The Marine Futures Internship Programme offers a unique opportunity to candidates who are passionate and enthusiastic about the marine environment. The Marine Futures Intern will gain skills, knowledge and experience across a variety of sectors in this exciting field to help direct and shape their future career ambitions.
The opportunity: The Marine Futures Internship Programme offers a unique opportunity to candidates who are passionate and enthusiastic about the marine environment. The Marine Futures Intern will gain skills, knowledge and experience across a variety of sectors in this exciting field to help direct and shape their future career ambitions. This internship is funded by The Crown Estate and project managed by the North West Wildlife Trusts. The programme is run in partnership with The Crown Estate, the North West Wildlife Trusts, Ørsted and Natural England. Each partner organisation provides opportunities for the intern to develop skills in specialist areas including, marine conservation advice, sustainable fisheries, renewable energy development, marine policy, and community engagement. The successful intern will follow a varied schedule that will allow them to gain a range of skills and experiences including: working with a variety of teams across different sectors; writing for different audiences; working with local communities to raise awareness about environmental issues; undertaking surveys; the use of social media in the workplace; delivering media interviews and presentations; and participating in online meetings, training and webinars. The intern will also get the chance to undertake an independent research project, looking into a practical solution to a challenge currently facing the offshore wind sector, and how this could be developed into an opportunity for net gain. This will involve working remotely with different teams (from engineering, to environmental and concept) across the partner organisations. What we are looking for: An intern who can build on their existing skills and knowledge to make the most of this unique experience. Applicants should have a good understanding of current marine issues and some experience of working or volunteering within the marine sector. Most importantly, we are looking for candidates who are passionate and enthusiastic about the marine environment and have a willingness to learn. Applicants should have the ability to be home based for the foreseeable future with an internet connection that supports training and delivery of the post requirements. Due to current COVID-19 working restrictions, we are looking for someone who is self-motivated and able to manage their own workload, with the ability to work independently, as well as within a remote team. A full driving licence and access to a car with business use insurance is desirable. Location: Kendal, Cumbria (initially home based) The internship will be based in Kendal, Cumbria. Although initially home based, induction, training and work will be a mixture of online, and in the office or field where this can be done in line with COVID-19 procedures. Training and meetings with partner organisations will be online at first but travel across the North West and further afield might be required at times. Salary: £9.30 per hour (Real Living Wage) plus 9% pension contribution. Duration: Full-time (35 hrs per week) fixed-term for 6 months - 2 November 2020 to 30 April 2021. Closing date for applications: Midnight Tuesday 15 September 2020. Please apply using the application form below and do not include a CV. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered. Interviews: Week commencing 28 September 2020 – interviews will be held in person taking into account social distancing and relevant COVID-19 procedures. Supporting Documents
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I am recruiting MS and PhD students to join the new Earth Surface Dynamics group in the Department of Geology and Geography at West Virginia University. Applications are due January 15th, 2021; positions start in fall 2021. I am interested in working with students on problems in fluvial and hillslope geomorphology, landscape evolution on timescales both geologic and human, and source-to-sink processes. I also have a variety of wonderful colleagues at WVU with Earth-surface-related interests. Funding is through a combination of teaching and research assistantships. Please find more information about the department here and my work here. The GRE is not required. Morgantown, WV is a nice college town situated on the beautiful—and geomorphically intriguing—Appalachian Plateau. Opportunities abound for hiking, mountain biking, paddling, climbing, etc. Those interested can email me ([email protected] and/or [email protected]). It would be helpful to include a short CV and a brief description of potential research interests.
