Academic ConnectInnovation Fellow in Plant-Soil Interactions
Lancaster Environment Centre
Location: Bailrigg, Lancaster, UK
Salary: £39,355 to £45,413 (Full time, Fixed-Term)
Closing Date: Wednesday 11 June 2025
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Reference: 0394-25
Applications are invited for an Innovate UK-funded post-doctoral position, to investigate the performance of a novel organic fertiliser The study is largely field-based (at an adjacent site to Lancaster University where trials will occur with plants grown in raised beds in a dedicated polytunnel) and will involve setting up an automated irrigation system, applying different nutrient treatments and evaluating plant growth and soil nutrient status. These activities will be complemented by greenhouse-based experiments at Lancaster University, including assessing fertiliser impacts on soil properties and the wider environment (e.g. nutrient leaching).
The successful applicant will join a research team, led by Professor Ian Dodd studying nutritional and hydrological benefits conferred by a novel fertiliser derived from an industrial waste stream, and manufactured by Stopford Ltd. https://www.stopford.co.uk/capabilities-nutragy
The position is available to scientists with a PhD in plant / soil sciences and preference will be given to those with experience in field studies of plant-soil interactions and nutrient cycling.
The position is effective from 10th June 2025 and is available for 6 months full-time (part-time work is especially welcomed to most efficiently deliver the project over a longer duration). Informal enquiries to Professor Ian Dodd (email: i.dodd@lancaster.ac.uk). Further details of Professor Dodd’s research can be found on https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/lec/about-us/people/ian-dodd
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