Research Associate Wetland Soil Biogeochemistry

We wish to appoint a highly motivated Research Associate to work on a Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) that is exploring how agricultural nitrogen (N) losses via NH3 emissions impact the functioning of nearby wetland ecosystems. This full-time, 2-year position will work in collaboration with the project lead at Universities Berne University of Applied Sciences (Professor Alex Valach) and project partners at the federal research institute Agroscope, Switzerland, and the University of Tartu, Estonia, and will involve field and laboratory-based assessments of the impacts of N enrichment from agricultural sources on microbial-mediated processes of carbon to N cycling, including in situ assessment of the fate and retention of N inputs using 15N-labelling approaches.  

You will be part of the newly established Centre for Sustainable Soils at Lancaster University, which has newly refurbished laboratories with state-of-the-art facilities for soil microbial and biogeochemical analysis, including stable isotopes, enzyme assays, and molecular assessment of soils. You will work alongside a dedicated technician and project partners with expertise in modelling and measurement of greenhouse gas fluxes and molecular assessment of soils. The successful candidate will also benefit from being part of Centre of Sustainable Soils, comprising numerous faculty post-doctoral researchers, and graduate students. 

This post is available from the 1st May 2015 and is available for two years. 

Informal inquiries are welcome and may be directed to Professor Richard Bardgett: r.d.bardgett1@lancaster.ac.uk 

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Closing Date: 05 May 2025

Department: Research

Salary: £32,546 to £37,174 (Full time, indefinite with end date)