Research Assistant or Research Fellow in non-CO2 Climate Mitigation

at  Cranfield University

RESEARCH ASSISTANT OR RESEARCH FELLOW IN NON-CO2 CLIMATE MITIGATION

Organisation
Cranfield University
Faculty or Department
School of Water, Energy and Environment
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
31 July 2026
Salary
Research Assistant (if Masters obtained) £28,203 per annum to £32,039 per annum, dependent on skills and experience Research Assistant (if close to completing PhD) £34,450 per annum Research Fellow (if PhD obtained) £37,337 to £40,347 per annum, dependent on skills and experience
Posted Date
30/08/2024
Apply by
25/09/2024

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 focus of Cranfield Environment Centre is to transform the science of environmental solutions through a systems approach, spanning sensor and measurement technology, systems modelling, environmental informatics, data and decision science. The Centre covers research on air quality and climate change, soil quality, crop growth and monitoring, natural capital, resilience ecosystems goods and services.

ROLE DESCRIPTION

This role is an integral part of the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship work programme on ‘Reframing non-CO2 climate mitigation approaches to limit global warming.’ This aims to transform thinking on how we evaluate the impacts of non-CO2 mitigation to reflect its role in limiting global warming under the Paris Agreement targets. You will carry out research to further develop existing simplified methodologies (e.g. simple climate models or emulators, or climate emission metrics such as GWP*) to better represent the climate system’s response to short lived pollutants, for example methane, or non-CO2 impacts from aviation. You will work in a growing team alongside other research fellows on this programme of work. You will collaborate with researchers at other institutes, including Oxford Net Zero at the University of Oxford.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This role is for a Research Fellow (or Research Assistant) on non-CO2 climate mitigation, and will require strong quantitative skills. The Research Fellow or Assistant will develop methods and tools to accurately represent the consequences of mitigating non-CO2 climate forcings on levels of global warming. This role will involve computer modelling and development, and co-development of software tools with software specialists. It will involve working closely with a team in Cranfield, and may involve a 1 month research trip to Japan to work with collaborators on model development.