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able at:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:140%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTgxMTI2Ljk4MTIwMTMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE4MTEyNi45ODEyMDEzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MzEwODc3JmVtYWlsaWQ9Y2hyaXN0aW5AdWNhci5lZHUmdXNlcmlkPWNocmlzdGluQHVjYXIuZWR1JnRhcmdldGlkPSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&106&&&https://jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Upload/vacancies/files/13510/MAPCH1105%20Research%20Fellow%20in%20Atmospheric%20Chemistry%20Candidate%20Brief.pdf"><span style='color:#21667D'>https://jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Upload/vacancies/files/13510/MAPCH1105%20Research%20Fellow%20in%20Atmospheric%20Chemistry%20Candidate%20Brief.pdf</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:140%'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Reference MAPCH1105</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:140%'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:140%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Professor Dwayne Heard, Tel: +44 (0)113 343 6471, email: <u><a href="mailto:D.E.Heard@leeds.ac.uk"><span style='color:#21667D'>D.E.Heard@leeds.ac.uk</span></a></u><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:140%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Dr Lisa Whalley, Tel: + 44 (0)113 343 6594, email <a href="mailto:l.k.whalley@leeds.ac.uk"><span style='color:#21667D'>l.k.whalley@leeds.ac.uk</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:140%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Dr Steve Arnold, Tel: +44 (0)113 343 7245, email: <a href="mailto:S.Arnold@leeds.ac.uk"><span style='color:#21667D'>S.Arnold@leeds.ac.uk</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:140%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Professor Dominick Spracklen, Tel: +44 (0)113 343 7488, email: <a href="mailto:D.V.Spracklen@leeds.ac.uk"><span style='color:#21667D'>D.V.Spracklen@leeds.ac.uk</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>