Postdoctoral Research Associate in Climate Impacts of a Hydrogen Economy

Job title:

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Climate Impacts of a Hydrogen Economy

Company

University of Edinburgh

Job description

Job Description:Grade UE07 £40,497 to £48,149 per annum (pro rata if part time)CSE / School of GeosciencesFull-time: 35 hours per weekFixed term: 2 yearsThe Opportunity:Postdoctoral Research Associate in Climate Impacts of a Hydrogen EconomyWe seek a 2-year (24-month) postdoctoral research associate (PDRA) to work on the European Commission HORIZON project HYWAY (Climate impacts of a HYdrogen Economy – the pathWAY to knowledge ). The project is investigating potential climate benefits and risks of shifting global energy systems towards those using a greater proportion of hydrogen (H2). You will join the Edinburgh team and use models and measurements to quantify the origins and magnitudes of climate impacts associated with the shift towards hydrogen.This post is full-time (35 hours per week); however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.The salary for this post is £40,497 to £48,149 per annum. This post will appointed at Grade UE07 step 1 which is £40,497 per annum.Your skills and attributes for success:

• PhD (or a Ph.D. close to completion) or equivalent in a relevant quantitative subject, such as atmospheric chemistry modelling, climate or meteorology modelling, or Earth observation
• Expertise analysing atmospheric chemistry model/measurement data, in particular of hydrogen and related species (ozone, methane, stratospheric water vapour and aerosols)
• Excellent scientific programming skills in languages such as Python or FORTRAN
• Experience working with climate metrics, such as Global Warming Potentials and radiative forcing
• Proven track-record of peer-reviewed publications in a relevant field

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(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefitsChampioning equality, diversity and inclusionThe University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our (opens new browser tab).On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.Key dates to noteThe closing date for applications is 25 April 2025.Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.Interviews will provisionally be held on 6 May 2025, but this is subject to change.About Us: As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.About the Team:The School of GeoSciences explores the factors and forces that shape our world. The School aims to understand the world through fundamental curiosity-driven research and to support prescient decision-making at individual to global scales. We undertake world-leading research; offer new ways of understanding natural and social drivers of change; provide inter-and trans-disciplinary solutions; and work in partnership to improve livelihoods and explore ways to manage the environment that are both sustainable and socially equitable.With over 500 academics, researchers and research students, we are the largest and most successful interdisciplinary grouping of geoscientists and geographers in the UK. Research activity is coordinated within three main Research Institutes – Global Change, Earth and Planetary Science, and Geography and the Lived Environment – and within smaller research groupings that reach across and beyond the School.A distinctive feature of the School is the combination of academic strength, intellectual breadth and societal relevance. Our interdisciplinary research and teaching builds on established core disciplines (ecology, environmental sciences, geography, geophysics, meteorology, oceanography) to provide a variety of approaches to understanding the world (including, for example, system-scale modelling, process studies and the development of urban and social theory). The School’s research covers fundamental ‘blue-skies’ questions, as well as having application to key societal challenges including inequality and vulnerability; urban precarity; nature and cultural meaning; development and sustainability; climate and environmental change; energy, food and water security; health and wellbeing; natural resources; and natural hazards.The School holds a Bronze Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to gender equality in higher education. Our aim is to recognise and value diversity in our staff and students, and to support flexible and family-friendly working.More details about the School is available from

Expected salary

£40497 – 48149 per year

Location

Edinburgh – Midlothian

Job date

Sun, 13 Apr 2025 02:01:37 GMT

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