Postdoctoral Research Associate (ID: 24000413)

21 Mar 2024
Job Info

Organisation/Firm

College of Durham

Division

Human Assets

Analysis Discipline

Environmental science » Earth science

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Nation

United Kingdom

Utility Deadline

18 Apr 2024 – 23:59 (Europe/London)

Kind of Contract

Short-term

Job Standing

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Is the job funded via the EU Analysis Framework Programme?

HE / ERC

Reference Quantity

RF050384

Is the Job associated to employees place inside a Analysis Infrastructure?

No

Supply Description

Working at Durham College  

A globally excellent centre of instructing and analysis excellence, a heat and pleasant place to work, a singular and historic setting – Durham is a college like no different.

As one of many UK’s main universities, Durham is an unimaginable place to outline your profession. The College is situated inside a gorgeous historic metropolis, house to a UNESCO World Heritage Website, and surrounded by beautiful countryside. Our proficient students and researchers from around the globe are tackling world points and making a distinction to folks’s lives.  

We consider that inspiring our folks to do excellent issues at Durham permits Durham folks to do excellent issues on the earth. Being part of Durham is about extra than simply the success of the College, it’s additionally about contributing to the success of town, county and group.

Our College Technique  is constructed on three pillars of analysis, schooling and wider pupil expertise, but additionally on our eager sense of group and of inspiring others to realize their potential. 

Our Function and Values

We wish our College to be a spot the place folks may be free to be themselves, it doesn’t matter what their identification or background. Collectively, we have fun distinction, worth each other and are every chargeable for creating an inclusive group that’s respectful and honest for all.

Discover out extra about the advantages of working on the College and what it’s prefer to reside and work within the Durham space on our Why Durham? info web page.   

The Function and Division

Durham Earth Sciences is among the perfect UK Earth Science departments with an impressive repute for excellence in instructing, analysis and each the satisfaction and employability of its college students. It’s commonly ranked within the prime 5 of UK departments and is throughout the world prime 30.

The division has round 35 educational employees, 15 analysis employees, 50 postgraduate college students and 250 undergraduate college students. Its analysis covers a spectrum of Earth Science disciplines round 4 broad themes: Stable Earth; Local weather and Environmental Change; Geoenergy, Assets and Waste; Geohazards. The themes replicate our purpose to not solely undertake elementary and intrinsically wonderful analysis, but additionally analysis which is related to and which impacts society. We collaborate broadly, and inside Durham we work carefully with each the Institute of Hazard, Danger and Resilience  and the Durham Power Institute.

The Division is dedicated to offering the best stage of schooling to its college students, giving them the data, expertise and confidence to contribute positively to the world past Durham. We offer research-led instructing with a big proportion of sensible lessons and a deep dedication to field-based instructing. We commonly obtain > 90% satisfaction scores on the annual Nationwide Pupil Survey and our college students are extremely wanted by a variety of employers.

The Division of Earth Sciences holds a departmental Bronze Athena SWAN award in recognition of its efforts to advertise gender equality and tackle challenges explicit to the earth sciences. Extra info on the division, its analysis and its services may be discovered at https://www.dur.ac.uk/earth.sciences/

The Function

We invite purposes for a Submit-doctoral analysis affiliate (PDRA) to affix the Division of Earth Sciences at Durham college. The position is to work with Prof Madeleine Humphreys (Durham) and Dr Kate Dobson (Strathclyde) on a undertaking funded by the European Analysis Council, “Storage and Eruption of Mushy Magma Methods” (STEMMS). The place is mounted time period for 12 months.

The purpose of the general undertaking is to discover the hyperlinks between crystal mush textures, magmatic volatiles and the mobility of saved magmas throughout the crust. This place will use 3D picture processing of numerically simulated  to look at how crystal form adjustments throughout impingement and progressive overgrowth of a crystal mush. The outcomes will probably be in comparison with pure examples of crystal mush textures and used to assist interpret crystal form and crystallisation surroundings in pure settings. The PDRA will probably be primarily based at Durham College however may also spend durations of time at Strathclyde. The PDRA will work with the PI and wider companions to interpret the outcomes and produce high-impact publications primarily based on their findings. The PDRA will be a part of the colourful volcanology group at Durham College and can additional profit from the Division’s mentoring programme for early profession researchers. The profitable candidate will probably be anticipated to contribute to the overall actions of the volcanology group and take part actively within the mental lifetime of the division.

