Research Officer -Climate Resilience project
HybridDublin, Leinster, Ireland
Job Summary
Deliver day-to-day operations for the IFI & Office of Public Works Climate Resilience Project, generating high-quality scientific data to inform fish species management and conservation. Conduct both desk and field investigations to assess climate change impacts on Irish fisheries in drained river catchments, utilizing drone surveys, acoustic telemetry, and temperature logger networks. Manage staff, compile standard operating procedures, and oversee tendering and procurement while ensuring budget adherence. Produce detailed scientific reports, papers, and management briefs, and supervise data analysis, modeling, and quality assurance for datasets. Submit weekly and monthly updates to the programme manager and attend steering committee meetings.
Required Qualifications
- A relevant Diploma or Degree or equivalent (NFQ Level 7)
- A full, clean, Category B driving licence that is valid in Ireland
- Excellent inter-personal skills with particular emphasis on motivation and leadership and a proven track record of achieving objectives
- Excellent team working skills
- Self -directed and able to work independently
- Excellent attention to detail with the ability to spot errors and question information received
- Proven project management experience in a multi-disciplined team essential (including budgeting, scheduling, risk management, etc.)
- Demonstrable experience in report and scientific writing
- Demonstrable experience of field survey and data collection in aquatic habitats
- Demonstrable experience in sampling and identification of fish species
- Knowledge of fish ecology and the potential impacts of climate change on Irish fish species and their habitats
- A strong expertise in IT skills is required (GIS Software in addition to MS Office skills)
- Demonstrable experience in the use of relevant statistical software (e.g. R package)
- Knowledge of climate change and the potential impacts on Ireland's fish species
- Experience in planning, executing and reporting on original research studies
- The position will require flexibility regarding working hours
- considerable travelling and residing in locations across Ireland, whilst conducting field work in all weather conditions
- Travelling on a daily or weekly basis will be a requirement
- The work will require frequent physical exertion while conducting field activities, including walking over rough, uneven terrain, lifting equipment, wading in streams/rivers and working in boats
Desired Qualifications
- A relevant Honours Degree or equivalent (NFQ Level 8)
- Postgraduate qualification in relevant area
- Full EB driving licence
- Demonstrable experience and good knowledge of at least one of the following areas: spatial modelling; fish habitat modelling; spatial stream network models; fish habitat suitability models; environmental flows; analysing/modelling time series or spatial data; acoustic telemetry; flow velocity profiling; working with hydrologic/hydraulic data; implementing general lake models)
- Published at least two scientific papers as first author in a relevant scientific field
- Experience in deploying and managing remote environmental monitoring technologies (e.g. temperature loggers, data buoys, water quality sensors)
- Experience in designing, implementing, and analysing acoustic telemetry projects (e.g. acoustic receivers and tagging fish)
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