2 puestos de trabajo en un centro de recuperación de fauna silvestre en Asturias

Título del puesto:

Técnico/a de 1ª - Centro de Recuperación de Fauna Silvestre

Descripción:
Tecnologías y Servicios Agrarios, S.A., S.M.E., M.P., empresa filial del GRUPO TRAGSA, especializada en la realización de actividades de ingeniería, consultoría y asistencia técnica en materias agrícolas, ganadería, forestal y medioambiental, busca incorporar 2 Técnicos/as para prestar apoyo en un Centro de Recuperación de Fauna Silvestre.

Ubicación:
Sobrescobio, Comunidad de Asturias

Funciones y Tareas:

• Alimentación de animales del centro: almacenaje, preparación y dispensa de alimentos a los animales según indicación veterinaria.

• Limpieza y desinfección de instalaciones que albergan a los animales, y mantenimiento del recinto en torno al Centro (desbroce, etc.).

• Asistencia al veterinario en la sujeción y traslado de animales.

• Traslado de animales silvestres a medio natural y centro.

Requisitos:

• Formación de Bachiller, FPI, FPII o experiencia dilatada en el puesto.

• Carnet de conducir B.

• Documentación acreditativa del cumplimiento de los requisitos académicos.

• En caso de títulos extranjeros, se requiere homologación o equivalencia oficial en España.

• Permiso de residencia y trabajo en vigor.

Méritos valorables:

• Experiencia en manejo y cuidado de fauna silvestre.

• Experiencia en limpieza de instalaciones animales.

• Experiencia en conducción de vehículos todoterreno en zonas de montaña.

• Experiencia en mantenimiento de recintos (desbroce, etc.).

Condiciones:

• Contrato de duración determinada (estimado 18 meses).

• Jornada completa.

• Proceso asociado al Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia o Fondos UE.

• A igualdad de méritos, se priorizará a personas del sexo infrarrepresentado y a personas con discapacidad ≥ 33%, si es compatible con el puesto.

Cómo solicitar:
El plazo de recepción de candidaturas estará abierto desde el 26/03/2025 hasta el 03/04/2025 a las 23:59 (hora peninsular).
Es imprescindible adjuntar la documentación acreditativa como anexo a la solicitud o durante el proceso.

Observaciones adicionales:

• La inscripción supone una declaración responsable del cumplimiento de los requisitos.

• No haber sido objeto de despido disciplinario en el Grupo Tragsa ni estar calificado como “no apto/a”.

• Las contrataciones temporales garantizarán la operatividad y cumplimiento normativo.

• En caso de bajas, se podrá contactar con candidatos/as no seleccionados/as para otras coberturas temporales.

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Voluntariado con delfines este verano en Portugal

Job title:

Volunteer Research Assistant

Responsibilities:
The Research Assistants will participate directly in our fieldwork and will receive training and supervision in species identification, research and data collection methods, photo-identification and the use of GPS and camera equipment.
You will be responsible for supervising the interns while conducting surveys on AIMM’s research vessel Ketos, on dolphin watching boats of our partners, and during land-based observation.
You will also ensure that data is collected and entered accurately and according to AIMM’s established methodologies.
Most of the team members and all the participants share accommodation, house tasks, knowledge and experience in an environmentally friendly, familiar and multicultural environment.

Requirements:

• Be at least 21 years of age

• Be fluent in English (mandatory) and Portuguese (highly desirable)

• Have previous experience with cetaceans and/or marine sciences (mandatory)

• Hold a full, manual Driving License valid in the EU (mandatory)

• Have a valid skipper powerboat license and boating experience (highly desirable)

• Be able to commit the full period – June to August (highly desirable)

• Proven experience in team leadership and group supervision

• Be highly motivated, responsible and organized with genuine attention to details

• Have a friendly, patient and tolerant personality, and be capable of working with people from different cultures, beliefs, and backgrounds

Location:
Ferreiras, Albufeira – Portugal

What we offer:

• Training in species ID, data collection, photo-ID, and use of GPS and cameras

• Fieldwork on research and dolphin watching boats, and land-based observations

• 3 meals a day and shared accommodation at AIMM’s Field Station

• 1 day off per week

How to apply:
Send an email to info@aimmportugal.org with your updated CV and a motivation letter.

