Research Associate in Marine Biogeochemistry

Overview

In this role you will advance understanding of how seafloor topology shapes the mesopelagic biological carbon pump, contributing to marine spatial planning and risk assessments. You will join an international team of biogeochemists, modelers, ecologists and policymakers to link biodiversity, food webs and carbon cycling. You’ll conduct fieldwork at sea, process samples, and help translate findings into models and publications. This position offers opportunities to collaborate across a large consortium, present at conferences, and grow within a world‑leading institution.

Pay / Benefits

• travel opportunities across Europe and beyond
• career support for researchers
• generous pension schemes
• 43 days off per year
• hybrid working possible
• world-leading institution status

Responsibilities

• conduct sea-going fieldwork in the North Atlantic (Summer 2027) and south of South Africa (early Summer 2027)
• use sediment traps, marine snow catchers and optodes to measure microbial remineralisation
• process collected samples and lead/co-author peer‑reviewed publications
• contribute to physical, food-web and statistical models used by the OceanSOS team
• coordinate your component of fieldwork and collaborate with the wider project team
• present findings to internal and external audiences including conferences
• work with international partners within the consortium and at annual science meetings

Key requirements

• fieldwork experience at sea
• track record of managing experiments from design to publication
• knowledge of organic carbon cycling in the ocean
• ideally experience leading your own work at sea
• ability to analyse organic carbon samples
• enthusiasm for ocean carbon science

• team collaboration
• effective communication
• initiative and autonomy
• sediment traps
• marine snow catchers
• optodes

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