Marine Research Assistant

Organisation/Company: UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE

Research Field: Environmental science, Mathematics

Researcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2), First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country: United Kingdom

Application Deadline: 27 Jan 2025 - 00:00 (UTC)

Type of Contract: Other

Job Status: Full-time

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Closing date: 27/01/2025

Salary Range: £32,296 - £33,882

FTE: 1 (35 hours/week)

Term: Fixed (6 months)

We are seeking a Research Assistant to work in the marine modelling group of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. The successful candidate will join our team working on applying and extending the scope of the StrathE2E marine ecosystem model for regions of the Atlantic Ocean (StrathE2EApp), contributing to research being carried out in the Mission Atlantic (Mission Atlantic) research programme.

The successful applicant will have obtained at least an honours degree and preferably a Masters in a quantitative field of marine environmental science. They will need to demonstrate an up-to-date knowledge of research on marine fisheries and/or climate change, and their effects on food webs and the marine environment. They will also show an aptitude for writing research reports, and have experience of coding in R.