Deadline:
30 April 2025

More info:
https://www.aimmportugal.org/job/research-assistant/

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Postdoc – metabarcoding & metagenomic based biodiversity monitoring (Montpellier, 2.380 €/m)

Postdoc – metabarcoding & metagenomic based biodiversity monitoring

Project description:
The 2018 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report (SR15) confirmed that we are in a climate crisis, with the past decade recording the ten warmest years since 1850. Rising temperatures and extreme weather events threaten ecosystems, with potential total losses. However, the maintenance of healthy ecosystems is a self-evident prerequisite for conserving biodiversity and for supporting life on earth. Monitoring ecosystems health typically involve indicator taxa and remote sensing, but these provide limited insights into trophic interactions. Plants, as primary producers, underpin ecosystems, and their health is essential for stability. However, plant biomass and quality can be significantly reduced by insect pests and diseases caused by viral or fungal pathogens which are responsible for ~50% and 30% of plant Emerging Infectious Disease (EID) respectively. Climate variations exacerbate these interactions: elevated CO₂ reduces plant nitrogen content, increasing herbivory and pathogen severity, while higher temperatures accelerate insect metabolism and pathogen transmission. Drought stress weakens plant defences, and excessive rainfall promotes fungal infections. The general trend of higher pathogen infections under environmental stress poses a major risk to ecosystems.

Traditional monitoring ecosystem health currently overlooks ecological processes and interactions due to the high cost and time required for comprehensive surveys of plants, fungi, insects, and their pathogens. An alternative and novel approach is to leverage the natural trophic aggregation through trophic-levels: insect herbivores ingest plant viruses and fungi alongside plant material; these insects, along with their fungi and viruses, are then consumed by predatory arthropods (primary consumers), which are subsequently eaten by secondary consumers (usually vertebrates). Additionally, fungi themselves can also be infected by (myco)viruses which can reduce the ability of their fungal hosts to cause disease in plants, an interesting phenomenon known as hypovirulence. This aggregation process was demonstrated in bat guano studies, where most detected viruses originated from insects (up to 61%) and plants or fungi (up to 46%), with mammalian viruses making up less than 10% of the virome.

Over two years, seasonal sampling of bat guano was performed across three climatic zones and two bat species with distinct foraging habits. Insectivorous bats, consuming more than their body weight in prey, serve as ideal aggregator taxa. Two high-throughput sequencing approaches—metagenomics for virome analysis and metabarcoding for plant, arthropod, and fungal identification—were applied to the same samples. The field sampling, lab work and sequencing has been performed. Preliminary analyses of the 2020 dataset enable us to detect no less than 4,660 OTUs for fungi, 1,193 for plants, 5,547 for insects, and 1,590 for viruses. Our objectives are to use trophic, fungal, and viral aggregation in bat guano to assess ecosystem health and understand underlying ecological processes.

Environment:
The person recruited will carry out his/her mission within the ISEM laboratory in Montpellier, under the supervision of a researcher, member of the Institut Universitaire de France (IUF), and in collaboration with a young researcher at CIBIO (Porto, Portugal). The person will spend 2 months a year at CIBIO (funded by the project). Their mission will be carried out as part of the research contract funded by the European Commission and entitled BIOPOLIS (https://www.biopolis.pt/en/).

Main mission:
Researcher will process and analyse high-throughput sequencing data already generated to investigate ecological interactions among viruses, fungi, plants, and insects in bat guano samples, and how they related to abiotic conditions (weather data). They will apply advanced bioinformatics and statistical methods, contribute to scientific publications, and facilitate knowledge transfer through training and outreach at CIBIO.

Activities:
• Pre-process sequencing data: Clean datasets, remove errors, and assign taxonomic status.
• Conduct biodiversity analyses: Calculate species richness, diversity, and evenness indices across taxonomic groups.
• Perform network analyses: Construct association, weighted, and multilayer networks to investigate ecological interactions.
• Statistical models: Use GLMMs and null models to assess environmental and temporal effects on microbial and dietary communities.
• Identify key species: Determine species critical for ecosystem stability and assess potential indicators of ecosystem health.
• Disseminate findings: Publish scientific papers and present at international conferences.

