Water scientist

Who are we?

Zulu Ecosystems’ mission is to regenerate natural ecosystems responsibly so that the planet and its communities can thrive.

We combine proprietary technology and domain expertise with on-the-ground relationships tomobiliselandowners, investors, government bodies,and communities around large scale nature restoration programmes.

Doing the right thing for nature and people is at the heart of our work, and we apply peer reviewed and novel scientific methods to scope, plan and support delivery of on-the-ground regeneration projects. We use high-quality science to maximise the benefits across carbon sequestration, biodiversity uplift, nature-based climate risk solutions and positive outcomes for communities. We have already delivered projects in woodland creation and peatland restoration, and are expanding our capabilities to include wetlands, grasslands, and other habitats .

NATURE : Nature is at the heart of everything we do. It grounds our decisions, reminds us of the interconnected systems we’re part of, and inspires us to design with care, responsibly , and with long
-term thinking. By staying close to nature, we stay close to what truly matters : impact that creates nature positive outcomes.

INNOVATION : Innovation drives our curiosity, courage, and our ambition . We experiment with science and technology to support us in challenging convention . For us, innovation isn’t about being novel — it’s about creating meaningful progress now for a better tomorrow.

TRUST : Trust is the foundation of Zulu Ecosystems. We build it through internal engagement with our teams and externally with our clients. People can rely on us to do the right thing, every time. When trust is strong, everything else becomes possible. Trust is the main building block s of high performing teams.

We are growing our capabilities on landscape approaches to nature restoration and land use, particularly focussed around solving grand challenges relating to water. We are working with water companies, NGOs and local councils to design and deliver large-scale nature restoration projects that improve outcomes in flooding, drought and water quality.

We’re seeking a versatile and outcome-focussed researcher with expertise in sciences relating to water supply management, flooding, hydrology or hydraulic modelling to develop novel and scalable nature-based solutions approaches for grand challenges in the water space .

In this role you will combine the best in academic research with industry tech to develop novel models and methods to which improve water outcomes by restoring ecosystems. Your models and insights will inform real-world landscape regeneration projects, help improve outcomes for biodiversity, and help address the impacts of climate change. Working closely with a multi-disciplinary team of scientists and field practitioners , your work will have a real positive impact on people and the planet .

As part of our R&D team, you will work under our Senior Flood Scientist and Head of Applied Science to quantify how nature-based solutions can help mitigate drought and flooding at multiple spatial scales - from landholding to catchment and landscape scales. You will build scalable modelling approaches that can be applied nationally and internationally. In due course , you’ll develop approaches to integrating hydrological and hydraulic models with other types of natural process models (such as models relating to soils , peat and biodiversity ) , and climate model data .

• Apply remote sensing data, in-situ data, and hydrological and hydraulic models to understand water dynamics at the catchment and sub-catchment scale .
• Co-design landscape interventions to reduce flood risk and mitigate drought, and build new habitats in collaboration with your science team colleagues and our team of field experts .
• Gather ground-truth data to validate desk-based model analytics.
• Develop partnerships and collaborations with academic research groups , water companies, and other businesses in the field of water science .
• Contribute to improving internal models and research on nature restoration .
• Apply your geospatial…