Field Ecologist - Wallingford, United Kingdom - Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

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Wallingford, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Field Ecologist

Salary £28,125 - £29,636

Permanent & full time (37 hrs per week)

Fully site based

Located at UKCEH Wallingford only

Closing date 31/01/23

Interviews around 14/02/2- We are an independent, not-for-profit research institute.

Our 500 scientists supported by our experienced professional service teams, provide the data and insights that researchers, governments and businesses need to create a productive, resilient and healthy environment.

We want you to love what you do whilst looking after yourself, so we support you with excellent things such as:

27 days annual leave, rising to 29 days after 5 years-
Above standard pension contributions-
Enhanced maternity and paternity-
A flexible approach to work, enabling you to maintain a healthy work/life balance-
Charity donations-
24 hour, 365-day access to support with physical, mental, social, health or financial troublesPlus loads more We are seeking an experienced field ecologist to join a large and active research team working on solutions to biodiversity decline and loss. The successful applicant will carry out ecological fieldwork independently and in teams, with a focus on ecological sampling and species' identification. This will initially be on a multi-partner project on ecosystem restoration, and will involve liaison with UKCEH colleagues and co-investigators across several institutions. Skills required include setting up and monitoring field studies and experiments, database construction and entry, data analysis and writing.