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The National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) is a distributed research centre with over 100 scientists from both Universities and research organisations in the UK.
Hosted by the University of Leicester, the NCEO provides long-term strategic research in environmental science using data from satellites in space. The NCEO’s main stakeholder is the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), part of United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI).
At NCEO, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment, advocating for equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), promoting exemplary working practices, and nurturing the next generation of scientists. As a distributed organisation, NCEO has staff located across renowned universities and world-class facilities. We aim to adhere to host institution policies, adding our own organisational values where possible. Our distribution allows us to collaborate with educational institutions throughout the UK. With scientists spanning across disciplines, we actively encourage and support cross-disciplinary collaboration to foster personal and professional growth among our staff while maintaining a strong sense of identity within NCEO. You an find more information about equality, diversity and inclusion practices and policies here.
Positions advertised at current NCEO universities and institutions in the UK will be listed below when available:
PostDoc Researcher on Amazonian Carbon and Biospheric Dynamics (Earth Observation & In Situ Measures)
King’s College London-NCEO are recruiting for a project scientist who will strengthen the existing team working on an international, multi-year remote sensing and in situ measurement and research effort funded by the European Space Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI). The CarbonARA project aims to improve understanding of greenhouse gas emissions and take-up in a region of the Eastern Amazon, and study related environmental processes and drivers: https://climate.esa.int/en/supporting-the-paris-agreement/CarbonARA/.
The postholder will join the King’s Earth Observation and Wildfire Research Group on a full-time basis and you will be offered a fixed term contract until July 2028 with the possibility of extension subject to funding availability and satisfactory performance. We wish to appoint a candidate who can start as soon as possible, and no later than September 2026. Please confirm your availability to meet this requirement in your personal statement.
Deadline is 8th June 2026.
Further details and a link to the application process can be found here. If you have any questions please contact the CarbonARA UK PI: martin.wooster@kcl.ac.uk
Postdoctoral Research Assistant in satellite imager retrievals of volcanic and hydrometeor clouds
Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Assistant position in Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford. The post will join the Earth Observation Data Group and will work on satellite retrievals of aerosol and cloud properties using the ORAC retrieval code.
Focus of the role: analysis of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption cloud, followed by the Greenland aerosol-cloud interactions project, with emphasis on geophysical interpretation, publication, and development of transferable Python/Fortran data-analysis skills.
| Vacancy ID | 186685 |
| Department | Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford |
| Salary | Grade 7RS: £39,424 – £47,779 per annum |
| Contract | Full time, fixed term for 23 months |
| Closing date | Noon GMT, Friday 19 June 2026 |
| Contact | recruitment@physics.ox.ac.uk |
Further details and a link to the application process can be found here.
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