Research Fellow in Arctic Ocean Geochemistry

You will be a key member of the Natural Environment Research Council’s (NERC) new project "The Changing Arctic Ocean Seafloor (ChAOS)".  Working in the field of inorganic geochemistry you will embark on up to three shipboard expeditions to the Barents Sea, undertake sediment and pore water sampling, and carry out the subsequent analysis and data publication.  You will also support the project leader Dr Christian März in the administration of ChAOS.

Working in collaboration with scientists at numerous UK and international research institutes you will aim to understand how change in the physical environment, ice and ocean, will affect the large-scale ecosystem structure and biogeochemical functioning of the Arctic Ocean, the potential major impacts and provide projections for future ecosystem services.

You will have, or be close to obtaining, a PhD in the field of Earth, Environmental or Marine Sciences and have experience of working in a (geo)chemical laboratory.  You will also have experience of publishing scientific results and be willing to participate in sea-going expeditions. You may also have experience of Arctic Ocean research and sediment and pore water sampling and analysis.

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

Dr Christian Maerz, Associate Professor in Biogeochemistry

Tel: +44 (0)113 343 1504, email: c.maerz@leeds.ac.uk