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Red List Research Assistant
Application deadline:
Thursday, 10. October 2019 - 23:45
Red List Research Assistant
• Location: Cambridge, UK
• Full time: 35 hours per week
• Duration: 1 year fixed-term contract, with potential for extension
• Salary: £20,000 - £23,000 pro rata per annum (dependent on skills and experience), plus competitive 12% pension benefit
• Annual Leave: 25 days pro rata per annum in year 1, increasing by 1 day pa to 28 days
• Start date: ASAP
BirdLife International is the world’s largest nature conservation partnership. Through our unique local-to-global approach, we deliver high impact and long-term conservation for the benefit of nature and people.
We are looking for a Research Assistant to join our Science Division in the Global Secretariat, to support BirdLife’s work on assessing the IUCN Red List status of the world’s birds.
Essential:
• A degree in a relevant biological or environmental subject
• Excellent oral and written English
• Relevant bird conservation/research experience
• Proven ability to work in a team and achieve shared goals
• The right to work in the UK
Desirable:
• A broad knowledge of the world’s bird species, their distribution and ecology, and of global conservation issues
• A scientific approach, analytical mind and ability to collate and synthesise information and manipulate large data sets
• Practical experience and skills in using GIS software to map species’ distributions
• An understanding of how the IUCN Red List categories and criteria are applied to assess species’ extinction risk
• Other languages would be beneficial
See the full job description.
Closing date: 10 October 2019
Application: Applicants should include a covering letter (max. 1 page A4) summarising their suitability and motivation for the position, a detailed CV (max. 2 pages A4), and contact details of two referees known to them in a professional capacity. Applicants will need to be eligible to work in the UK. Applications should be sent by email, stating where the advert was seen, to: recruitment@birdlife.org
Interviews: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Interviews will be held in Cambridge on 30 October 2019.