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Senior Research Associate (Full-time, fixed term for 12 months), Ref: RA2204
University of East Anglia's School of Environmental Sciences
Starting salary from £37,099 per annum, dependent on skills and experience, with an annual increment up to £44,263 per annum.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Research Associate to join the School of Environmental Sciences to conduct studies on marine carbonate chemistry as part of the BIO-Carbon CHALKY (Coccolithophore controls on ocean alkalinity) project.
The role: We are looking for a Senior Research Associate (SRA) in marine carbonate chemistry research to work on the BIO-Carbon CHALKY (Coccolithophore controls on ocean alkalinity) project. The CHALKY project investigates the role of coccolithophores in marine carbon cycling and air-sea fluxes of carbon dioxide (CO2) and how these might change in a warmer ocean. The post is funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) as part of its BIO-Carbon program, which aims to better understand the biological carbon pump in the North Atlantic Ocean. The CHALKY project addresses Challenge 1 of BIO-Carbon. Seawater carbonate chemistry samples will be collected during a shipboard field campaign in May-June 2024. The SRA will be responsible for land-based chemical analyses of these seawater samples for dissolved inorganic carbon, alkalinity and pH, as well as for CO2 air-sea flux calculations. The SRA will be responsible for working with the wider BIO-Carbon team and close collaborators to analyse samples, interpret the data, and write up the findings.
Role Summary: You will be an experienced professional researcher and subject specialist, drawing upon knowledge gained from your PhD research and/or working within a Grade 6 Research Associate role. You will be line managed by the Co- Investigator (Co-I) of the project. You will be associated with the BIO-Carbon CHALKY (Coccolithophore controls on ocean alkalinity) project and will contribute ideas, and/or enhancement of techniques or methodologies. You will be expected to regularly disseminate your findings by taking the lead in preparing publication materials, and presenting at conferences and other appropriate events. While working under supervision, you will also be expected to plan and manage your own research activity in collaboration with others and take significant initiatives in your work, consulting with the Co-Investigator over the details of the project.
You will have a PhD level research degree in Chemical Oceanography, equivalent qualification or experience in a relevant research area. You will also have experience of independent research, have publications in respected journals or equivalent within the field and be able to work in a proactive and results driven manner in a high paced environment. You will also have strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to analyse and interpret data and work effectively as part of a team. Advanced skills in carbonate chemistry analysis and air-sea CO2 flux quantification directly related to the research project and experience in teaching small classes/overseeing practical classes would be advantageous.
The post is available from 1 August 2024 on a full-time basis for a fixed term period of 12 months.
Further Information: For an informal discussion about the post please contact Dr Dorothee Bakker via email (d.bakker@uea.ac.uk) or by telephone 01603 592648. Further information is in the Candidate Brochure.
Thank you!
Dorothee.
Dorothee C. E. Bakker
Associate Professor in Marine Biogeochemistry
Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
School of Environmental Sciences
University of East Anglia
Norwich NR4 7TK, UK
Tel 0044 1603 592648
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