School/Department School of Water, Energy and Environment
Based at Cranfield Campus, Cranfield, Bedfordshire
Hours of work 37 hours per week, normally worked Monday to Friday. Flexible working will be considered.
Contract type Fixed term contract
Fixed Term Period 30 Months
Salary £30,600 per annum (Research Assistant) or £33,309 per annum (Research Fellow)
Apply by 06/01/2021

Role Description

Greater use of agroforestry and mixed farming can increase the sustainability of European agriculture in the face of climate and economic change, but the adoption and maintenance of such systems must provide financial benefits for farmers. As part of new multi-partner EU-funded Horizon 2020 project called AGROMIX, Cranfield University welcomes applications for an enthusiastic Research Assistant (who has recently submitted their PhD) or Research Fellow (with a PhD) who can advance the practice and science of agroforestry and mixed farming systems in Europe.

You will have experience of working with farmers and others within the food system, of developing and using models to allow economic comparison of land use systems, and a demonstrated drive to produce high quality reports and papers. This is an exciting position that provides the opportunity to work with a group of experienced and well-motivated researchers and practitioners from across Europe.

You must have a PhD (or close to completion) focused on agricultural systems, agricultural economics, or systems modelling, as well as a peer-reviewed journal publication record.

As the UK’s only exclusively postgraduate university, Cranfield brings together world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and strong industry partnerships to provide global leadership in technology and management. For the past 50 years, we have been enhancing natural capital and ensuring that food systems are more resilient.  We are recognised worldwide for our research and teaching in agricultural systems and their impact on soil, water and air quality. Our people are our most valuable resource and you can help support the future of our university, develop our learners, and help enhance European land use. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact here: Working life at Cranfield.

Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. To find out more please visit our website: https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/about/about

At Cranfield we value Diversity and Inclusion, and aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together harmoniously with dignity and respect and realise their full potential. We are members of WES & Working Families, and sponsors of International Women in Engineering Day. Our equal opportunities and diversity monitoring has shown that that women and minority ethnic groups are currently underrepresented within the university and so we actively encourage applications from eligible candidates from these groups.

We actively consider flexible working options such as part-time, compressed or flexible hours and/or an element of homeworking, and commit to exploring the possibilities for each role.  To find out more, please visit https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/about/working-at-cranfield/diversity

For an informal discussion, please contact Paul Burgess (P.Burgess@cranfield.ac.uk) or Anil Graves (A.Graves@cranfield.ac.uk).

Interviews to be held: 26 January 2021