Marine Biogeochemistry Field Scientist (At Sea)

Imperial Enterprise; England; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International travel opportunities

Career support for researchers

43 days off a year and generous final/

Job summary

Imperial College London seeks a researcher to study how seafloor topology shapes the mesopelagic biological carbon pump. You will join a multi-disciplinary OceanSOS team and lead fieldwork at sea, processing samples and contributing to publications.

The role offers opportunities to present at international conferences, collaborate within a large European consortium, and work from Silwood Park with hybrid arrangements.

Qualifications

• Experience in fieldwork and sample analysis related to the biological pump, sediment traps and/or microbial respiration.
• A track record of overseeing experiments from design to data analysis and publication.
• Knowledge of processes involved in organic carbon cycling in the ocean.
• Ideally some experience of leading your own work at sea.
• Knowledge of how to analyse organic carbon samples.
• Enthusiasm for research in ocean carbon science.

Responsibilities

• Identify how seafloor topology influences mesopelagic biological carbon pump, focusing on particle type, size and microbial remineralisation.
• Participate in fieldwork at sea in the North Atlantic and contribute to regional BCP modeling.
• Organise your component of fieldwork and process collected samples for publication, co-authoring peer-reviewed papers.
• Present findings to the research team and at national/international conferences; collaborate across the consortium.

Skills

Fieldwork at sea

Sample analysis

Biogeochemistry

Organic carbon cycling

Leading own work at sea

Scientific presentation

Education

PhD in Oceanography or related field

Job description

Imperial College London seeks a researcher to study how seafloor topology shapes the mesopelagic biological carbon pump. You will join a multi-disciplinary OceanSOS team and lead fieldwork at sea, processing samples and contributing to publications.

The role offers opportunities to present at international conferences, collaborate within a large European consortium, and work from Silwood Park with hybrid arrangements.