Research Associate (Leverhulme) - School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences - 105138 - Grade 6

University of Birmingham · United Kingdom, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

Location
United Kingdom
Job Type
Full time
Posted
July 16, 2026

Job Description

Summary

  • Work within the project “New Insights Into Early Mammal Evolution From Exceptional Scottish Fossils”.

  • Support the project team through contributing to fieldwork, lab processing of fossil specimens, and the collection and analysis (segmentation) of computed tomographic (CT) data.

  • Contribute to publications.

  • Main Duties 

  • Participate annually in semi-remote coastal fieldwork in Scotland with wider team to collect fossils using appropriate tools. 

  • Undertake field first aid and field equipment training as required.

  • Organisation and documentation of collected fossil specimens.

  • Lab-based preparation of fossil specimens, potentially including occasional off-site working. 

  • Operate CT scanner to collect computed tomographic data for fossil specimens.

  • Analyse (manually segment) and interpret CT data independently using specialist software. 

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