英國利茲大學(xué)2023年招聘博士后職位（合成與分析化學(xué)）
利茲大學(xué)（University of Leeds），是一所位于英國利茲的公立綜合性研究型大學(xué)、世界百強(qiáng)名校，英國紅磚大學(xué)，是羅素大學(xué)集團(tuán)，世界大學(xué)聯(lián)盟、國際大學(xué)氣候聯(lián)盟、歐洲大學(xué)協(xié)會、英聯(lián)邦大學(xué)協(xié)會、中英大學(xué)工程教育與研究聯(lián)盟、RENKEI 、N8大學(xué)聯(lián)盟、白玫瑰大學(xué)聯(lián)盟成員。利茲大學(xué)商學(xué)院獲AACSB、EQUIS和AMBA三重認(rèn)證，是全球商學(xué)院網(wǎng)絡(luò)、“一帶一路”商學(xué)院聯(lián)盟、中歐商校聯(lián)盟成員。
Research Fellow in Synthetic and Analytical Chemistry
University of Leeds
Job Description
Are you interested in applying synthetic and analytical carbohydrate chemistry to solving important questions relevant to climate change? Do you want to perform cutting edge isotope studies to understand how forests respond to their climate? Join our interdisciplinary team that is aiming to unlock the full potential of tree ring oxygen isotope archives.
You will become part of a team consisting of chemists, Earth scientists, ecophysiologists, and isotope specialists led by Prof Roel Brienen and Prof Manuel Gloor (School of Geography), Prof Bruce Turnbull (School of Chemistry), and Dr Arnoud Boom (University of Leicester) to work on a project funded by the Leverhulme Trust, to develop new methods to understand how isotope ratios at specific positions in cellulose relates to climatic changes experienced by the trees.
Oxygen isotopes present in tree rings provide a historical record of water molecules that were incorporated into cellulose as the tree grew. However, the oxygen isotopes provide a mixed signal resulting from both the plant source water and plant physiological changes to their environment (primarily processes happening in leaves). To make full use of the information in tree ring oxygen isotope archives we require new methods that can disentangle climate information from tree physiology responses.
In this project you will develop and test novel tree ring isotope approaches to assess the responses of trees to climate. You will apply a combination of synthetic chemistry and analytical methods to separate and measure oxygen isotope ratios at specific positions around the glucose rings. You will work closely with a PhD student in the School of Geography, and with the Leicester Environmental Isotope Laboratory to evaluate the methods using tree ring samples from our existing collection, and trees grown under controlled laboratory conditions. This research is expected to provide new insights in plant ecophysiological responses and improve the interpretation of oxygen isotopes from tree rings for palaeoclimate studies.
To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:
Bruce Turnbull, Professor of Biomolecular Chemistry
Tel: +44 (0)113 343 7438 or email: W.B.Turnbull@leeds.ac.uk
OR
Roel Brienen, Professor of Forest Ecology and Global Change
Tel: +44 (0)113 343 3381 or email: R.Brienen@leeds.ac.uk
Location: Leeds - Main Campus
Faculty/Service: Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences
School/Institute: School of Chemistry
Category: Research
Grade: Grade 7
Salary: £37,099 to £44,263 p.a.
Due to funding restrictions, an appointment will not be made higher than £39,347 p.a.
Working Time: 37.5 hours per week
Post Type: Full Time
Contract Type: Fixed Term (18 months, available from 1 September 2023 - grant funding)
Release Date: Wednesday 02 August 2023
Closing Date: Wednesday 30 August 2023
Reference: EPSCH1087