Best, Charlie —————-- Charlie Shobe www.charlieshobe.com Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow (through December 2020) Section 4.7 Earth Surface Process Modelling GFZ Potsdam Assistant Professor (starting January 2021) Department of Geology and Geography West Virginia University REF: IRC255806
DEPARTMENT: Department of Finance (DoF), Land and Property Services (LPS), Ordnance Survey Directorate SALARY: £27,845 - £28,730 (under review) LOCATION: Throughout Northern Ireland. Further appointments may be made from this competitions should NICS positions become vacant which require the same eligibility criteria and have similar duties and responsibilities. For more detailed information, including the duties and responsibilities of the post and the criteria to be used during the recruitment and selection process, please click on the Candidate Information Booklet link below. In order to apply for this position, please click on the "Apply for this job online" link below to register to this vacancy and to submit an online application. Completed application forms must be returned to arrive not later than 12:00 noon (UK time) on Friday 11th September 2020. As women are currently known to be under-represented in this occupation across Northern Ireland, and as young people (people under the age of 35), people with a disability and people from minority ethnic communities are currently under represented in NICS, we would particularly welcome applications from these groups. The Northern Ireland Civil Service is an Equal Opportunities Employer. ALL APPLICATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT ARE CONSIDERED STRICTLY ON THE BASIS OF MERIT. Candidate Information Booklet Apply for this job online Sustainable Water Network (SWAN) seeks Policy Officer
Are you an environmental policy professional looking for a job where you can use your scientific and policy knowledge and experience to make a real difference to Ireland’s rivers, lakes and coast? SWAN may have the post for you. SWAN is an umbrella network of twenty four of Ireland’s leading environmental groups, working together to protect and enhance Ireland’s aquatic environment through policy engagement, advocacy, communications and awareness-raising. We are looking for an experienced Policy Officer to join the SWAN team and play a central role in this exciting work. The role of the Policy Officer is to develop evidence-based water policy positions and to ensure that SWAN is informed on relevant policy developments, in order to support SWAN’s work to advocate for effective protection and restoration of Ireland’s waters. You will play a key role in SWAN’s work to influence and to engage with government, decision-makers and other stakeholders, and you will also collaborate with the SWAN team to communicate our policy and advocacy messages to the public. Your main areas of work will be marine policy (particularly the Marine Strategy Framework Directive), the Water Framework Directive (WFD), policy related to physical alterations to waterbodies (e.g. drainage; flood works) and the interaction between these and other policy areas. This post is offered initially as a one year contract with a possible option of a longer term post, contingent on funding. Requirements: • Postgraduate qualification in biology, ecology, conservation or water science, with at least three year’s work experience in environmental policy, preferably in the NGO sector OR • A primary degree in the above, with minimum 5 years relevant NGO experience. • Candidates must be fully familiar with Irish and EU water policy. See job description for full details and application information. The deadline for receipt of applications is 5.00 p.m. September 22nd 2020. Queen’s University Belfast School of Natural and Built Environment
Deadline: Friday, August 21, 2020 Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only) About the ProjectSpatial data have a crucial role to play in service delivery and in assessing challenges faced by people living in particular neighbourhoods. In local government in the UK, levels of expertise in working with such data vary markedly. In most local authorities (LAs) there are Geographical Information Systems (GIS) experts who undertake work for policy teams using spatial data, but the use of GIS and spatial data is not fully embedded into the large majority of LAs. A crucial step in opening up the use of spatial data across LAs is the provision of easy-to-use tools for the interrogation of spatial data which, where appropriate, are linked to key policy or strategy areas. The project is closely aligned with an existing programme of work being undertaken by QUB and Belfast City Council (BCC) under the banner of the Geospatial Analysis Area Working Group (AWG). This work includes (1) development of a prototype spatial data portal which acts as a repository for data used by BCC staff, and (2) a series of ‘insight pieces’ which act as case studies where spatial data are used to answer key questions linked to core policy and strategy areas. The outputs from these case studies provide findings of direct relevance for monitoring and developing service delivery, but they also serve as exemplars to highlight the potential of spatial data in shaping decision making. The spatial data portal has been developed using an open source software environment called GeoNode; this enables registered users to upload spatial data, while anyone can view, query and download the data and make maps. This is appropriate for occasional users and those who require only simple visualisations. For many users a much greater degree of interactivity would be desirable, and for non-expert users for whom spatial data could play a key role, it is vital that available tools and the interface used are designed with specific decision making frameworks in mind. The proposed project will explore technical solutions to addressing this challenge – it will develop guidance and tools which can be used by staff across BCC to aid them in making best use of spatial data in decision making. The main objectives of the project are to: (i) undertake a systematic review of major web-based mapping platforms, (ii) identify one or more platforms which could meet the diverse needs of users in BCC, (iii) identify a small set of well-defined case studies which could serve as demonstrators, (iv) using the selected platform and case studies, construct a prototype BCC spatial data platform, (v) undertake user testing within BCC to refine the platform, and (vi) use the platform to undertake a set of exemplar studies which can be used to develop guidance for BCC staff. APPLICATION PROCEDURE • Apply for Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the School of Natural and Built Environment (subject: Geography) • State name of the lead supervisor as ‘Chris Lloyd’ on application • State ‘DFE’ as Intended Source of Funding • To apply, visit https://dap.qub.ac.uk/portal/user/u_login.php RESEARCH PROPOSAL Applicants should upload a 500-word (maximum) discussion to the ’Research Proposal’ section of the Online Application Form) which gives details of: • Their understanding of the proposed research question(s) aim and objectives. • The context for the research in terms of relevant literature and policy. • A possible methodological approach. • Options for analysing the data gathered. Funding NotesThe successful candidate will be funded through a DFE studentship at the 2020/21 rate, a stipend of £15,285 and Home/EU fees at £4407. The candidate must have been ordinarily resident in the UK for 3 years (with no restrictions). EU residents may be eligible for the studentship covering fees-only. |
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