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Postdoctoral Research Fellows
Location:Exeter (Hybrid)
Contract:Two new full time posts are available from 1 April 2025 on a fixed term basis until 31 March 2027.
Salary:The starting salary will be from £42,882 up to £45,413 on Grade F, depending on qualifications and experience.
Job Description
Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy
The Faculty wishes to recruit two Postdoctoral Research Fellows to participate in The Global Systems Institute within the Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy to join a research team advancing the understanding of forecasting climate tipping points. The team has been awarded £5 million by the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) to investigate early warning signs of climate tipping points. The new project – Advancing Tipping Point Early Warning (AdvanTip) – will focus on the Subpolar Gyre, an ocean current system that could tip quickly and soon. The research aims to achieve a breakthrough in early warning of tipping points by leveraging progress in theory, AI and physical understanding.
We are seeking candidates with a track record of research in the dynamical systems of nonlinear systems models as well as good coding and mathematical analysis skills. The successful applicant will design, test and evaluate early warning signals for tipping points for systems that are strongly forced and/or have large internal variability. They will collaborate with other members of the AdvanTip team and across the ARIA programme to identify suitable test cases for testing proposed early warning signals.
We are also seeking candidates with a strong foundation in Machine Learning, particularly in Deep Learning (DL) techniques. They will also have knowledge of the climate system and be responsible for running models that simulate Subpolar Gyre dynamics, as well as extracting variables from General Circulation Models, using these outputs to train and test DL models to predict tipping points. They will also be involved in the benchmarking process, assessing the performance of these models when compared to other techniques created elsewhere in the project.
About You
The successful applicants will be able to develop research objectives, projects and proposals; identify sources of research funding and contribute to the process of securing funds and make presentations at conferences and other events.
Applicants will possess a relevant PhD or equivalent qualification/experience in a related field of study. The successful applicants will be nationally recognised authorities in tipping points and resilience research with respect to climate change and/or ecosystems and possess sufficient specialist knowledge in the discipline to develop research programmes and methodologies. For the first position we seek expertise in the application of remote sensing data to monitoring tipping elements, including permafrost. The successful applicants will also be able to work collaboratively, supervise the work of others and act as team leaders as required.
What We Can Offer You
• Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively across disciplines to produce internationally exciting research;
• Support teams that understand the University wide research and teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly;
• An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development;
• Our Exeter Academic initiative supporting high performing academics to achieve their potential and develop their career;
• A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), Paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay), and a Fertility Treatment Policy;
• A beautiful campus set in the heart of stunning Devon.
The University of Exeter
We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.
Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world’s most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).
We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research – Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment
We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.
Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.
With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.
We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.
Further Information
For further information please contact Professor Peter Ashwin email or Dr Chris Boulton email (for the DL position).
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