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Dr Cécile Ménard is a Research Fellow in the School of GeoSciences at the University of Edinburgh. Her research examines how institutional culture and employment conditions in academia shape research processes and practices.
Her work has two interconnected strands. Grounded in a PhD in snow physics modelling, her research explores how the local, regional, and geopolitical contexts in which snow models are developed influence research priorities and the framing of scientific knowledge. By investigating the epistemological choices and employment conditions of the scientists shaping these models, her research highlights the underlying assumptions and values embedded in cold region modelling.
This focus on how structural factors shape knowledge production extends to her broader research on academic employment conditions, particularly the implications of precarious and unpaid labour. She examines how universities structure their workforce, the influence of prestige-driven incentives on career progression, and how institutional frameworks shape the experiences of researchers in insecure roles. By analysing the links between funding structures, employment policies, and research practices, her work aims to provide a deeper understanding of how labour conditions affect both individuals and the wider academic system.
Qualifications
PhD in snow physics modelling, "Modelling the effects of shrub tundra on snow and runoff", University of Edinburgh, Scotland, 2006-2010
BSc in Geography and Environmental Sciences (Joint Honours), University of Sussex, Brighton, 2003-2006
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Exploring the decision-making process in model development: focus on the Arctic snowpack
Menard, C. B., Rasmus, S., Merkouriadi, I., Balsamo, G., Bartsch, A., Derksen, C., Domine, F., Dumont, M., Ehrich, D., Essery, R., Forbes, B. C., Krinner, G., Lawrence, D., Liston, G., Matthes, H., Rutter, N., Sandells, M., Schneebeli, M. & Stark, S., 9 Oct 2024, In: The Cryosphere. 2024Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Long-term research staff survey: preliminary results from closed-ended questions
Menard, C., 9 Nov 2022, 5 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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The career paths of researchers in long-term employment on short-term contracts: case study from a UK university
Menard, C. & Shinton, S., 9 Sept 2022, In: PLoS ONE.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Airborne SnowSAR data at X and Ku bands over boreal forest, alpine and tundra snow cover
Lemmetyinen, J., Cohen, J., Kontu, A., Vehviläinen, J., Hannula, H.-R., Merkouriadi, I., Scheiblauer, S., Rott, H., Nagler, T., Ripper, E., Elder, K., Marshall, H.-P., Fromm, R., Adams, M., Derksen, C., King, J., Meta, A., Coccia, A., Rutter, N. & Sandells, M. & 6 others, , 1 Sept 2022, In: Earth System Science Data. 14, 9, p. 3915-3945Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploiting the ANN Potential in Estimating Snow Depth and Snow Water Equivalent From the Airborne SnowSAR Data at X- and Ku-Bands
Santi, E., Brogioni, M., Leduc-Leballeur, M., Macelloni, G., Macelloni, F., Pampaloni, P., Lemmetyinen, J., Cohen, J., Rott, H., Nagler, T., Derksen, C., King, J., Rutter, N., Essery, R., Menard, C., Sandells, M. & Kern, M., 21 Jun 2021, In: IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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In Their Own Time: challenging conventional funding structures to include intersectionally underrepresented casualised academics
Menard, C. (Principal Investigator) & Wanggren, L. (Co-investigator)
2/09/24 → 29/08/25
Project: Research
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In Their Own Time: challenging conventional funding structures to include intersectionally underrepresented casualised academics
Menard, C. (Principal Investigator)
1/09/24 → 31/08/25
Project: Research
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Research staff: the missing link in teaching and learning?
Menard, C. (Principal Investigator), Swanton, D. (Co-investigator), Shackley, S. (Co-investigator) & Hegerl, G. (Co-investigator)
1/02/23 → 31/01/24
Project: University Awarded Project Funding
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Forecasting and monitoring the river-ice break up in the Yukon Territory, Canada.
Menard, C. (Principal Investigator)
18/04/11 → 13/05/11
Project: Research