Precise description of the event or the objective result:
• Data Processing & Analysis: Successful completion of the pre-processing, and taxonomic assignment. Deliverable: an annotated script performing these steps and taxonomic abundance table.
• Biodiversity Assessment: Calculation of species richness, diversity, and evenness indices for all taxonomic groups. Deliverable: an annotated script performing these steps and a summary table.
• Network Analyses: Calculations of association, weighted, and multilayer networks to characterise ecological interactions. Deliverable: an annotated script performing these steps and a summary table per model.
• Statistical Modelling: Implementation of GLMMs and null models to evaluate environmental and temporal influences on microbial and dietary communities. Deliverable: an annotated script performing these steps and a summary table per model.
• Identification of Key Species: Determination of species crucial for ecosystem stability and assessment of potential bioindicators. Deliverable: an annotated script performing these steps and a list of species.
• Scientific Dissemination: Writing and submission of at least two peer-reviewed scientific papers and presentation of results at international conferences. Deliverable: two manuscripts submitted.

Net salary:
€2,380 per month

Contract duration:
24 months

Location:
Montpellier (France)

How to apply:
Please send your application or any inquiry to the contact email.

Contact details:
sebastien.puechmaille@umontpellier.fr

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Doctorado en biología evolutiva (Suecia, contrato 4+1 años)

Job title:

PhD student in evolutionary genetics

The project:
Germline mutations are the source of genetic variation and the mechanism that fuels evolutionary change. They also influence a range of evolutionary phenomena, including mutation load, extinction rates, inbreeding depression and the maintenance of outcrossing. Additionally, germline mutations are a major cause of disease. Understanding the factors that shape the germline mutation rate has therefore been a long-standing goal in evolutionary biology, but our appreciation of these factors remains limited.

Mutations also occur in somatic cells. While these are not inherited across generations, they are the main cause of cancer and have been suggested to contribute to general ageing. The factors that govern the somatic mutation rate are even less understood than those that determine the germline mutation rate, and virtually nothing is known about a putative connection between these mutation rates.

Using several Drosophila melanogaster model systems, in combination with quantitative genetics, experimental evolution and direct manipulation of resource allocation patterns, this project aims to explore somatic and germline mutation rates from a life-history perspective, to determine whether they are integrated components of organisms' general life-history decisions. The work involves accumulation of mutations in different fly lines, extracting DNA and building libraries for sequencing, as well as bioinformatics analyses of sequence data.

Requirements:
Competitive candidates should have a strong interest in evolutionary genetics, excellent analytical skills, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team. Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English are essential. Candidates are further expected to have experience in processing and analyzing high-throughput genomic sequencing data and in statistical analysis. Previous experience with Drosophila melanogaster or other insect systems, DNA extraction, and library preparation is beneficial but not required.

We offer:
The position is fully funded for 4 years and may be extended for up to 1 year, as students often teach 20% of their time. You can read more about employment benefits at Linköping University at:
https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/employee-benefits

Your workplace:
The PhD position is placed in the research group led by Professor Urban Friberg at Linköping University. Research in the group focuses broadly on the evolutionary genetics of aging and sex differences. You can read more about research in our group here:
https://liu.se/en/research/friberg-lab

The PhD project is a collaboration with Associate professor Martin Johnsson at SLU Uppsala and Professor Matthew Webster at BMC Uppsala.

Linköping University is a modern university, which attracts some 27,000 students from all over the world, offering an international and stimulating research environment as well as providing a multitude of opportunities for collaboration and social interactions. Linköping is situated in central Sweden, conveniently located only a couple of hours by train/car from Stockholm and has beautiful and easily accessible surroundings.

How to apply:
All applications should be submitted through the Linköping University application system.
Read more about the position and how to apply here:
https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/26479

Please submit your application by May 5, 2025.

Contact details:
For informal enquiries about the position, please contact Professor Urban Friberg:
📧 urban.friberg@liu.se

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10 ofertas para investigar la biodiversidad de los Alpes austríacos (3.5 años, €2786/mes)

Job title:

10 PhD positions available in the research training program “Alpine geo- and biodiversity during environmental changes (AlpsChange)”

Responsibilities:
We are looking for students who are interested in bridging disciplinary gaps between the geosciences and the biosciences and in establishing links to social sciences – skills that are essential to address the challenges caused by the ongoing climate and biodiversity crises. The students will be based in the FWF-funded doctoral program AlpsChange, which is integrated into the Doctoral School “Dynamic Mountain Environments and Society” at the Paris-Lodron University of Salzburg and offers an interdisciplinary research and training agenda.

