Research Fellow in Sustainable Fertiliser Management

Organisation/Company: Cranfield University

Department: HR & Development Group

Research Field: Environmental science

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

Positions: PhD Positions

Country: United Kingdom

Application Deadline: 20 Mar 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/London)

Type of Contract: Temporary

Job Status: Full-time

Hours Per Week: 37

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

Reference Number: 4946

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

Offer Description

Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Environmental Sustainability Theme / Centre for Soils, Agrifood and Biosciences

Research Fellow in Sustainable Fertiliser Management

Research Assistant (if close to completing PhD)

Full time starting salary is normally in the range of £34,450 per annum

Research Fellow (if PhD obtained)

Full time starting salary is normally in the range of £37,337 per annum

Location: Cranfield, Bedfordshire

We welcome applications from well-qualified postgraduates who wish to carry out research into Sustainable Agricultural Systems and the Green Economy.

About the Role

This is an exciting role which involves close interaction with water utilities, a fertiliser company, innovation technology providers and academia, funded by the Ofwat Innovation Fund. It entails a novel process in waste water treatment which produces a biostimulant able to improve crop growth by regulating the release of nutrients from organo-mineral fertilisers. This project will involve setting up glasshouse and erosion studies to evaluate efficacy of the biostimulants. There will be links with organisations to produce fertiliser pellets and liaison with field trials involving a fertiliser company.

About You

You will have a PhD (or close to completion) in Soil Science, Agronomy, Geography or Crop Science and have experience in conducting glasshouse studies and agronomic field trials, laboratory analysis, data analysis and publishing peer-reviewed manuscripts.

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.

Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community.

We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer and proud members of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme. We are committed to actively exploring flexible working options for each role and have been ranked in the Top 30 family friendly employers in the UK by the charity Working Families.

Working Arrangements

Collaborating and connecting are integral to so much of what we do. Our Working Arrangements Framework provides many staff with the opportunity to flexibly combine on-site and remote working, where job roles allow, balancing the needs of our community of staff, students, clients and partners.

How to apply

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Professor Ruben Sakrabani, Professor of Soil Chemistry on r.sakrabani@cranfield.ac.uk

Closing date for receipt of applications: 20 March 2025

Interviews to be held: early April 2025

Please note that we reserve the right to close this advert prior to the stated closing date should we receive sufficient numbers of applications. Therefore, we would encourage you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.