Newcastle University
Big Sea Survey: two posts.
Project
Officer :
32 months; up to £26,523 pa
Field
Assistant:
12 months, up to £22,286
Closing date 11th
June 2010
Based in the School of
Marine Science and Technology, you will be involved in a community engagement
project contributing to the enhancement of intertidal marine biodiversity in
the north-east of England. As Project Officer, you will co-ordinate the
recruitment, training and support of a team of volunteers, and ensure they are
equipped to undertake marine intertidal surveys. You will liaise with conservation managers,
local authorities and relevant NGOs to identify field sites and issues for
inclusion in the project that will maximise benefits to marine conservation
objectives. As Field Assistant your role will be to assist the Project Officer
in the development and delivery of training events, and to provide field
identification support to the volunteers. The resulting database of information
will be accessible to appropriate authorities and the scientific community, to
be used as baseline indicators of habitat change associated with human impact
and climate change. For both roles, knowledge of intertidal species and a
relevant degree are essential. Informal
enquiries about the post may be made to Dr Jane Delany, Tel: (0191) 222 3053 or
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
Please
apply on line at http://www.ncl.ac.uk/vacancies/
Job
references: D722C and D723C
From:
psci-com: on public engagement with science [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Sophia Collins
Sent: 21 May 2010 14:27
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Subject: [PSCI-COM] I'm a Scientist - Who's taking part in June?
Hi
Everyone,
As you know, I like to keep you all informed about this project. You might like
to know that the scientists taking part in the next event in June have now been
announced.
http://imascientist.org.uk/2010/05/who-are-the-scientists-taking-part-in-june
The June event will be the biggest we've ever run (four times bigger than ever
before in fact) with 100 scientists, engaging with approximately 8,000 students
in 400 classes around the UK, plus a small number overseas. As always, our
heartfelt thanks to the lovely Wellcome Trust for funding us!
Everyone is welcome to view the website, read the questions and answers and
even watch the live chats. But only participating scientists and students can
post on the site. If you're on twitter, you can also follow the list I've set
up of tweeting scientists and teachers who are taking part at http://twitter.com/imascientist/ias2010-june
The event will run 14th-25th June, but the scientist info will (hopefully) be
up from 1st June. The developers are working madly to get our last minute
improvements in place by then!
We will be attending the Science Communication Conference next week, in case
anyone wants to buttonhole us to find out more about the project.
I look forward to seeing you next week, or online!
Best wishes,
Sophia
--
Sophia Collins
Producer
I'm a Scientist - Winner of the Sciencewise-ERC People's Choice Award for excellence in Public Engagement with Science.
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