Harper Adams University
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Agriculture & Surroundings
Location: Newport, Shropshire TF10 8NB
Wage:
£33,966 to £37,099
each year
The purpose of entry will probably be dependent upon related {qualifications} and expertise
Put up Sort: Full Time
Closing Date:
Tuesday 02 April 2024
Reference: KW-1228A
Harper Adams College is in search of to recruit a researcher in ecology with an curiosity in utilized invertebrate biology and a background and curiosity in quantitative strategies and spatial evaluation. The place holder will take a number one function in a collaborative group conducting analysis right into a novel, environmentally sustainable and commercially viable strategy to regulate of the gray subject slug, Deroceras reticulatum. Lately the Invertebrate Biology Workforce has been investigating the spatial distribution of slugs in arable fields, with inhabitants distributions characterised by a number of “islands/patches” of excessive slug density inside “seas” of low slug numbers. We’ve got established the behavioural mechanisms underpinning the spatio-temporal stability of patches, their measurement vary/frequency in arable fields, and the financial viability of focusing on therapies – pathogenic nematodes or typical molluscicidal pellets – solely on the patches for slug management (see detailed job description for publications). The intention is now to increase this work to develop a precision agriculture strategy which considerably reduces the realm handled and related environmental threat, whereas reaching dependable management of the pest. To do that the important thing environmental components which govern the areas during which patches will type have to be established, and predictive fashions/equations developed to be used with (present) automated software gear.
The postholder will take the educational lead of a subject and modelling research to develop and validate this pest slug prediction system, offering educational analysis and rigor as a clearly outlined part of a giant collaborative undertaking involving academia, trade, and farmers. As well as, to make sure financial viability of the strategy, they are going to collaborate with expertise consultants who will probably be investigating the usage of soil scans undertaken to help different husbandry choices (however which mirror key soil traits recognized by earlier subject/modelling work as probably vital for patch location), as enter information for the ultimate process developed. Alternatives may also come up to combine findings with the usage of robotic approaches to pathogenic nematode therapies for slugs, guaranteeing the process can be utilized for typical and organic management. This undertaking will subsequently give the profitable candidate a variety of expertise and transferable expertise for his or her future profession.
If in case you have any queries or questions or for an off-the-cuff dialogue, please contact Keith Walters through electronic mail at [email protected]
Utility Process:
Purposes ought to be made by sending a full Curriculum Vitae and supporting assertion, which clearly highlights how your expertise and expertise match the necessities of the function, to Jayne Weaver through electronic mail to [email protected] Candidates ought to make sure that they supply full particulars of the identify, postal tackle, electronic mail tackle and phone variety of two referees, together with current or most up-to-date employer. Please quote ref KW-1228A in your software.
Deadline for submission of functions is midnight on 2 April 2024
Do you have to require any changes to finish your software for this function then please contact [email protected]
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