Bird Island Science Manager

Job description

BAS 26/51: Contract type Open-ended appointment: Location – Cambridge: Salary – Band E S2 £52,907 - £58,198 Closing date TBC: Background/Overview: Purpose: To manage the long-term monitoring and targeted research projects on higher predators (seals, albatrosses, penguins and petrels) at Bird Island. This includes management of Bird Island: The post holder will also be required to provide specialist support across the Ecosystems Team and other science teams in BAS. Duties: Bird Island Science Management - including infrastructure, databases, purchasing, equipment, development of new technologies, public outreach, permits, risk assessment, liaison with Operations, Corporate Services, Science etc. - recruiting, directing and supporting the 6 zoological field assistants; managing the bird ringing and tracking programmes. - managing and developing the long-term monitoring and demography databases. - personal scientific research as lead and in support of other members of Ecosystems and external collaborators. - applying for external grants as PI or Co-I. - publishing papers as lead or co-author in peer-reviewed journals. - Manage the science infrastructure at Bird Island. - Equipment pur...