Research Assistant / Research Fellow in Tea Plant and Soil Science
- Employer
- CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY
- Location
- Cranfield, United Kingdom
- Salary
- £34,450 - £37,337 per annum
- Closing date
- 17 Nov 2024
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- Academic Discipline
- Agriculture, Food & Forestry, Life sciences
- Job Type
- Academic Posts, Research Fellowships, Research Related, Research Assistants / Officers
- Contract Type
- Fixed Term
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
Faculty or Department: Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences
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: For 30 months
Salary: Research Assistant (if close to completing PhD): Full time starting salary is normally in the range of £34,450 per annum; Research Fellow (if PhD obtained): Full time starting salary is normally in the range of £37,337 per annum
Apply by: 17/11/2024
Role Description
We welcome applications from conscientious plant and soil scientists who can enable the development of more regenerative and resilient tea production systems.
About the Role
You will manage and interpret research to improve understanding of the interactions between tea clones, soil microbiome, greenhouse gas emissions, drought, and fertiliser use to develop more sustainable agricultural practices. You will join the BBSRC Business and Academia Prosperity Partnership (2023-2028) between Cranfield University and Lipton Teas and Infusions. The partnership project combines digital agriculture, field experimentation, and molecular breeding to improve the resilience and sustainability of the East African tea crop. The post will include periods of field work in Kenya.
About You
You will be educated to doctoral level (or close to completion of PhD) in plant science, soil science, crop-based greenhouse gas emissions, or a closely related field. You will have experience of the calibration, use and interpretation of soil and/or crop measurement equipment and a track record of preparing high quality reports and peer-reviewed manuscripts. With excellent communication skills, you will be able to work effectively with stakeholders in academia and businesses in the tea industry.
About Us
As a specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield’s world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships are creating leaders in technology and management globally. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact here.
The project will be part of the Environment and Agrifood Theme with a strong track record in digital agriculture and soil and crop sciences.
Our Values and Commitments
Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. Find out more here.
We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer and proud members of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme. We are committed to actively exploring flexible working options for each role and have been ranked in the Top 30 family friendly employers in the UK by the charity Working Families. Find out more about our key commitments to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Flexible Working here.
Working Arrangements
Collaborating and connecting are integral to so much of what we do. Our Working Arrangements Framework provides many staff with the opportunity to flexibly combine on-site and remote working, where job roles allow, balancing the needs of our community of staff, students, clients and partners.
How to apply
For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Professor Paul Burgess, Professor of Sustainable Agriculture and Agroforestry, on (E): p.burgess@cranfield.ac.uk or Professor Andrew Thompson, Professor of Molecular Plant Sciences & Head of Soils, Agrifood and Biosciences, on (E): a.j.thompson@cranfield.ac.uk
Please do not hesitate to contact us for further details on E: peoplerecruitment@cranfield.ac.uk. Please quote reference number 4949.
Closing date for receipt of applications:17 November 2024
Please note that we reserve the right to close this advert prior to the stated closing date should we receive sufficient numbers of applications. Therefore, we would encourage you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.
Company
Cranfield is world-leading in its contribution to global innovation. With our emphasis on the aerospace, agrifood, defence and security, environmental technology, leadership and management, manufacturing and transport systems sectors, we have changed the way society thinks, works and learns.
We generate and transform knowledge, translating it to the benefit of society. Our partners, from micro SMEs to the largest blue-chip multinationals, from governments across the world to NGOs and charities, tell us this is what they value about Cranfield.
Innovation is part of Cranfield’s ‘corporate DNA’, evolved over 60 years of commitment to this agenda.
Our work informs policy for governments and produces new technologies and products for the world of commerce. We draw on this pool of research and consultancy to provide our students with a distinctive ‘real-world’ learning environment, allowing them to develop as professionals and transfer their new knowledge to the global economy. This has always been the ‘Cranfield way’ but it has never been more important than in today’s world.
People are key to our competitive advantage and so we need to attract, develop and retain the best talent for our business. We aim to create a culture where you can flourish and succeed and, in turn, contribute towards Cranfield’s success.
- Telephone
- +(44)01234 750111
- Location
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CRANFIELD
CRANFIELD
BEDFORDSHIRE
MK43 0AL
GB
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