Postdoc Fellow: Peatland Fire & Palaeoecology Research

University of Plymouth; Plymouth; Sur place; GBP 34 000 - 42 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

University of Plymouth is inviting applications for a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow – Peatland Fire, Palaeoecology and Ecological Resilience to contribute to the PeatFiRes project. The role focuses on palaeoecological research, peat-core analysis and multiproxy reconstruction of past fire and ecosystem responses.

You will work with Dr Jessie Woodbridge (PI) and collaborate with Prof Ralph Fyfe and others, with informal discussions available via email to Jessie Woodbridge.

Responsabilités

• Conduct palaeoecological fieldwork and laboratory analysis of peat cores, including charcoal, pollen, plant macrofossils and testate amoebae.
• Develop and apply FTIR spectroscopy to characterise charcoal and reconstruct the nature and intensity of past fire events.
• Integrate multiproxy datasets to investigate peatland responses to fire, climate and land-use change.
• Contribute to data analysis, modelling and project outputs, including peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations.
• Work collaboratively across the interdisciplinary project team, contributing to stakeholder engagement and knowledge exchange.

Description du poste

University of Plymouth is inviting applications for a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow – Peatland Fire, Palaeoecology and Ecological Resilience to contribute to the PeatFiRes project. The role focuses on palaeoecological research, peat-core analysis and multiproxy reconstruction of past fire and ecosystem responses.

You will work with Dr Jessie Woodbridge (PI) and collaborate with Prof Ralph Fyfe and others, with informal discussions available via email to Jessie Woodbridge.