Research Technician in Ecology (0.5 FTE)

Location: Singleton Campus, Swansea

About The Role

The REPAIR project is recruiting an ecologist with experience of local species’ identification to perform Biodiversity surveys (plants, insects, birds, bats) in Swansea.

“REPAIR” is a £3.2 M trans-disciplinary Arts & Humanities Research Council-funded project that explores Nature-based solutions for Climate Adaptation, through urban regeneration. The project explores the cultural, social, and ecological dimensions of biophilic retrofitting (integrating ‘nature’ into existing buildings) through the lens of the Biophilic Living Building in Swansea (“BIOME”) – a comprehensive, nature-based retrofit of a former retail store, with social housing over a ground floor for sustainable social enterprises and other activities.

The project explores how nature-based solutions such as green roofs and walls, rain gardens etc., help cities adapt to climate change. It aims to identify regulatory and human-centred challenges that hinder widespread adoption of biophilic design and deliver evidence-based, replicable pathways to retrofitting nature-based solutions for urban climate adaptation.

We are seeking a part-time (0.5 FTE) Research Technician who is passionate about making a difference to the planet, to perform regular biodiversity surveys of wildlife in and around the new “BIOME” Biophilic building in central Swansea. The building’s users will have access to green spaces (roof gardens, planters, a community vegetable garden, multistorey green house). The project aims to study how local wildlife responds to this exciting new development, and links with existing green and blue corridors and infrastructure around Swansea.

The successful candidate will have a good working knowledge and experience of surveying and identifying local plant, insect, bird and bat species commonly found around Swansea. They will have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills, be adaptable and able to solve problems. They will be able to work collaboratively to specific timelines with academic colleagues and other partners from industry and local government to deliver seasonal biodiversity surveys, reports and analyses (see JD for more detail).

The project’s Team convening principles are set out https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/researcher/what-is-thrive/ which are adopted and adapted by our co-leaders and collaborators.

Closing Date: 15 July 2026

Interview Dates: 20 - 24 July 2026

Informal Enquiries

• Michael Fowler M.S.Fowler@swansea.ac.uk
• Sherryl Bellfield S.L.Bellfield@Swansea.ac.uk

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