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University of Exeter

Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow

Penryn
£34.6k – £43.5k/yr
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About The Role

Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow

This UKRI funded full-time post is available from 01/10/2026 on a fixed-term basis until 30/06/2029.

The starting salary will be from £34,610 to £39,906 Grade E on Grade E for the Postdoctoral Research Associate level and from £43,482 on Grade F for the Postdoctoral Research Fellow level, depending on knowledge, skills and experience.

We welcome applications from candidates interested in working part-time hours or job-sharing arrangements. Hybrid working is an option.

The Role

The Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy

We are looking to recruit a Research Fellow to join the Centre for Net Positive Health and Climate Solutions (Net+ Centre). This post is available at the Centre for Net Positive Health and Climate Solutions (Net+ Centre) on the Penryn Campus.

The Net+ Centre launched on 1st of October 2024 and is a five-year research centre funded by UKRI. It is led by the University of Exeter alongside core partners at the UK Health Security Agency, The National Trust and Forest Research (and many other partners across sectors). The key aim of the Net+ Centre is to establish interdisciplinary research infrastructure, partnerships and capacity that will proactively deliver novel, impactful research on climate change and health with a focus on environmental-social-health inequalities. Key topics include resilient green and blue infrastructure, resilient urban environments and resilient food systems.

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  • Synthesizing research and collating datasets on vector-borne diseases, vector abundance, climate change and urban green spaces;
  • Testing the ecological determinants of tick abundance and disease risks in urban green space under climate change.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

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Please contact Prof Camille Bonneaud, c.bonneaud@exeter.ac.uk.

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Skills

Ecological modelling
Analytical skills
Research planning
Data synthesis
Dataset collation
Ecological research
Vector-borne disease research
Climate change research
Urban green space analysis

Location

Penryn, England, United Kingdom

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