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(apologies for cross-postings) The James Hutton Institute Location: Aberdeen Salary: Hutton band E Circa £37,500 to Hutton band F Circa £48,000 per annum Hours: Full Time Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract Placed on: 25th April 2017 Closes: 21st May 2017 The James Hutton Institute is an international research centre based in Scotland, focusing on the key global challenges, of climate change and food and environmental security. Collaborating with colleagues within the Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (http://www.cusp.ac.uk/), this is an exciting three-year Research Fellowship to expand our activities in sustainability science, with particular focus on investigating ways to implement the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs) in Scotland and globally. The position comes with generous start-up costs, and the Fellow would be considered for a tenured position subject to successful progress. We are seeking highly-motivated candidates with a strong background in sustainability science, with particular experience in modelling coupled human and natural systems. You will have a PhD in an appropriate subject and a demonstrable record of publication in scientific journals and winning research income. You will also have computer programming expertise and good communication skills. Experience in agent-based modelling would be advantageous. This post will be based at the Aberdeen site, but there may be a requirement to travel between sites on occasions. Further information is available from www.hutton.ac.uk/careers<http://www.hutton.ac.uk/careers>. Closing date 21st May 2017 Gary Polhill Human-Natural Systems Research Scientist The James Hutton Institute Craigiebuckler Aberdeen AB15 8QH Tel: +44 (0) 1224 395 280 (direct) Tel: +44 (0) 844 928 5428 (switchboard) Fax: +44 (0) 844 928 5429 The James Hutton Institute is a Scottish charitable company limited by guarantee. Registered in Scotland No. SC374831 Registered Office: The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie Dundee DD2 5DA. Charity No. SC041796