Research Fellow in LCA and Land use modelling

Job title:

Research Fellow in LCA and Land use modelling

Company

University of Surrey

Job description

The University of Surrey is a global community of ideas and people, dedicated to life-changing education and research.We are ambitious and have a bold vision of what we want to achieve – shaping ourselves into one of the best universities in the world, which we are achieving through the talents and endeavour of every employee.Our culture empowers people to achieve this aim and to collectively, and individually, make a real difference.The Centre of Environment and Sustainability (CES) is an internationally-acclaimed centre of excellence on sustainable development. With the further launch of the pan-faculty Institute for Sustainability in 2022, there has never been a more exciting time to be involved in sustainability-centred research at the University of Surrey.The roleThe Centre for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Surrey is seeking to recruit a full-time postdoctoral Research Fellow in LCA and Land use modelling to work under the leadership of Dr Zoe M Harris and Dr James Suckling.You will join an interdisciplinary team on the newly awarded BBSRC project “Vertical Farming to Improve UK Food System Resilience (VF-UKFSR)”. This project is looking to understand the role Vertical Farming can play in supporting UK food system resilience. You will lead on the development of a land use and land sparing model, underpinned by life cycle assessment data of vertical farms. Working with an extensive network of commercial partners, the postholder will be expected to gather data on the operations of these farms and undertake sustainability assessments. Using this underpinning data, model development will allow us to understand what land may be spared using vertical farming, and what additional benefits may be derived form this land, such as food production, afforestation, bioenergy production etc.The outputs from this work will be integrated with socio-economic modelling, systems-based risk mapping and work on social acceptance to form a roadmap to support policy and industry in understanding the role of vertical farming in the UK food system.About youThe successful candidate will have a strong research background and should have a PhD in environmental science, with experience in modelling and data analysis and a publication track record. You will be passionate about sustainability and excited by the prospect of working with a large interdisciplinary team of researchers, with close links to industry.Additionally, we are looking for candidate with good communication and interpersonal skills, and an interest in developing research supervision/management skills.How to applyTo apply for this role, please upload a CV and cover letter with your application on the University of Surrey Website.For informal enquiries please contact Dr Zoe M Harris atPlease note the university reserves the right to close this vacancy early based on Volume and Calibre of applications.Interview will be held on Tuesday 29th April.Further details

Expected salary

£37174 – 45413 per year

Location

Guildford, Surrey

Job date

Sat, 15 Mar 2025 05:54:07 GMT

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