Job title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Job reference: P67522
Date posted: 15/05/2019
Application closing date: 29/05/2019
Location: College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Cornwall
Salary: The starting salary will be from £35,211 up to £39,609 on Grade F, depending on qualifications and experience.
Package: Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme and relocation package (if applicable).
Job category/type: Research
Job description:
The post
The College wishes to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join a new research project to measure and model their impact of invasive Asian hornets on managed and wild pollinators. This BBSRC-funded post is available for three years on a full time basis.
The successful applicant will work with Professors Osborne and Tyler to further develop methods to detect Asian hornet nests with speed and efficiency, measure how Asian hornets affect managed and wild pollinators, and predict the potential impact on honeybee colonies and wild pollinators in the UK using our bee models.
The post will include fieldwork in France and the Channel Islands.
About you
The successful applicant 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 applicant will be a nationally recognised authority in social Hymenoptera and possess sufficient specialist knowledge in the discipline to develop research programmes and methodologies. The successful applicant will also be able to work collaboratively, supervise the work of others and act as team leader as required. Applicants will be able to undertake ecological/ethological fieldwork with social Apidae and/or Vespidae, work collaboratively with project partners, write research papers, and research bids. Clean driving licence essential. French language skills are highly desirable.
You can view the Job Description and Person Specification document here.
For further information please contact Professor Juliet Osborne, e-mail j.l.osborne@exeter.ac.uk or telephone (01326) 259474.
The University of Exeter
We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 150 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2017.
Our research income in recent years means we’re fastest growing UK Research University and we seek to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today through this. 98% of our research is international quality (2014 Research Excellence Framework) and 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.
Benefits
- We offer some fantastic benefits including:
- 41 days leave per year
- Options for flexible working
- Numerous discounts at leading retailers
- Onsite gyms on all of our campus’ and a cycle to work scheme
- Sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave(up to six weeks full pay) and a new Fertility Treatment Policy
- Stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England
With over 22,000 students and 5,500 staff from 180 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment in which to work. We are an equal opportunity employer, a Disability Confident employer and an Athena Swan accredited institution. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented in the workforce.
