We are currently seeking applications for an Benthic ecologist within Marine Scotland based in Aberdeen. This is a permanent and pensionable appointment and new entrants will normally start on the minimum of the pay range. Candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria will be invited to the assessments.
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We are currently seeking applications for an Benthic ecologist within Marine Scotland based in Aberdeen. This is a permanent and pensionable appointment and new entrants will normally start on the minimum of the pay range. Candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria below will be invited to the assessments.
In this permanent position as a benthic ecologist you will be involved in all aspects of the scientific process from data collection, compilation and analysis to the production of reports and peer reviewed manuscripts.
You will be required to work in a multi-disciplinary manner, working closely with colleagues across Marine Scotland. This vacancy contributes towards the Scottish Government National Outcomes for Business and Environmental Impact. For information on Scottish Government National Outcomes visit http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/scotPerforms/outcomes.
The main role of this post is to support the monitoring and research needs of the Ecology and Conservation Group through taxonomic analysis of benthic samples, video analysis, field work and report and paper writing.
Marine Scotland is the lead marine management organisation in Scotland. It was established on 1 April 2009 as a Directorate of the Scottish Government, to integrate core marine functions involving scientific research, compliance monitoring, policy and management of Scotland’s seas. The Marine Laboratory is the main centre for Marine Scotland Science (MSS) staff. MSS supports Marine Scotland’s vision of having marine and coastal environments which are clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse.
This post will be within the Ecology and Conservation Group at Marine Scotland Science, in Aberdeen, currently made up of 10 people. The Ecology and Conservation Group provides ecological and conservation advice and underpinning science for the Environment Monitoring and Assessment, Planning and Environmental Advice and Coastal and Offshore Fisheries Programmes. The group provides advice on fishery closures, Good Environmental Status (GES) and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and carries out ecological studies of macro-benthos, zooplankton and fish in order to support the Scottish MPA Project and the UK Marine Strategy. The group also answers questions about climate change impacts, fish movements and dynamics, vulnerability of priority marine species and trophic interactions.
The post will also provide more general laboratory support.
In recognition of the Scottish Government’s ongoing measures and guidance in its response to Covid-19 (Coronavirus), we would like to advise applicants that a decision has been taken that all interviews must be conducted in a virtual/remote setting.
In order to facilitate this new way of working, we are asking all applicants to ensure that they have a suitable space to complete the virtual interview. In addition, a personal device of choice, which has the interview application downloaded. This could be MS Teams or Webex for example. This will allow candidates to undertake the interview/assessment if selected. We are also asking you to ensure that your personal Wi-Fi/Broadband capacity will be sufficient to carry both audio and video feeds.
If you experience any difficulties accessing our website or completing the online application form, please contact the resourcing team via recruitment@gov.scot.
For further information on this vacancy please download and review the “Person Specification and Further Information for Job Applicants” which you will find below. To apply, you must fully complete and submit an online application via this website before the closing date. To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Peter Wright at peter wright@gov.scot.
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