Earth Fellow: challenging assumptions on yield and biodiversity

at  University of Edinburgh

FIXED-TERM FOR NINE MONTHS FROM OCTOBER 2024

An interdisciplinary research team from the University of Edinburgh’s Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Systems and School of Geosciences are looking for a postgraduate student to contribute to our understanding of polycropping. The project is aiming to gather evidence that growing diverse crops simultaneously can increase yields and biodiversity. The student will explore how growing diverse crops together impacts on yield and biodiversity using systematic mapping, carry out a literature review, and interview experts and growers on polycultural farming systems.
Click here to view the full project brief for the Earth Fellow: challenging assumptions on yield and biodiversity, including key tasks and deliverables (opens browser in new tab).
Click here to view the general Earth Fellow job description (opens browser in new tab). Please refer to both the project brief and job description when outlining your skills and experience in your application.
This post will appointed at Grade UE05, step 1 which is £27,979 per annum, pro rata (£ 15.33 per hour).

YOUR SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES FOR SUCCESS:

• Current University of Edinburgh postgraduate student.
• An interest in how agriculture and food systems fit within wider planetary health.
• Familiarity with systematic review software Covidence.
• Ability to carry out literature reviews of academic literature and other documents.
• Ability to work proactively with colleagues with a variety of expertise; understanding and valuing different points of view.
• Excellent communication skills including the ability to communicate complex information clearly.
  As an Earth Fellow, you will be joining a diverse, fun and dynamic team of researchers, students and staff all working together to address the global climate emergency. As part of the Earth Fellows programme, you will have access to co-working space, exciting networking and personal development opportunities and opportunities to contribute towards partnerships and solutions for climate change on a global scale.
  Earth Fellows work on individual and team-based projects which contribute to the University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh Earth Initiative’s work on climate change research-led impact, innovation, engagement, and teaching.

Please refer the Job description for details