Research & Innovation Associate in Aquatic Methane Emissions

Research & Innovation Associate in Aquatic Methane Emissions

The School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, seeks to appoint a Research & Innovation Associate (RIA) for a 2-year (24-month) position in Aquatic Methane Emissions. The RIA will be working as part of a science team led by Associate Professor Josh Dean in the £2.2million UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship project ‘Finding and fixing gas leaks: Using urban waterways to halt the global rise in methane emissions’ ).

This position represents an exciting opportunity to work on a global climate challenge with high potential for impact. The successful candidate will lead the measurement and interpretation of data on methane emissions and their origin from field campaigns across a range of cities around the globe. There will be a strong focus on career development for the successful candidate, with opportunities and funding available to undertake training/development activities, placements with project partners and international research visits.

The successful candidate will be encouraged to pursue their own research strands with their own research budget, and substantial support will be provided to apply for additional/independent funding.

The successful candidate will develop and apply next-generation instrumentation in the field to simultaneously quantify methane emissions and their isotopic signature at high spatial and temporal resolutions. The core focus of the role is to investigate methane dynamics across a global set of urban waterways (city rivers and canals) to develop technical solutions for accurately measuring methane emissions, determining the origin of emissions, and reducing methane emissions to the atmosphere.

This includes direct measurements of methane in urban waterways, collecting samples for lab analysis (e.g., stable isotopes δ 2 H and δ 13 C, radiocarbon 14

C), and additional analyses to support these measurements which could include water chemistry, biogeochemical functioning, field sensors, remote sensing, modelling and/or biomarkers, depending on the candidate’s own focus.

• You have a postgraduate research degree with subject knowledge and research experience in a relevant area;
• Experience contributing to and leading scientific publications/presentations;
• Experience measuring greenhouse gas fluxes, gas geochemistry, gas isotopes OR equivalent experience collecting other environmental data in terrestrial or aquatic environments;
• Experience of planning fieldwork and contributing to data collection in the field;
• Experience in analysing and interpreting complex environmental data.

Contract type:
Open-ended with two years fixed funding

Work pattern: 35 hours/week

Grade: I/J

School/Unit:
School of Geographical Sciences

This advert will close at 23:59 UK time on Sunday 26th July.