Earth Fellow: climate change, land management and river flows

at  University of Edinburgh

FIXED-TERM FOR NINE MONTHS FROM OCTOBER 2024.

An interdisciplinary research team from the University of Edinburgh Institute of Infrastructure and Environment and Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture are looking for a PhD student to contribute to our understanding of river regime changes.
This project aims to explore the influence of river catchment land use policies to changing river flows and subsequent vulnerability to climate change. The student will identify the main river basins in the UK that overlap with major urban centres and analyse data on how climate change and land use changes affect the river flows.
Click here to view the full project brief for the Earth Fellow: climate change, land management and river flows, 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 UE07, step 1 which is £39,347 per annum, pro rata (£21.56 per hour).

YOUR SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES FOR SUCCESS:

• Current University of Edinburgh PhD student in the academic year ‘24/’25.
• An interest in land use and climate and environmental change.
• Ability to gather, analyse and present data clearly.
• An ability to code in R or analyse data using an equivalent language or excel.
• Ability to analyse policy documents and other literature.
• Ability to work proactively with colleagues in other work areas/institutions, contributing specialist knowledge to achieve group outcomes.
• 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