University of Exeter
Exeter, UK
Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy The post The Faculty wishes to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to participate in a joint NERC-FAPESP funded project entitled “Restoring neo-tropical dry ecosystems - is plant functional composition the key to success?” This full-time post is available on a fixed-term basis for 24 months, with a start date no later than 1st October 2023. The successful applicant will use novel satellite data, in combination with field data collected in collaboration partners in Brazil, to characterise the carbon and disturbance dynamics across the Cerrado biome. A particular focus will be on land cover change, fragmentation, fire and ecosystem restoration. The post will include using multiple remote-sensing datasets to understand land cover changes, ecosystem fragmentation and restoration in the Cerrado region and characterising associated carbon pools and fluxes. About you The successful applicant will be...