Career Opportunities at Queen's

The School of Natural and Built Environment (NBE) at Queen’s University Belfast, is currently seeking to appoint a Research Fellow to be a highly productive, ambitious and collaborative member of the SAPHIRE Peatland Research Group assisting in the planning and delivery of research activity.

The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate you:

• Have or are about to obtain a PhD or equivalent qualification involving collection, analysis and synthesis of physical hydrological data using distributed numerical models to simulate rainfall runoff responses. This may include but is not restricted to a PhD in Earth Sciences, Environmental Science, Civil Engineering or Environmental Engineering.
• Can demonstrate experience of analysing and synthesizing physical hydrological data using distributed numerical modelling.
• Are capable of generating international peer-reviewed publications.
• Have a high level of computer literacy including programming to solve hydrological problems.
• Have demonstrable experience in the collection and analysis of hydrological data, along with its storage within databases.
• Have capacity to quantify the effects of topography on rainfall/runoff responses.

Please note the above are not an exhaustive list.  For further information about the role including the essential and desirable criteria, please click on the Candidate Information link below.

This is a fixed term post for 24 months, or available until 31 August 2025, whichever is sooner.  Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding. 

At Queen’s our people are at the heart of everything we do. As a staff member you will become part of a vibrant organisational culture, which will provide you with the opportunity to achieve your full potential and enhance your career through a continuous focus on learning and development.

We offer an excellent employment package that includes:

• Great terms & conditions
• Pension schemes
• Flexible working by enabling you to design your working week in collaboration with your manager through a blend of remote and office working
• Family-friendly initiatives
• Career development opportunities
• Support for health & mental wellbeing
• Generous holiday entitlement of 8.4 weeks a year (made up of 23 days annual leave, 10 closure days and 9 bank holidays)

Queen’s University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We have created an inclusive culture by establishing staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

We also subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI in addition to Athena Swan. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit:  www.qub.ac.uk/diversity; www.qub.ac.uk/qgi and www.qub.ac.uk/sites/StaffGateway/StaffNetworks/

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