The students will be part of an active and interdisciplinary consortium, conduct research at the interface between geo- and biosciences and apply state-of-the-art approaches and methods of both disciplines and of history (e.g. remote sensing, field and laboratory experiments and analyses, numerical and analogue modelling), benefiting from the wide range of expertise available in the AlpsChange consortium. Each student will be supervised by an interdisciplinary team of researchers.

Requirements:
Applications for one or more of the 10 projects (see below) are welcome. Please indicate your preference if you are applying for more than one of the projects. A successful applicant will be highly motivated, proficient in English language and scientific writing, and willing to work in an interdisciplinary context. A master-level degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline, preferably in the field of bio- or geosciences, is required.

Location:
The students will be based at the Paris-Lodron University of Salzburg, Austria, under the FWF-funded doctoral program AlpsChange. Start dates are flexible between October 2025 and January 2026.

How to apply:
Please send your application stating your project preference and including a letter of motivation, CV, certificates, and contact details of two potential referees in electronic form as a single pdf file latest by April 13th 2025 to AlpsChange@plus.ac.at. If you have any questions, please contact AlpsChange@plus.ac.at.

All projects will be fully funded for 3.5 years and students will receive a monthly salary based on currently €2786 before tax. Further information can be found at the AlpsChange Homepage.

Contact details:
AlpsChange@plus.ac.at

Project descriptions:
Project 1: Edaphic properties as drivers of plant diversification with feedbacks on soil chemistry
This project tests for effects of bedrock type (siliceous vs. carbonate rocks) on floral diversification, which may subsequently drive plant speciation through differential pollinator attraction, and how nutrient availability and rock weathering/soil development change over time in response to plant presence. The insect-pollinated alpine cushion plant Silene acaulis with its vicarious subspecies (S. a. longiscapa, calcicolous; S. a. exscapa, silicicolous) will be the model. Field observations (e.g., pollinator community, flower phenotype) and common garden experiments, chemical ecological approaches and population genomics from the biosciences, and various field mapping and lab techniques for soil and rock characterization from the geosciences will be applied. Main supervisors: Stefan Dötterl, Andreas Lang.

Project 2: The impact of metallophyte vegetation on weathering rates and soil formation
Plants and microorganisms are important agents in weathering processes and soil formation, however, the underlying mechanisms are not understood in detail. In this project, we aim to investigate the reciprocal interplay between plants and their abiotic habitat by quantifying the direct and indirect impact of the local vegetation on soil chemistry. Using metallophytes exhibiting different metal uptake strategies at natural sites and in common garden settings as a model we will measure reciprocal element fluxes between soil and plants, quantify weathering rates of the parent bedrock, assess the composition of the local soil microbiome and identify chemical components involved in microbial enrichment and rock weathering. Main supervisors: Anja Hörger, Christoph von Hagke.

Project 3: Hydrogeological patterns and alpine spring metacommunities
Specialist organisms such as aquatic insects occur in spring meta communities with very specific abiotic conditions and limited organismic dispersal between them. In two model sites in the Alps, we will use hydrogeological methods (mapping, conceptual flow models, physico-chemical field measurements, hydrochemical and isotope composition) and biological methods (sampling and identification of crustacean and aquatic insect species) to investigate the main determinants of spring community composition, test if organisms can be used as natural tracers to determine catchment areas of springs and predict how communities will change with rapid changes in water regimes under climate change. Main supervisors: Jana Petermann, Sylke Hilberg.