Key tasks:

• To conduct particular person and collaborative analysis initiatives below the course of the Principal Investigator or Grant-holder. Particularly:
  • To develop or refine numerical algorithms to simulate crystal overgrowth.
  • To analyse incremental form growth throughout impingement and progressive overgrowth below completely different simulated circumstances
  • To synthesise and analyse outcomes and evaluate with traits of pure programs
• To grasp and convey materials of a specialist or extremely technical nature to the crew or group of individuals via shows and discussions that results in the presentation of analysis papers in conferences and publications.
• To arrange and ship shows on analysis outputs/actions to audiences which can embody: analysis sponsors, educational and non-academic audiences.
• To publish top quality outputs, together with papers for submission to see reviewed journals and papers for presentation at conferences and workshops below the course of the Principal Investigator or Grant-holder.
• To help with the event of analysis targets and proposals.
• To work with the Principal Investigator or Grant-holder and different colleagues within the analysis group, as acceptable, to determine areas for analysis, develop new analysis strategies and prolong the analysis portfolio. 
• To cope with issues which will have an effect on the achievement of analysis targets and deadlines by discussing with the Principal Investigator or Grant-holder and providing artistic or progressive options.
• To liaise with analysis colleagues and make inner and exterior contacts to develop data and understanding to kind relationships for future analysis collaboration.
• To plan and handle personal analysis exercise, analysis assets in collaboration with others and contribute to the planning of analysis initiatives.
• To contribute to fostering a collegial and respectful working surroundings which is inclusive and welcoming and the place everyone seems to be handled pretty with dignity and respect.
• To interact in wider citizenship to assist the division and wider self-discipline.
• To interact in persevering with skilled growth by participation within the undergraduate or postgraduate instructing programmes or by membership of departmental committees, and many others. and by attending related coaching and growth programs.   

The put up is mounted time period for 12 months. The analysis undertaking funding is from ERC and is out there for the fixed-term interval solely. 

The post-holder is employed to work on a analysis undertaking which will probably be led by one other colleague. While which means that the post-holder won’t be finishing up impartial analysis in his/her personal proper, the expectation is that they are going to contribute to the development of the undertaking, via the event of their very own analysis concepts/adaptation and growth of analysis protocols.

Profitable candidates will be in put up as quickly as attainable.

Working at Durham 

A aggressive wage is just one a part of the various incredible advantages you’ll obtain should you be a part of the College: additionally, you will obtain entry to the next incredible advantages:

• 30 Days annual depart per yr along with 8 public holidays and 4 customary days per yr – a complete of 42 days per yr. 
• The College closes between Christmas and New Yr.
• We provide a beneficiant pension scheme, As a brand new member of employees you may be routinely enrolled  into the College Superannuation Scheme (USS).
• Irrespective of the way you journey to work, we have now you lined.  We now have parking throughout campus, a cycle to work scheme which lets you purchase a motorbike and low cost with native bus and practice firms.
• There’s a real dedication to growing our colleagues professionally and personally.  There’s a complete vary of growth programs, apprenticeships and entry to {qualifications} and routes to develop your profession within the College.  All employees have devoted annual time to focus on their private growth alternatives.
• Plenty of assist for well being and wellbeing together with discounted membership for our state-of-the-art sport and gymnasium services and entry to a 24-7 Worker Help Programme.
• On web site nursery is out there and youngsters’s golf equipment in the summertime holidays.
• Household pleasant insurance policies, together with maternity and adoption depart, that are among the many most beneficiant within the greater schooling sector (and certain above and past many employers).
• The chance to participate in employees volunteering actions to make a distinction in the local people.
• Reductions can be found through our advantages portal together with; cash off at supermarkets, excessive avenue retailers, IT merchandise akin to Apple, the cinema and days out at varied sights.
• A wage sacrifice scheme can be obtainable that will help you make the most of tax financial savings on advantages.
• If you’re transferring to Durham, we may help with elimination prices and we have now a devoted crew who may help you with the practicalities akin to home searching and colleges.  In the event you want a visa, we cowl most visa prices and provide an curiosity free mortgage scheme to pay for dependant visas.

Durham College is dedicated to equality, variety and inclusion

Equality, variety, and inclusion (EDI) are a key element of the College’s Technique and a central a part of the whole lot we do.  We additionally reside by our Function and Values  and our Workers Code of Conduct.   At Durham we actively work in direction of offering an surroundings the place our employees and college students can examine, work and reside in a group which is supportive and inclusive. It’s necessary to us that every one colleagues undertake actions which can be aligned to each our values and dedication to EDI. 

We welcome and encourage purposes from those that are presently under-represented in our work pressure, together with folks with disabilities and from racially minoritised ethnic teams.

If in case you have taken a profession break or durations of depart which will have impacted on the quantity and recency of your analysis outputs and different actions, akin to maternity, adoption or parental depart, chances are you’ll want to disclose this in your utility. The choice committee will take this under consideration when evaluating your utility.

The College has been awarded the Incapacity Assured Employer standing. If you’re a candidate with a incapacity, we’re dedicated to making sure honest therapy all through the recruitment course of. We’ll make changes to assist the interview course of wherever it’s affordable to take action and, the place profitable, affordable changes will probably be made to assist folks inside their position. 

Contact Info 

Division contact for academic-related enquiries 

For casual enquiries please contact Prof Madeleine Humphreys ([email protected] ). All enquiries will probably be handled within the strictest confidence. 

Contact info for technical difficulties when submitting your utility 

In the event you encounter technical difficulties when utilizing the net utility kind, we want you ship enquiries by electronic mail.  Please ship your title together with a transient description of the issue you’re experiencing to [email protected]  

Alternatively, chances are you’ll name 0191 334 6801 from the UK, or +44 191 334 6801 from exterior the UK. This quantity operates through the hours of 09.00 and 17.00 Monday to Friday, UK time.  We’ll usually reply inside one working day (Monday to Friday, excluding UK public holidays).  

