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Job openings: three new post-doc roles researching net zero aviation (now closed)

Jul 17, 2024

The School of Geography and the Environment and the Department of Earth Sciences are recruiting three Post-doctoral Research Associates (PDRAs) to form a cohort of researchers working on net zero aviation.

The roles are:

The PDRAs in Geologically-Balanced Fuels and Social Science of Net Zero Aviation will be based in the Environmental Change Institute as part of Oxford Net Zero.

The deadline to apply is 12pm BST on 22 August 2024. Applications must be made through the central University of Oxford job website (follow the links above). Interviews will take place in mid-September 2024 via Microsoft Teams.

Technical questions relating to the PDRA positions in Geologically-Balanced Fuels and Social Science of Net Zero Aviation should be directed to recruit@ouce.ox.ac.uk. Questions related to the PDRA position in CO2 MRV and Carbon Accounting should be sent to personnel@earth.ox.ac.uk.

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