Project 4: Shelter under Shards – habitat changes quantify growth of dilatant rock fracture networks in mountain belts
Under a rapidly changing climate, mountains react with increased erosion rates, and consequently formation of open rock fractures. While on the one hand, such fractures may result in geohazards such as rock falls, they may on the other hand form local habitats and micro-climatic niches. While their geometry has been studied in detail, their time evolution is challenging to constrain. Particularly, it is unknown how rapidly these fracture networks evolve under changing climate. This knowledge is however vital for determining how such fractures develop into geohazards or into micro-habitats. Indeed, micro-habitat evolution may be used to determine fracture growth rates. In turn, it is important to assess how ecosystems can adjust to different rates of fracture propagation and consequently evolving micro-habitats. We hypothesize that fracture growth in dynamically changing mountains forms local habitats in which different species can find niches sheltering them from large-scale landscape changes. They form local bio-diversity hotspots. In turn, the degree of soil formation, the diversity of inhabiting species as well as the type of species present provide information on the time evolution of fracture growth. Main supervisors: Christoph von Hagke, Anja Hörger.

Project 5: Significance of cool scree slopes for biodiversity in a warming climate
Climate change in mountains alters ecological altitudinal regimes by shifting species distributions and disrupting ecosystem dynamics. Calcareous scree slopes serve as vital refuges for biodiversity providing cooler microhabitats that support species unable to thrive in warmer conditions. They harbour ecosystems of cold-adapted flora and fauna, which are increasingly vulnerable to climate change. We seek to quantify the regional occurrence and geomorphological characteristics of cool scree slopes and interlink abiotic conditions to plant and animal communities under a changing climate. The project applies remote-sensing analysis, field work in climatology, geomorphology and biology and modelling. Main supervisors: Jan-Christoph Otto, Andreas Tribsch.

Project 6: Landscape response to a changing climate in the Eastern Alps: Analysing Big Data for past, present, and future conditions
This project aims to understand and predict Alpine landscape sensitivity to climate change. Using Google Earth Engine and HPC (high performance computing) combined with field data from key sites representative for the river and hillslope system, we'll analyze geospatial data to identify hidden correlations between climate, vegetation, and geomorphic processes. Tasks include: 1) computing spatio-temporal gradients of biotic and abiotic factors across the Alps, 2) determining changes in torrent erosional potential due to climate change, 3) detecting hillslope failure potential via deep learning, and 4) synthesizing these results to derive landscape sensitivity. Main supervisors: Jörg Robl, Andreas Tribsch.

Project 7: Climate change effects on habitat distribution and plant-animal interactions
This research project examines the effects of rapid climate change on the butterfly Cupido minimus and its host plant Anthyllis vulneraria. It aims to understand their current and future distributions, considering geomorphological, climatic, and land-use conditions. Key questions include potential decoupling of the interacting species and how butterfly traits and floral characteristics vary and under different temperatures. The approach involves modeling distributions, conducting in-situ experiments by transplanting plants and butterflies to different altitudes, and performing ex-situ experiments in climate chambers. The study will analyze changes in floral scents, butterfly morphology, host selection behavior, and genetic expressions to assess potential climate change responses. Main supervisors: Jan C. Habel, Jan-Christoph Otto.

Project 8: Effects of rapid climate and land-use change on species diversity across a mountain front
This project focuses on Alpine peatlands to analyse effects of rapid climate change and the anthropogenically induced impact of land-use on species diversity and species community composition across altitudes. Peatlands are particularly sensitive to record these changes and are important archives to determine climate and environmental variations over time periods often exceeding 10.000 years. In this project these effects and controlling factors will be integratively analysed in some of the most impressive East Alpine peat bogs. Field- and laboratory-based methods will involve, e.g., GIS-based analysis of historic and recent (e.g., aerial) data, geophysical surveying, drill-core analysis, as well as field mapping, focusing on variations in vegetation, arthropods, geology and hydrology. Main supervisors: Bernhard Salcher, Jan Habel, Andreas Tribsch.

Project 9: Past and future warming induced community dynamics of Alpine vegetation
The Alps were almost fully glaciated during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) and alpine species have mainly survived in refugia at the Eastern and Southern Alpine margins. We can expect that the late Pleistocene and Early Holocene with the dynamic climate (e.g., the climatically cold and dry Younger Dryas period) also had great impact on high altitude ecosystems. Whereas the formation and changes of lowland ecosystems after the LGM is well understood we still lack knowledge how alpine LGM and late glacial plant communities were composed and geographically structured and how fast (sub-) alpine vegetation was able to re-establish after deglaciation. Ancient DNA analyses from lake sediments and other archives (sedaDNA) combined with environmental modelling techniques will be applied. Such a detailed understanding of historical vegetation dynamics will be essential for accurate prediction of future dynamics of bio- and geodiversity in the Alps. Main Supervisors: Andreas Tribsch, Andreas Lang, Bernhard Salcher.

