Department of Biology, Research and Administration Building, 11a Mansfield Road, OX1 3SZ
About the role
We are advertising for a 6-month research assistant role to work within the Department of Biology and with the Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery. The role would form part of the ‘Earth Tracker' initiative – a proposed project to track and prioritise country level actions to deliver nature recovery. The research assistant role would help the team to compile and assess available data sources relevant to tracking nature recovery, conduct analyses to identify national targets and levels of progress, as well as leading on expert elicitation exercises to assess future country-level priorities for nature recovery.
About you
The successful candidate will require specialist knowledge in biodiversity conservation policies, and frameworks/approaches for assessing and monitoring progress towards national and/or global conservation goals. They should also have experience working independently on research projects, and proven experience working with external stakeholders in the conservation and sustainability field.
How to apply
Where Covid-19 has resulted in substantial disruption to your work or research outputs, please explain this by providing an additional paragraph in your supporting statement.
The University of Oxford is committed to equality and valuing diversity. All applicants will be judged on merit, according to the selection criteria.
This post is full time and available immediately.
The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on Tuesday 17th December 2024, interviews are likely to be scheduled for the first week of January 2025. Applications for this vacancy are to be made online via our e-recruitment system, and you will be required to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your online application.
Contact Person : HR Team Vacancy ID : 176923 Contact Phone : Closing Date & Time : 17-Dec-2024 12:00 Pay Scale : RESEARCH GRADE 6 Contact Email : [email protected] Salary (£) : £34,982 - £36,616 per annum