University of Leeds
Leeds, UK
Are you a skilled crop-climate modeller with an interest in working in a multi-disciplinary team? Are you ready to help develop fibre-rich white bread for UK consumers? Do you have excellent mathematical and Machine Learning experience?
We seek a motivated and versatile post-doctoral researcher to work on a UKRI-funded project to model crop responses to climate variability and change using crop-climate models. The project, “Increasing UK Dietary Fibre – The Case for the Great White British Loaf”, will work towards transformation of the UK wheat supply chain to sustainably supply fibre-rich white bread to UK consumers. The project provides an excellent opportunity for you to gain experience of a diverse range of agricultural and food economics research challenges and techniques.
White bread accounts for 76% of bread sold in the UK with around 12 million loaves being sold each day. Its high popularity, the need for increased fibre in the diet, and slow...