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Do you have a broad background in engineering or a related discipline? Do you want to make a difference by delivering research to underpin robust, sustainable and just climate and energy solutions? Do you have the ability to deliver a challenging project in a short timescale to support local decarbonisation and evidence-based policymaking?The University of Leeds has world-leading expertise in geothermal energy, heat networks, building energy systems and simulation, smart grid and optimisation of smart energy systems. In addition, the Faculties of both Engineering and Physical Science, and Environment, have an outstanding track record in shallow geothermal energy deployment via heat pumps and district heating networks, from a technical, social and policy perspective.In response to the Unive...

Research Fellow in Assessing the Carbon Impacts of e-bikes and e-scootersSalary: Grade 7 (£39,105 – £46,485 p.a. depending on experience) **This role will be based on the university campus, with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements**A quantitative transport data analyst is required to support the carbon impact analysis work package of the HELMET research project (HEaLth iMpact of E-bikes and e-scooTers). We will calculate and report the CO2 savings observed amongst survey respondents who use shared e-bikes and e-scooters in a number of UK cities and extrapolate these savings across the population of these cities. Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-...

Do you have a strong background in climate, terrestrial or atmospheric modelling? Do you have a proven track record developing international research collaborations? We are seeking an enthusiastic and committed researcher to identify how tropical forests can contribute to climate change adaptation.Finding solutions to climate change is urgent and essential for the future of humanity. Tropical forests have the potential to contribute to climate change adaptation, but there are crucial knowledge gaps on how intact and regenerating forests interact with climate and how well these processes are represented in global climate models. Existing models struggle to capture the complexity of tropical forest-climate interactions, limiting our ability to reliably predict the climate impacts of future l...

Are you an ambitious scientist looking for your next challenge? Do you have a PhD (or near to completion) in a quantitative subject, an interest in Polar research and the skills to develop our Earth observation capability?We are seeking to recruit a research fellow in Earth observation of the Polar regions at the University of Leeds, to investigate historical and ongoing changes in the Arctic and Antarctica.You will join a team of glaciologists at the University of Leeds, using satellite data to improve our understanding of ice sheet-ocean interactions, and the processes driving recent change. This group uses state-of-the-art Earth observation data and advanced computer techniques to study the Polar regions. We specialise in using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and altimetry satellite data...

Are you an ambitious researcher looking for your next challenge? Do you wish to do research relevant to global health? Do you have an established background in molecular virology? Do you want to further your career in one of the UKs leading research intensive Universities?Virus-like particles (VLPs) offer a low cost solution to vaccine development and are already in clinical use (e.g. against human papillomavirus and hepatitis B virus). They also avoid containment restrictions associated with the culture of infectious virus as are required for most conventional vaccine manufacture. We have developed VLP-based vaccine candidates for polio and hand, foot and mouth disease. These are produced in the yeast Pichia pastors by co-expression of the viral P1 precursor protein and the protease. The ...