FIXED-TERM FOR NINE MONTHS FROM JUNE 2025

The Forest and Peatland programme and Edinburgh Earth Initiative are looking for a PhD student to contribute to a project on net zero travel. This 9-month project aims to develop local businesses to deliver a net zero transport provision to Forest and Peatland programme sites.
Click here to view the full project brief for the Earth Fellow: Forest and peatland net zero travel officer, 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 be appointed at Grade UE07, step 1 which is £40,497 per annum, pro rata (£22.19 per hour).
Earth Fellowships are only open to current postgraduate and PhD students at the University of Edinburgh based in the UK. Please do not apply if you are not a current University of Edinburgh student.

YOUR SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES FOR SUCCESS:

• Current University of Edinburgh PhD student in the academic year ‘24/’25 and who will continue to be matriculated in the ‘25/’26 academic year.
• An interest in sustainable-business related research.
• Excellent communication skills including the ability to communicate complex information clearly, both in writing and in oral presentations.
• Ability to assimilate information from multiple sources and use statistical models and forecasting techniques to predict future consumption based on identified variables (demand, size of market, seasonality, market trends).
• Ability to work proactively with colleagues and external collaborators with a variety of expertise; understanding and valuing different points of view and building consensus.
• Ability to investigate, collate and analyse information to provide dependable business information for recommendations on future net zero (electric) local transport options for forest and peatland nature-based learning.
  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