PeacePlus Nature Senior Research Assistant

Overview

Reference: JAN

Location:

Flexible in Northern Ireland

Terms:

Fixed Term, initially until July 2029, Full-time, 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £30,075.00 - £32,108.00 Per Annum

Are you passionate about protecting and restoring peatlands?

We are looking for a peatland scientist to lead scientific data collection campaigns at Peace Plus Nature peatland restoration sites. This role is a Peatland Senior Research within the Peace Plus Nature Programme.

Peace Plus Nature is an ambitious €20.8 million programme that brings together nine partners to tackle the decline in priority species and habitats in Northern Ireland, and the border counties of Ireland.

PEACEPLUS is a cross-border funding Programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) and supported by the European Union, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Government of Ireland, and the Northern Ireland administration.

The successful candidate will work closely with:

• RSPB colleagues in the conservation science, ecology and reserves departments, and our Peace Plus partners in Northern Ireland and in Ireland.
• the existing Peatland Programme team and Peace Plus Peatland Conservation Scientist, to develop peatland restoration monitoring protocols, as well as plan and lead data collection campaigns across large upland sites.

• Degree level qualification or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of peatland restoration science issues and practice, gained through experience of a scientific project.
• Knowledge of peatland hydrological and/ or GHG flux principles and data collection gained through experience of a scientific project.
• Experience of fieldwork in remote locations, and knowledge of the health and safety and ethical considerations associated with this.
• Ability to work in extreme conditions, sometimes for prolonged periods in the field.
• Ability to effectively manage projects and meet deadlines.
• Competent IT user including in the use of GIS.
• Full UK/Ireland driving license.

• Collecting, curating and manipulating data
• Ability to manage field staff.
• Ability to train and coach others in data collection techniques in sometimes difficult conditions.

This role will require:

• Year-round field work and home or home/office-based desk work.
• Some cross border working in sites in the Republic of Ireland. Time spent in the Republic of Ireland will be managed to ensure alignment with cross border working requirements.

The post is fixed term until the 29th of July 2029 initially, with the possibility that this will be extended further depending on external funding.

Closing:
Tuesday, 24th February

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