Geoarchaeology​/Palaeoecology Technician

Job Purpose

To manage archaeological, geoarchaeological, palaeoecological, earth science, environmental geo‑spatial technical aspects to the UKRI‑funded project, ‘Rapid Engagement with Stressed Peatland Environments and Communities in Transformation (RESPECT)’, working in a trans‑disciplinary environment to accelerate the UK’s trajectory towards net‑zero. The post‑holder will work closely with Prof Nicki Whitehouse, Dr Adrian Bass, Dr Jiren Xu and other work package contributors at the University of Glasgow, University of Hull, University of Stirling and the project PI, Prof Jill Robbie, integrating technical work with project objectives.

You will provide specialist technical expertise in landscape geoarchaeology/palaeoecology, including field data collection and laboratory analyses at the Forth and Humber Estuary experimental catchments and the case study regions. Responsibilities include taking peat cores, organising fieldwork, identifying suitable field sites, operating GIS software (QGIS, ArcGIS), handling and analysing laboratory data (LOI, sediment analysis, radiocarbon dating, pollen analysis, pXRF), drawing up location maps and strati graphic data, report writing, and running simple landscape, hydrological or catchment‑scale carbon cycling models under the direction of the research team.

Familiarity with coding languages such as R and Python will be an advantage. You will create and operate geoarchaeological/palaeoecological technical resources and lead fieldwork within the catchment regions, especially auger survey and collection of field samples, and undertake a range of support activities in line with the work package.