Postdoctoral Research Assistant (United Kingdom)

The Department of Geography at Durham University seeks to appoint a full-time Post-Doctoral Research Associate (PDRA) in Ecological Modelling of the Antarctic with a focus on modelling past, present and future distributions and abundance of Antarctic species. Deadline to apply: priority by 8/11/2021.

In particular, modelling will focus on the past, present and future distributions and abundance of Antarctic species from zooplankton to predators, with a particular focus on snow petrels (Pagodroma nivea). The PDRA will join the interdisciplinary research team led by Professor Erin McClymont as part of the Leverhulme Trust-funded project “Unlocking evidence for Antarctic sea-ice evolution from a novel biological archive.” The PDRA will work under the supervision of both Professor McClymont (Geography) and Professor Stephen Willis (Biosciences) at Durham University and will collaborate with other members of the team including Professor Richard Phillips (British Antarctic Survey). For more information and to apply, click here.