Postdoctoral research fellow in Boundary-Layer Meteorology
- University of Leeds
- United Kingdom, ENG
- Jul 22, 2026
Job Description:
Salary: Grade 7 (£41,064 - £48,822 p.a. pro-rata depending on experience)
Are you an ambitious researcher with a passion for the weather? Do you want to further your career in one of the UK’s leading research-intensive universities, conducting fundamental research with real world applications?
UNICON is a joint project between the Universities of Reading and Leeds, funded as part of WCSSP India to develop diagnostics for evaluation of the Met Office Unified Model using new observations from the Indian Atmospheric Research Testbed – Central India (ART-CI) site established by project partners IITM. The diagnostics will be coded up for inclusion in the open-source CSET model evaluation toolkit being developed as a shared resource across the Met Office UM partnership.
This post will focus on the development and inclusion of boundary layer diagnostics, particularly utilising lidar observations for long-term.
Based in the Institute of Climate and Atmospheric Science in the School of Earth and Environment you will join a large dynamic research community with internationally recognised expertise in atmospheric dynamics and convection. As one of the founder members of the Met Office Academic Partnership, Leeds has a long-standing and close collaboration with the Met Office, and the post-holder will work closely with them as well as with project partners at IITM and NCMRWF in India to ensure pull-through of the research to operations.
Please note: If you are not a British or Irish citizen, from 1 January 2021 you will require permission to work in the UK. This will normally be in the form of a visa but, if you are an EEA/Swiss citizen and resident in the UK before 31 December 2020, this may be your passport or status under the EU Settlement Scheme.
Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. For more information please visit: https://www.gov.uk/global-talent
What we offer in return
• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme plus life assurance – The University contributes 14.5% of salary.
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.
And much more!
To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:
Dr Andrew Ross, Associate Professor in Dynamical Meteorology
Email: [email protected]
You can apply for this role online; more guidance can be found on our How to Apply information page. Applications should be submitted by 23.59 (UK time) on the advertised closing date.
Closing Date: 05 Aug 2026
Section: Research
Salary: £41,064 to £48,822 per annum pro-rata
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Job Description:
Salary: Grade 7 (£41,064 - £48,822 p.a. pro-rata depending on experience)
Are you an ambitious researcher with a passion for the weather? Do you want to further your career in one of the UK’s leading research-intensive universities, conducting fundamental research with real world applications?
UNICON is a joint project between the Universities of Reading and Leeds, funded as part of WCSSP India to develop diagnostics for evaluation of the Met Office Unified Model using new observations from the Indian Atmospheric Research Testbed – Central India (ART-CI) site established by project partners IITM. The diagnostics will be coded up for inclusion in the open-source CSET model evaluation toolkit being developed as a shared resource across the Met Office UM partnership.
This post will focus on the development and inclusion of boundary layer diagnostics, particularly utilising lidar observations for long-term.
Based in the Institute of Climate and Atmospheric Science in the School of Earth and Environment you will join a large dynamic research community with internationally recognised expertise in atmospheric dynamics and convection. As one of the founder members of the Met Office Academic Partnership, Leeds has a long-standing and close collaboration with the Met Office, and the post-holder will work closely with them as well as with project partners at IITM and NCMRWF in India to ensure pull-through of the research to operations.
Please note: If you are not a British or Irish citizen, from 1 January 2021 you will require permission to work in the UK. This will normally be in the form of a visa but, if you are an EEA/Swiss citizen and resident in the UK before 31 December 2020, this may be your passport or status under the EU Settlement Scheme.
Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. For more information please visit: https://www.gov.uk/global-talent
What we offer in return
• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme plus life assurance – The University contributes 14.5% of salary.
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.
And much more!
To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:
Dr Andrew Ross, Associate Professor in Dynamical Meteorology
Email: [email protected]
You can apply for this role online; more guidance can be found on our How to Apply information page. Applications should be submitted by 23.59 (UK time) on the advertised closing date.
Closing Date: 05 Aug 2026
Section: Research
Salary: £41,064 to £48,822 per annum pro-rata
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