Postdoctoral Researcher School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences

28 Months Fixed-Term, Wholetime Post Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Position in Soil Ecology as part of the SoilRes Project. SOILRES - Soil Health and Crop Resilience through Biodiversity, unites leading agricultural scientists, farmers, and innovators across Europe in a shared mission to regenerate soil health, strengthen crop resilience, and reduce the environmental impact of farming. Funded under the Horizon Europe programme, the project brings together a diverse network of test sites in Denmark, Finland, France, Hungary, Italy, and Portugal, each representing key European climate and soil regions. SOILRES aims to provide practical, science-backed solutions for one of agriculture's most pressing challenges: how to produce food sustainably in the face of climate extremes, biodiversity loss, and soil degradation. The project focuses on both organic and conventional farming systems, addressing specific regional problems such as drought, nutrient leaching, low productivity, weed pressure, and declining soil fertility. Through the co-design and field testing of biodiversity-based innovations, including cover crops, microbial biostimulants, compost, biochar, and digital tools, SOILRES will deliver regenerative farming strategies that are scalable, economically viable, and adapted to real-farm conditions. The Postdoctoral Researcher will work in the Microbiome and Soil Health Lab in the School of BEES and contribute to WP 2 (Harnessing soil-microbiota interactions) of SoilRes with a particular focus on the assessment of soil biodiversity and soil health in the test sites. Please note that Garda vetting and/or an international police clearance check may form part of the selection process. Project: SoilRes: Multi-Faceted Biodiversity Integration for A Healthy Soil and Resilient Crop Management. For an information package including full details of the post, selection criteria and application process see The University, at its discretion, may undertake to make an additional appointment(s) from this competition following the conclusion of the process. Informal inquiries can be made in confidence to Dr. Israel Ikoyi, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences/Sustainability Institute, Tel: + ; Email: For further information on the hiring unit, please see: University College Cork is committed to being a fully inclusive global university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) are core values under our UCC Strategic Plan 2023-2028. UCC holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advancing equality in higher education. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all our employees and the communities they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from everybody, regardless of age, care-giving status, disability, ethnicity, gender and/or gender identity or expression status, nationality, marital status/civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion/creed, and/or sexual orientation. We are committed to supporting all staff through flexible working schemes, family-friendly policies, training and development, and staff networks. We value the enrichment that comes from a diverse community and seek to promote equality, prevent discrimination and protect the human rights of each individual in line with equality legislation. We encourage applicants to consult our Dignity and Respect Policy and learn more about our EDI related initiatives Salary:€47,273 - €53,925 p.a (IUA PD1 Research Salary Scale) Salary placement on appointment will be in accordance with public sector pay policy. We encourage you to reach out to us directly should you require assistance or reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process. Please note interviews will be conducted either online via Microsoft Teams or in person in the first instance. Candidates may also be required to attend interviews in person if an interview takes place online. Candidates will be notified as appropriate Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal ( Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to quoting the job-title. Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Friday, 20th of November 2026. No late applications will be accepted. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER Please note that an appointment to posts advertised will be dependent on University approval, together with the terms of the employment control framework for the higher education sector. To be considered for this role you will be redirected to and must complete the application process on our careers page. To start the process, click the Apply button below to Login/Register.
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