Vacancies
The Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity is home to world-leading interdisciplinary research on the complexities of biodiversity change in the Anthropocene.
The team is wide ranging and continuously growing, bringing in expertise and insights from across different disciplines and subject areas to advance research in the most exciting emerging fields.
To bring this Centre to life, we will recruit a number of roles - both academic and professional support.
Current opportunities
Postdoctoral researcher
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Biodiversity Change
The postholder will be mentored by Inês Martins, who holds a University Research Fellowship from the Royal Society entitled ‘Understanding the Complex Dynamics of Biodiversity Change’, in collaboration with colleagues at LCAB and Maria Dornelas at the University of St. Andrews.
We are seeking an enthusiastic Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) with analytical skills and knowledge of biodiversity to plan and lead research on how biodiversity change is unfolding in the Anthropocene.
Closing date for applications: 10 August 2025
Independent Research Fellows
- guidance in developing and refining your research proposal along with advice on appropriate funding scheme
- additional salary to extend the fellowship duration beyond the initial funding period (fully funded fellowships)
- salary to support a postdoctoral research associate linked to the fellowship (fully funded fellowships)
- salary match funding, which may be split with home departments (part-funded fellowships)
- co-supervision of a PhD student associated with the Centre.
- mentoring a postdoctoral research associate in the Centre
- eligibility to bid for further LCAB research funding to support, for example, pump-priming activities, academic visitors to the Centre, short-term buy-in of skills or internal placements.