Location: | United Kingdom |
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Salary: | £38,389 to £41,212 |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 29th November 2024 |
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Closes: | 3rd January 2025 |
Job Ref: | NOV20249624 |
Conservation Scientists – UK Marine
Reference: NOV20249624
Location: Home-based - Flexible in UK (with possibility of up to 6 weeks fieldwork around UK)
Salary: £38,389.00 - £41,212.00 Per Annum
Duration: The posts will be for between 12 and 24 months in the first instance (potential for extension)
Hours: Full Time – 37.5 hours per week
Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Assurance Scheme, 26 days' Annual Leave
The RSPB Centre for Conservation Science is responsible for the science that informs delivery of the RSPB’s conservation programmes for species, habitats and landscapes.
We are seeking three Conservation Scientists to join our Marine Section to take key roles in the delivery of a variety of seabird conservation research projects.
If you are looking for an exciting opportunity that combines fieldwork, including on remote islands, complex data analysis and scientific paper writing, but also informs the conservation of a charismatic seabirds, then this could be the opportunity for you!
What are the roles about?
We are seeking three Conservation Scientists to join our Marine Section to take key roles in the delivery of a variety of seabird conservation research projects. Some roles will involve periods of fieldwork on remote islands requiring up to six weeks at a time away from home, between May and September each year. Those roles will involve extensive project management responsibilities, including recruitment of field staff, organising fieldwork logistics, procurement and maintenance of equipment, and all roles will involve data management and analysis, writing of project reports for funders, working closely with project partners, and preparing manuscripts for peer review and scientific publication.
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Closing date: 23:59, Friday 3rd January 2025
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position from 13th January 2025.
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