Research Assistant, Agriculture and Food Science
- Employer
- UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN (UCD)
- Location
- Dublin, Leinster (IE)
- Salary
- £29,275 per annum
- Closing date
- 4 Apr 2023
View more
- Academic Discipline
- Agriculture, Food & Forestry, Life sciences
- Job Type
- Research Related, Research Assistants / Officers
- Contract Type
- Temporary
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
Applications are invited for a temporary post of a Research Assistant (GIS Analyst) within UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science.
Applications are invited for a 12-Month Research Assistant (GIS Analyst) position as part of the HOLOS-IE project funded by the EU Commission Recovery and Resilience Facility under the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Future Digital Challenge Grant Number 22/NCF/FD/10947. It is comprised of an agricultural systems modeler, programmer, GIS specialist, and academics/researchers from other areas such as crop science, animal science, climatology, and forestry/agroforestry, and a non-academic societal impact champion.
This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of an international, transdisciplinary team tackling a national digital challenge (PI: Dr. Ibrahim Khalil and Co-PI: Dr. Anca Jurcut). The activities of the Research Assistant will be to (i) Integrate weather, soil, and land use databases for the configuration of a combined mapping and link to the HOLOS-IE platform for data automation and coding. (ii) Assist in developing a digital platform (HOLOS-IE) to address land uses and management issues to achieve sustainable agricultural farming while reducing greenhouse gases (GHGs) and environmental pollution, and (iv) synthesize databases, algorithms, response functions, and emissions factors (EFs) applicable for Ireland (and EU) where required.
It is anticipated that the role will commence in July 2023, or shortly thereafter.
Fixed salary: 29,275 per annum
Closing date: 17:00hrs (local Irish time) on 04th April 2023
Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 17:00hrs (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system.
UCD are unable to accept late applications. UCD do not require assistance from Recruitment Agencies. Any CV's submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned.
Prior to application, further information (including application procedure) should be obtained from the Work at UCD website: https://www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs/
Company
UCD is Ireland's most globally engaged university with over 37,000 students drawn from 152 countries, including over 4,500 students based at locations outside of Ireland.
The international standing of UCD has grown in recent years; it is currently ranked within the top 1% of higher education institutions world-wide.
As Ireland's largest university, with its great strength and diversity of disciplines, UCD embraces its role to contribute to the flourishing of Ireland through the study of people, society, business, economy, culture, languages and the creative arts, as well as through research and innovation.
Over the last decade UCD researchers have increased their annual number of papers in the international literature by 39% and have authored more than 34,000 papers in total. 56% of the papers were co-authored with researchers from more than 130 countries. These papers are cited by other researchers at a rate that is 73% above the world average.
Located within 4km's of Dublin city centre, the Belfield campus is a carefully landscaped, modern campus. Employees can avail of world class facilities and participate in a range of engagement activities.
There is a diverse range of staff at UCD, with employment opportunities frequently presenting themselves in the following areas:
- Academic
- Administrative
- Buildings and Services
- IT Services
- Laboratory
- Library
- Research
- Technical
Imagine yourself in a workplace with a genuine commitment to equality of opportunity for all staff and students. UCD is committed to creating an environment where diversity is celebrated and everyone is treated fairly.
Learn more about equality and diversity in UCD, including our new Dignity & Respect Support Service.
Visit the Work at UCD page to explore further benefits of working at UCD and to apply for a role.
- Telephone
- +(353)17167777
- Location
-
BELFIELD
DUBLIN 4
Ireland
Get job alerts
Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.
Create alert