Environmental Macro Economist

National Oceanography Centre, Southampton or Liverpool 

Permanent 

Full time (37 hours) or part time (minimum of 22.2 hours per week) considered 

Flexible working patterns available

 £43, 703 - £47, 941

Who are we? 

About the role 

We seek a talented and enthusiastic environmental macro economist to join the vibrant Seafloor Ecosystems group at NOC. This role will play an integral role within the Sustainable Marine Economy mission, a core pillar of the NOC strategy, and contribute to the thriving socio-oceanography team.

The successful candidate will integrate with interdisciplinary teams, across NOC and beyond, to provide economic assessments of marine habitats and inform decision making from a local to global level.

Initially, the post will support the EU funded project REDRESS, working with international partners to support the restoration of deep-sea habitats. For this project, specifically required is macroeconomic analysis, using Input-Output models, which will quantify the potential economic impacts of a range of deep-sea restoration activities. From there, the work will expand to other projects requiring marine economic expertise (e.g. in the fields of Blue Carbon, marine Natural Capital Accounting, offshore energy, food security and marine restoration). 

The postholder will be expected to write and submit academic peer-reviewed papers, and present at, and participate in, academic conferences and workshops. Engagement with a wide range of stakeholders will also be required, underpinning the management and safeguarding of marine resources for the benefit of society.

The position is offered at postdoctoral level but has capacity for rapid career development via a greater role in the formulation of future research proposals.

About you 

The successful candidate will have research experience, and ideally a publication record, in the area of environmental economics and/or macro-economics. Marine experience is welcome but not essential. We welcome candidates with experience and/or interest in a selection of the following areas: 

• valuing natural resources
• natural capital assessments and ecosystem services evaluation
• quantifying ocean wealth, and methods of incorporating nature into financial decision-making
• using/developing models that link economies, societies, and nature such as integrated assessment models, general or partial equilibrium models
• data processing and visualization skills (e.g. Matlab, Python, R, or STATA)

The candidate must evidence advanced research writing skills (academic papers and/or reports). Experience of proposal writing is beneficial but not essential. They will also have excellent communication and presentational skills and ideally have experience of working in interdisciplinary teams.

Candidates will have a degree in a scientific, economic or mathematical discipline and have completed a PhD in topics related to environmental economics and/or macro economics, or a PhD equivalent. PhD-equivalent research experience can be demonstrated by a strong track record of independent research, including peer-reviewed publications or equivalent high-quality economic analyses/reports, and evidence of leading or substantially shaping research outputs.

Why NOC? 

We offer a generous set of benefits, including:

- 30 days contractual annual leave, plus 3.5 extra closure days and bank holidays

- financial support for relocation

- a salary sacrifice scheme for electric / hybrid vehicles (qualifying period applies)

- access to a flexible benefits portal offering online discounts, cashback and eGift cards

- a Cycle2Work scheme allowing employees to acquire bikes and accessories

- we are proud to be a Living Wage Employer 

Location 

This position will be based in Southampton or

We have a hybrid working approach where for most positions staff can work from home up to 2 days per week. If you are interested in this position, but require a more flexible working arrangement, please contact the recruitment team using the contact details below.

Submitting an application  

Please click ‘Apply for this job’ and submit an up-to-date CV and cover letter highlighting your relevant experience and why you are interested in the position. Applications submitted without a cover letter may not be considered. If you are unable to apply online, please contact the NOC recruitment team at careers@noc.ac.uk / 07955 851648. 

Date advert posted: 8^th May 2026 

Closing date: 31^st May 2026. 

Please note we are not accepting applications via recruitment agencies for this position.