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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Research Scientist<o:p></o:p></span></b>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>BRAVE2 -</b><b><span
style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></b>Building understanding
of climate variability into planning of groundwater supplies from
low storage aquifers in Africa – Second Phase’<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Employing unit:</span></b>
Department of Meteorology<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Start date:</span></b><span
lang="EN-US">
</span> As soon as possible<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Closing
date: </span>
</b><span lang="EN-US">31<sup>st</sup> July 2015<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Reference number:</span></b>
SF08012<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Post type:</span></b>
Full-time, Fixed-term, 40 months<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Grade:</span>
</b>6<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Payscale:</span></b>
£28,695 - £31,342 per annum<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Departments of Meteorology and the School
of Agriculture, Policy and Development at the University of
Reading (UoR) invite applications for an interdisciplinary
researcher with a background in meteorology, and an ability to
communicate climate information with a range of stakeholders. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The post is part of the BRAVE research
consortium, ‘Building understanding of climate variability into
planning of groundwater supplies from low storage aquifers in
Africa – Second Phase’, funded under the NERC/DFID/ESRC programme,
Unlocking the Potential for Groundwater for the Poor (UPGro) <a
href="http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/funded/programmes/upgro/">
http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/funded/programmes/upgro/</a>. The
locational focus of the BRAVE project is Burkina Faso and Northern
Ghana.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The project is led by Dr Rosalind Cornforth in
the Department of Meteorology (UoR), with co-investigators from
the UoR and the British Geological Survey (BGS), as well as
partners from a large number of water resources research,
governance, and (international) aid agency organisations in Ghana
and Burkina Faso.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You will have:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Lucida
Sans","sans-serif"">-</span><span
style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif"">
</span>Background in Meteorology with good programming and
analytical skills<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Lucida
Sans","sans-serif"">-</span><span
style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif"">
</span>Background in Social Science and participatory methods<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Lucida
Sans","sans-serif"">-</span><span
style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif"">
</span>Ability to communicate climate information with a wide
range of stakeholders
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Lucida
Sans","sans-serif"">-</span><span
style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif"">
</span>Fluency in French and English <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Lucida
Sans","sans-serif"">-</span><span
style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif"">
</span>Be able to travel to West Africa regularly<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Informal contact details<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Contact role:</b> Line Manager<span
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Contact name:</b> Dr. Henny Osbahr <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Contact phone: </b>+44(0)118 378 8314 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>*Contact email:</b> <a
href="mailto:h.osbahr@reading.ac.uk">
h.osbahr@reading.ac.uk</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Alternative informal contact details<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Contact role:</b> Line Manager, BRAVE PI<span
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Contact name:</b> Dr. Ros Cornforth<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Contact phone:</b> +44(0)118 378 5755<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>*Contact email:</b> <a
href="mailto:r.j.cornforth@reading.ac.uk">
r.j.cornforth@reading.ac.uk</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">*Please copy email enquiries to both informal
contacts.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Full details of this position can be viewed at
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a
href="http://www.reading.ac.uk/15/about/jobs/about-job-details.aspx?vacancy_id=5363418tjU">http://www.reading.ac.uk/15/about/jobs/about-job-details.aspx?vacancy_id=5363418tjU</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To formally apply, please visit <span
lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.reading.ac.uk/jobs"><span
lang="EN-GB">www.reading.ac.uk/jobs</span></a>
</span>or contact Human Resources, University of Reading,
Whiteknights, PO Box 217, Reading RG6 6AH. Telephone +44(0)118 378
6771 (voicemail)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Please quote the relevant reference number.
</b>We value a diverse workforce and welcome applications from all
sections of the community.
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