PeacePlus Nature Peatland Research Assistant

Overview

Reference: JAN

Location:

Flexible in Northern Ireland
Salary: £25,847.00 - £26,231.00 Per Annum

Terms:

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

Are you passionate about protecting and restoring peatlands?

We are looking for a peatland scientist to undertake scientific data collection campaigns at Peace Plus Nature peatland restoration sites.

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 with RSPB colleagues in the conservation science, ecology and reserves departments, and our Peace Plus partners in Northern Ireland and in Ireland.
• Work closely with the existing Peatland Programme team and the Senior Research Assistant to plan and complete field data collection campaigns and manage the collected data.

• Degree level qualification or equivalent experience
• Knowledge of peatland/ habitat restoration science issues and practice
• Ability to use own initiative to solve day-to-day problems in the field
• Ability to work in extreme conditions, sometimes for prolonged periods in the field
• Ability to be self-motivated and work efficiently within a defined work plan
• Collecting and collating data sets
• Competent IT user - e.g. MS packages, Outlook etc - including in the use of GIS
• Full UK/Ireland driving license

• Knowledge of peatland hydrological and/or GHG flux principles and data collection
• Demonstrable peatland restoration monitoring practical field skills

• 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

Closing:
Tuesday, 24th February

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