Lead Research Associate, Weather-Health Forecasting

University of Bristol; Clifton; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Bristol invites two post-doctoral Research/Senior Research Associates to join Dr Eunice Lo's UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship team, focusing on extreme weather, climate change and health. You will develop weather-health forecasts and analyse environmental data to inform NHS resilience.

We seek candidates with a PhD or post-doctoral experience in meteorology or climate-health, strong Python and R skills, and a track record of publishing high-quality papers.

Qualifications

• PhD or post-doctoral experience in meteorology or climate-health.
• Strong Python and R programming skills.
• Experience publishing high-quality research papers.
• Track record analysing weather, climate and health data.

Responsibilities

• Analyse weather forecast, climate and health data and run weather-health models.
• Develop weather-health forecasts for short- and long-term futures.
• Lead collaboration with external project partners and disseminate findings.
• Publish 1–2 peer-reviewed papers per year.

Skills

Python

R programming

Statistical analysis

Education

PhD or post-doctoral experience in meteorology or climate-health

Tools

Weather forecasting tools

Job description

The University of Bristol invites two post-doctoral Research/Senior Research Associates to join Dr Eunice Lo's UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship team, focusing on extreme weather, climate change and health. You will develop weather-health forecasts and analyse environmental data to inform NHS resilience.

We seek candidates with a PhD or post-doctoral experience in meteorology or climate-health, strong Python and R skills, and a track record of publishing high-quality papers.