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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Ocean Carbon Fluxes, Acoustic Backscatter and Artificial Intelligence University of Exeter in United Kingdom

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Postdoc

Field of study

Computer Science

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NERC-funded, full-time, fixed-term 12-month post. Starting salary from £44,352 on Grade F, depending on knowledge, skills and experience.

Deadline

Dec 7, 2026

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United Kingdom

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University of Exeter

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Computer Science
Environmental Science
Biology
Remote Sensing
Artificial Intelligence
Earth Science
Oceanography
Carbon Cycling

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About this position

The University of Exeter is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Fellow for the NERC-funded Ocean Carbon Soundscapes (OCS) project. The role is based in the Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy and focuses on improving understanding of ocean carbon fluxes through acoustic methods and artificial intelligence.

Ocean carbon uptake is strongly influenced by marine life and the export of organic material, or “marine snow,” into the deep ocean. The project addresses limitations in conventional sediment-trap observations, which can average measurements over a month and miss short-lived, high-magnitude carbon-export events. Acoustic current meters provide more frequent observations, and the project will investigate whether acoustic backscatter can be used to reconstruct fine-scale sinking organic-carbon fluxes.

The successful researcher will analyse new acoustic-based ocean carbon-flux datasets to investigate the causes of sub-daily changes in sinking carbon. The work will include helping to assemble global legacy datasets combining acoustic backscatter and sediment-trap observations, examining environmental drivers, investigating burst events and contributing to the development of high-resolution carbon-flux time series. The fellow will lead a publication and contribute substantially to a Phase-Two funding proposal, while supporting the wider team’s AI-based analysis.

OCS is a partnership between the University of Exeter, the British Antarctic Survey, the National Oceanography Centre and Nortek UK. The postdoctoral fellow will join a collaborative team of ocean and artificial-intelligence scientists and work with researchers across these partner organisations. The project offers an interdisciplinary research environment combining physical and biogeochemical oceanography, acoustic observations, environmental datasets and computational analysis.

Funding details

NERC-funded, full-time, fixed-term 12-month post. Starting salary from £44,352 on Grade F, depending on knowledge, skills and experience.

What's required

Applicants should possess a relevant PhD or equivalent qualification/experience in a related field. A highly skilled background in physical or biogeochemical oceanography and/or experience working with remote sensing or acoustic datasets is required. Applicants should demonstrate proficiency in handling large datasets, coding such as Matlab or Python, and strong quantitative skills. Experience in ocean dynamics, ocean biogeochemistry or carbon cycles, ocean bio-physical interactions, ocean remote sensing data, or acoustic backscatter data is required. Paper writing, presenting results and good communication are advantageous. Applicants should be motivated, creative, independent, collaborative, willing to learn new skills, and able to contribute to research proposals, supervise others and act as a team leader when required.

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Apply through the University of Exeter careers vacancy using the Apply button. Review the job description and person specification before submitting the application. Contact the HR Helpdesk for application support or Dr Katy Sheen for role-specific queries.

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