Are you an ambitious researcher looking for the next challenge? Do you have a solid background in biochemical modeling? Do you want to advance your career at a UKS intensive university?

This publication is part of NERC’s subliminal project “Identifying Extinction Correlates on Geological Publications”. This exciting project between the Universities of Leeds, Oxford and Southampton will assess how environmental factors such as marine oxygen levels and pH have contributed to extinction risks to animals over 500 million years of Earth’s history. This work will help enable estimates of extinction risks for Pliocene species under current climatic environmental change.

You will work with the Scion Climate Biogeochemical model to help produce new best reconstructions of ocean conditions on geological prints. This will include uncertainty analysis, data collation and comparison, and possible revision of some model processes and assumptions. This work will enable other project researchers in Southampton and Oxford to build 3D maps of the marine environment, and test regional extinction risks, respectively.

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants may need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information, please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-work-visa.

For research and academic positions, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent Visa. For more information, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/global-talent

What we offer in return

• 26 holiday days plus 16 bank holidays/days the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – that’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme plus life guarantee – the university contributes 14.5% of salary
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, the campus’ state-of-the-art gym, with pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuits and gym.
• Personal Development: Access to training courses run by our Organizational Development and Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel itineraries are also available.

And much more!

If you are looking for a role that will help you develop your research in a world-leading team, please apply today.

To explore the publication further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Professor Benjamin Mills

Email: b.mills@leeds.ac.uk