Earth Fellow: Woodland restoration research strategy development

at  University of Edinburgh

FIXED-TERM FOR FIVE MONTHS FROM OCTOBER 2024

The Centre for Sustainable Forests and Landscapes are looking for a PhD student to contribute to developing a research strategy for native woodland restoration in Scotland. The project is aiming to align the priorities and interests of eNGOs in Scotland to strengthen collaboration and support development of new research activity.
Click here to view the full project brief for the Earth Fellow: Woodland restoration research strategy development, 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 £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 woodland restoration and the academic research in this area.
• Experience carrying out reviews of academic and grey literature.
• Ability to assimilate information from multiple sources and communicate it effectively to a wide variety of stakeholders.
• Ability to work proactively with colleagues and external collaborators with a variety of expertise; understanding and valuing different points of view.
  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