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Status: Full time, 2 year post with the potential to extend

Salary: £31,000-£33,000 per annum (DOE)

Closing date: 11th September 2024

The Role:

The Senior Ecologist – Habitats will be working within the Knowledge & Evidence (K&E) team to lead on the delivery of a rolling cycle of reserve habitat monitoring, as a key part of the implementation of the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s reserve monitoring strategy.

The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering habitat condition surveys, Herbivore Impact Assessments, and other surveys as necessary across Scottish Wildlife Trust reserves. This will involve developing standardised methodologies for assessing the condition of reserve habitats, analysing habitat condition data and providing recommendations to inform future management and monitoring.

The post holder will work with the K&E team to ensure good data management, to develop GIS systems for mapping key reserve habitat data and to produce high quality technical summaries and reports.

The post allows for hybrid working, with the successful candidate working from a base in Edinburgh. The post will require considerable travel across Scotland.

You must be qualified to degree level or equivalent in ecology or similar discipline and be able to demonstrate your achievements and experience in ecological surveying and monitoring across a range of habitats. A current UK driving licence is essential, as is a willingness to undertake travel and overnight stays.

Closing date for applications is: 11th September 2024

Interviews will be held on: 19th September 2024

If you would like more information, please email recruitment@scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk or call 0131 312 4718

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