Técnico/a de paleoecología para conservación en Cambridge (12 meses)

Laboratory and Field Senior Technician - Palaeoecology - University of Cambridge - 12 months - deadline 29 November 2026

Location: Cambridge, UK. Occasional fieldwork, including remote UK locations and potentially overseas.

Organization: University of Cambridge, Department of Geography, Conservation Palaeoecology Lab.

Contract Type: Fixed-term: funding available for 12 months in the first instance.

Main Description: Process plant materials and sediment/peat cores, analyse charcoal using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and reconstruct past fire temperatures. Support a wetland conservation palaeoecology project linking past and present ecology and traditional knowledge with biodiversity management. Maintain equipment and safe laboratories, train lab users and contribute to data analysis and publications.

Requirements: Essential: experience operating FTIR instruments for palaeofire reconstruction; spectra handling, analysis and interpretation; processing plant materials for reference spectra libraries; processing sediment and peat cores for macro-charcoal analysis using FTIR. Strong technical precision, troubleshooting, IT, organisation and data/time management. Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience in Geography, Earth Science or Biology, first aid and a licence to drive manual vehicles are desirable, not essential.

Benefits/Conditions: Advertised salary £34,630-£40,704. Applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

How to Apply: Apply online through the university recruitment system by 29 November 2026, quoting LC51488. Read the Further Particulars on the vacancy page. Interviews are anticipated on 18 December 2026. Questions: hr@geog.cam.ac.uk.

More information and application: https://www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/laboratory-and-field-senior-technician-palaeoecology-fixed-term-lc51488