Apply  

To progress to the evaluation stage, candidates should proof every of the important standards required for the position within the particular person specification under. Will probably be on the discretion of the recruiting panel as to whether or not they may also take into account any fascinating standards, however we’d urge candidates to supply proof for all standards.  

Whereas some standards will probably be thought-about on the shortlisting stage, different standards could also be thought-about later within the evaluation course of, akin to questions at interview.  

Submitting your utility 

We want to obtain purposes on-line.   We’ll replace you about your utility at varied factors all through the choice course of, through automated emails from our e-recruitment system. Please verify your spam/junk folder periodically to be sure you haven’t missed any of our updates.

What to Submit 

All candidates are requested to submit: 

1.     A CV and;

2.     A canopy letter which particulars explicitly how your expertise, expertise, and achievements in assembly (or have the potential to fulfill) every of the factors set out under. Candidates won’t be shortlisted if they can not exhibit that they meet all important standards (i.e. these are necessary for the put up).

Subsequent Steps 

Quick-listed candidates will probably be invited to a digital interview, seemingly throughout early April 2024.

Within the occasion that you’re unable to attend in particular person on the date provided, it will not be attainable to give you an interview on another date. 

Please be aware that in submitting your utility Durham College will probably be processing your information. We’d ask you to think about the related College Privateness Assertion https://www.durham.ac.uk/about-us/governance/information-governance/privacy-notices/privacy-notices/job-applicants/  which supplies info on the collation, storing and use of information.   

When appointing to this position the College should be certain that it meets any relevant immigration necessities, together with wage thresholds that are relevant to some visas.

Individual Specification 

Important Standards:

{Qualifications}

1.      first diploma in Earth Sciences, Engineering, Physics or a associated topic.

2.     A PhD (or be near submission) in Earth Sciences, Engineering, Physics or a associated topic.

Expertise

3.     Expertise with 3D picture processing utilizing Avizo or equal software program.

4.     An curiosity in Earth Science associated issues, related to (for instance) grain packings and/or magmatism.

5.     Demonstrable means to write down materials of a high quality commensurate with publication in extremely ranked journals.

6.     A observe report of presenting analysis at conferences, symposia, or conferences, commensurate with profession stage, and talent to speak complicated info to specialists and throughout the wider educational group. 

Expertise

7.     Demonstrable means to work cooperatively as a part of a crew, together with collaborating in analysis conferences.

8.     Capacity to work independently on personal initiative and to strict deadlines.

9.     Wonderful interpersonal and communication expertise, together with written and spoken English.

10.  Enthusiasm and private initiative for analysis.

Fascinating Standards 

Expertise

11.  Sturdy publication report in peer-reviewed journals, commensurate with stage of profession.

12.  Expertise in optical or SEM microscopy, working with igneous rocks or rock textures.

Expertise

13.  Capacity to write down or develop algorithms inside Avizo.

14.  Understanding of growth of igneous rock textures or cumulate processes.

15.  Demonstrable means to plan and handle impartial analysis. 

Necessities

Analysis Discipline

Environmental science » Earth science

Schooling Degree

Undergraduate

Expertise/{Qualifications}

Important Standards:

{Qualifications}

1.      first diploma in Earth Sciences, Engineering, Physics or a associated topic.

2.     A PhD (or be near submission) in Earth Sciences, Engineering, Physics or a associated topic.

Expertise

3.     Expertise with 3D picture processing utilizing Avizo or equal software program.

4.     An curiosity in Earth Science associated issues, related to (for instance) grain packings and/or magmatism.

5.     Demonstrable means to write down materials of a high quality commensurate with publication in extremely ranked journals.

6.     A observe report of presenting analysis at conferences, symposia, or conferences, commensurate with profession stage, and talent to speak complicated info to specialists and throughout the wider educational group. 

Expertise

7.     Demonstrable means to work cooperatively as a part of a crew, together with collaborating in analysis conferences.

8.     Capacity to work independently on personal initiative and to strict deadlines.

9.     Wonderful interpersonal and communication expertise, together with written and spoken English.

10.  Enthusiasm and private initiative for analysis.

Fascinating Standards 

Expertise

11.  Sturdy publication report in peer-reviewed journals, commensurate with stage of profession.

12.  Expertise in optical or SEM microscopy, working with igneous rocks or rock textures.

Expertise

13.  Capacity to write down or develop algorithms inside Avizo.

14.  Understanding of growth of igneous rock textures or cumulate processes.

15.  Demonstrable means to plan and handle impartial analysis. 

Particular Necessities

1.     A CV and;

2.     A canopy letter which particulars explicitly how your expertise, expertise, and achievements in assembly (or have the potential to fulfill) every of the factors set out under. Candidates won’t be shortlisted if they can not exhibit that they meet all important standards (i.e. these are necessary for the put up).

Extra Info

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1

Firm/Institute

Durham College

Nation

United Kingdom

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Metropolis

Durham

Web site

http://www.dur.ac.uk/

Avenue

Rowan Home, Mountjoy Centre

Postal Code

DH1 3LE

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