Project 10: The Return of the Trees – post disturbance landscape stabilisation due to a changing energy economy from wood to fossil fuels
Deeply dissected gully systems and badland morphologies are common features on slopes in today tree covered upland areas. The project will test if these fossilised dendritic gully systems result from erosion processes occurring during Late medieval and Early modern times. At that time and to provide wood fuel for salt production and ore processing hillslopes were clear-cut leaving them highly vulnerable to rainfall erosion. The situation changed with the introduction of fossil fuels and tree growth stabilised the deeply eroded landscapes. To quantify landscape dynamics during this period historical, geomorphological, geochronological, and dendrochronological approaches will be utilized to link economic transformation and environmental dynamics. Main supervisors: Andreas Lang, Martin Knoll.

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Gestiona proyectos nacionales e internacionales de I+D+i en un centro de investigación sobre evolución humana (Burgos)

 Descripción:

Bajo la supervisión directa del Responsable Económico, la persona seleccionada se encargará de detectar oportunidades de financiación, fomentar la participación del personal en proyectos nacionales e internacionales, asesorar sobre convocatorias, actuar como enlace entre el centro y organismos financiadores, aumentar la visibilidad del CENIEH en redes científicas y coordinar acciones de networking. Además, gestionará la redacción, presentación y seguimiento de propuestas, controlará la ejecución de los proyectos y supervisará documentación, informes, auditorías, y plataformas digitales.

Requisitos:

• Titulación universitaria de nivel MECES 3 (grado + máster o equivalente) en ADE, Ciencias Económicas o Empresariales. También se admitirán titulaciones en Ciencias, Ingeniería u otras si se acredita experiencia específica en las funciones del puesto.

• Experiencia profesional mínima de 2 años en gestión de proyectos de I+D+i.

• Nivel B2 de inglés (MCER).

• Se valorará formación adicional, experiencia internacional, número de proyectos gestionados y el entorno de aplicación de dicha experiencia.

Ubicación:
Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), Burgos, España

Cómo solicitar:
Las solicitudes deben realizarse de forma electrónica a través de la web del CENIEH:
👉 https://www.cenieh.es/sobre-el-cenieh/empleo

Documentación requerida:

1. Currículum vitae detallado

2. Memoria descriptiva de experiencia y software utilizado (máx. 1 página a doble cara)

3. Titulación académica

4. Informe de vida laboral o equivalente

5. DNI, NIE o pasaporte

En caso de problemas técnicos, puede enviarse excepcionalmente por correo electrónico a: rrhh@cenieh.es, indicando la referencia de la convocatoria: 04/2025 TEC PROYECTOS (SUST)

🗓 Plazo de solicitud: Hasta las 14:00 horas del 10 de abril de 2025

Contacto:
rrhh@cenieh.es
Más información: https://www.cenieh.es

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Ofertas y prácticas con muy buenas condiciones para trabajar por la biodiversidad en la FfB

 🌿 Join Our Team – We’re Hiring! 🌿

The Finance for Biodiversity Foundation is growing!
If you're passionate about nature and finance, we’d love to hear from you.

📌 Corporate Engagement Manager
Lead and coordinate our Engagement with Companies Working Group and the FABRIC investor initiative on biodiversity in the textile sector. You’ll work closely with FfB members, monitor developments in biodiversity-related engagement, and represent FfB at key events.
💼 Remote (EU/UK time zone) | 32–40 hrs/week
💷 €50,000–€75,000 (or equivalent)
🗓️ Apply by 11 April

📌 Technical Associate – Real Assets
Support our members (asset managers, owners, banks, etc.) in integrating biodiversity into real asset investments such as real estate, infrastructure, agriculture, and forestry. Help develop guidance and tools aligned with TNFD, SFDR, CSRD, and more.
💼 Remote (EU/UK time zone) | 32–40 hrs/week
💷 €40,000–€60,000 (or equivalent)
🗓️ Apply by 11 April

