Research Fellow In Gravel Coast Science Part-time NEW

Research Fellow In Gravel Coast Science

We are seeking a short-term postdoctoral researcher to support on-going work on the NERC funded Gravel barrier resilience in a changing climate (#gravelbeach) project. The project is expanding and improving our knowledge and understanding of gravel barrier systems, particularly in the context of the UK where we have a wealth of these systems and where they play a vital role in natural flood and coastal erosion risk protection. Applicants will have experience and proven skillsets in coastal science, gravel sedimentology, data science, and machine learning applications to morphosedimentary data. This is a part time (0.2 FTE), fixed term post with funding available for 10 months starting 2nd November 2026. Funding is available at Grade 7, spine point 32 -33 (including London Allowance).

Informal enquiries may be made to Prof Helene Burningham. If you have any queries regarding the application process, or if you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online, please contact the department's research administration team.

Applicants will have a PhD in coastal science relating to gravelly shorelines as well as be able to demonstrate:

• Experience in collecting, processing, and analysing heterogeneous coastal sediments across multiple grain size classes
• Experience in collecting, processing, and analysing near-sensing data, including using e.g. RTK GPS, UAS, TLS
• Experience and expertise in coding data science and machine learning pipelines for the analysis and segmentation of near-sensing data

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave plus 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

The Department is committed to the values of equality, diversity and inclusion and we have an active Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, and networks for BME, LGBTQ, and disabled/neurodiverse staff and students. The Department recognises the importance of family-friendly working, and we try, as far as possible, to organise meetings and events with staff responsibilities as parents and carers in mind. In 2022, the Department was awarded an Athena SWAN Silver award in recognition of our advancement of gender equality: representation, progression, and success.