Location: University of Reading
Salary: £33,966 to £44,263 per annum (depending on experience)
Contract length: Fixed term (up to 24 months)
Contract type: Full time
Closing date: Midnight on Wednesday 21 August 2024
Interview date: September 2024 (to be confirmed)

We seek a motivated researcher to help improve long-term climate monitoring datasets as part of a joint UK-Ireland team.

The British & Irish Isles have some of the longest and most detailed historical climate observations anywhere in the world. However, these observations are often not combined or analysed across national borders, or are unavailable to climate science.

This project will produce and analyse one or more gridded observational datasets across the islands of Ireland & Britain, with a focus on rainfall. Additional activities in climate data recovery from archival sources may also be involved.

You will work within the National Centre for Atmospheric Science in the Department of Meteorology at the University of Reading, one of the world’s largest research centres focusing on the science of weather and climate. Collaborations with partners at the Met Office, Met Eireann and University of Maynooth are expected. The post is funded by the Co-Centre for Climate + Biodiversity + Water – a €40M collaboration for solutions focussed research into climate, biodiversity & water issues on the islands of Ireland & Great Britain.

Find out more and make your application.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: 

Prof. Ed Hawkins, Professor of climate science

Email: ed.hawkins@reading.ac.uk