📌 Communications Coordinator (maternity leave cover)
Play a key role in shaping how we communicate our mission, impact, and activities. You’ll manage our channels, content strategy, digital campaigns, and publications—raising awareness of biodiversity and sustainable finance.
💼 Remote (EU/UK time zone) | 32–40 hrs/week
💷 €30,000–€55,000 (or equivalent)
📆 Contract until Dec 2025
🗓️ Apply by 11 April

📌 Interns & Working Students
Support our international team with research, working group coordination, communications, and events. A flexible, hands-on role for those keen to learn and contribute to halting nature loss.
🎓 Part-time or full-time | Flexible start
💼 Remote (EU/UK time zone)
💷 Paid (based on location)

👉 Learn more & apply

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Coordina trabajo de campo y voluntariado en proyectos de conservación (Madagascar)

Job title:

Senior Conservation Research Assistant

Responsibilities:

• Research Leadership

  • Lead and manage the research team in the field, ensuring effective data collection and high research standards.

  • Conduct field-based research on key species and ecosystems, including setting up transects and collecting relevant ecological data.

  • Contribute to the development of new research projects and conservation initiatives, identifying priority areas for future work.

  • Foster relationships with other conservation organisations and researchers to expand SEED’s research programme.

• Data Management & Reporting

  • Ensure accurate data collection, cleaning, and organisation in line with established research protocols.

  • Collaborate with the SCRP Coordinator in data analysis and reporting for internal use and external donors.

  • Contribute to research papers, presentations, and other publications for the international conservation community.

  • Identify opportunities for research collaborations, funding, and proposal development.

• Volunteer Coordination & Training

  • Provide day-to-day management and support for short-term volunteers, ensuring their well-being.

  • Lead training sessions for volunteers on research protocols, data collection methods, and safety procedures.

• Collaboration & Team Management

  • Collaborate with both international and national research staff to maintain effective communication.

  • Promote a positive working environment, encouraging teamwork and knowledge sharing among staff and volunteers.

  • Ensure all fieldwork adheres to SEED’s health, safety, and ethical guidelines.

• Community Engagement & Outreach

  • Assist with community engagement efforts, including meetings, surveys, and outreach initiatives.

  • Provide interpretation and translation when necessary for effective communication between staff and local communities.

• Logistics & Operations

  • Help manage field research logistics, including equipment, transport, and accommodation.

  • Oversee daily operations of the research camp to ensure smooth logistics and resource management.

• Policy & Compliance

  • Adhere to SEED’s policies, including safeguarding, anti-corruption, and whistleblowing procedures.

  • Undergo training to maintain health, safety, and ethical standards.

• Additional Tasks

  • Undertake other tasks as assigned by the Director of Programmes and Operations, Conservation Research Coordinator, or Senior Research Assistant within the scope of this role.

Requirements:

• A Master’s degree in a conservation-related field, or a first degree plus at least two years of practical field-based research experience.

• Proven experience in data handling, cleaning, and analysis, with proficiency in statistical software (e.g., R, Python).

• Field data collection experience, including the use of GPS and/or GIS.

• Experience compiling conservation reports or academic papers, presenting data clearly and professionally.

• Specialist knowledge in primatology, herpetology, botany, or environmental education (desirable).

• Willingness to safely handle and identify reptiles and amphibians.

• Working knowledge of GPS and/or GIS.

• A current First Aid certificate.

• Commitment to SEED Madagascar’s ethos, with passion and motivation.

• Ability to work across different cultures and language barriers, sharing skills and knowledge.

• Problem-solving skills, flexibility, and patience.

• Strong organisational skills and ability to meet deadlines.

• Confidence in giving guidance and support to the team, ensuring safety and preserving SEED Madagascar’s reputation.

Location:
Fort Dauphin, Madagascar

How to apply:
Interested applicants should send a CV and a covering letter in English, explaining their suitability and motivation for this position, to SEED Madagascar Director of Programmes and Operations, Lisa Bass, via email at lisa@seedmadagascar.org.

Contact details:
SEED Madagascar
Website: www.madagascar.co.uk
Email: lisa@seedmadagascar.org

Application Deadline: Monday 28th April 2025 at 23:59 GMT.
Please note: AI generated cover letters and recruitment exercises will not be processed.

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. Long-listed applicants will complete an exercise, followed by an initial interview with Madagascar-based staff. Short-listed applicants will interview with the London team. SEED Madagascar encourages equality, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace.

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