Scientific projects and field-work support ID:1618
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 21 Mai 2024 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £27,470 i £28,606 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | National: £27,470 - £28,606 |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 03 Mehefin 2024 |
| Lleoliad: | GL10 3UJ |
| Cwmni: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 353894/1 |
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We are looking for compassionate, dedicated individuals who strive for excellence and integrity and who put animal health and welfare at the heart of everything they do.
Are you conscientious and an excellent team worker?
If the answer is ‘yes’, we would love to hear from you!
To support scientific research carried out by the wildlife disease team within the National Wildlife Management Centre (NWMC) of the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). This is a great opportunity to gain new skills and valuable experience in wildlife-related fieldwork, animal handling and examination, data management and project management.
The NWMC is based at two locations: York and Woodchester Park in Gloucestershire. The Woodchester Park team delivers a range of wildlife disease research, scientific, technical and field-based services and projects, particularly for Defra and Welsh Government in relation to badgers and TB. This work supports the implementation of strategies to tackle bovine TB in cattle. The team also delivers a well-established long-term field study that provides fundamental insights into badger ecology and TB epidemiology, and maintains critical skill sets and expertise related to wildlife disease management.
The postholder will support ongoing research across a range of wildlife projects, in particular work that supports government policy on managing TB in badgers. This includes supporting the delivery of research projects and managing associated data.
In particular, the post-holder will play a key role in the delivery of an established study of badger ecology and TB at Woodchester Park. This includes collating and managing data collected over several years, being involved in data analysis, managing fieldwork logistics, collection of field data (e.g. from radio-tracking and camera trapping). The job holder will be required to develop new skills related to fieldwork, animal handling and examination, and data analysis, and there may be opportunities to gain further qualifications. You will work within an integrated and dynamic team environment where several work programmes often involve sharing resources or team skill sets, you will therefore need to be adaptable and flexible in your approach.
Key responsibilities:
- Support research on TB in badgers, e.g. involvement in an on-going trap and release programme involving fieldwork and the examination and sampling of animals. Undertaking fieldwork including surveying, radio-tracking and deploying camera traps.
- Manage teams to deliver field research projects, including an established study of badger movements and social behaviour using radio/GPS collars and a study testing novel methods for wildlife surveillance. This includes co-ordinating staff, landowner liaison, organising equipment and arranging logistics.
- Liaise with a network of contacts external to APHA, to collect wildlife samples for disease surveillance. This will include expanding sample collection for an existing project monitoring coronaviruses in a range of wildlife species.
- Manage data collation and equipment for certain projects, for example data from wildlife cameras or from radiotracking. This involves developing technical expertise in programming cameras and tracking devices, downloading and collating data, cleaning and extracting data for analysis and reporting.
- Support joint projects by liaising with teams based in other APHA locations and external researchers, for example to arrange diagnostic sample testing.
- Be an adaptable team member, able to undertake a variety of other functions and tasks as required. These may be desk- or field-based, for example supporting wildlife biosecurity work or collection of biological samples from wildlife in support of a range of projects.