Assistant Scientific Officer (Temporary)
REF: TASO/24
Location: Loughs Agency HQ
Closing Date: 05/02/2024 1:00 pm
Salary: £23,071 to £24,507 per annum
ASSISTANT SCIENTIFIC OFFICER (REF: ASO/24)
Temporary – 5x 7 month contracts (April – October 2024)
Grade: ASO / Salary Scale: £23,071 to £24,507 per annum
Essential Criteria
Applicants must demonstrate that they possess the following criteria, by the closing date for applications:
5 GCSEs (Grade A-C) or equivalent including Mathematics, English Language and one Science subject; and
A total of 6 months demonstrable work experience which includes experience in at least twoof these areas (Work experience can include time spent on student placements or post graduate projects):
Fisheries science;
Laboratory work / water quality sampling
Fieldwork in the freshwater environment;
Fieldwork in the marine environment
Electrofishing survey; and
Candidates must hold a full current driving licence (with not more than 6 penalty points) held for a minimum of two years.
Desirable Criteria
Some or all of the following criteria MAY be used in the event of a large number of suitably qualified applications:
In the first instance – A degree, or working towards a degree in Fishery Science, Environmental Science, Marine Science, Biological Sciences, Environmental Management or another related subject.
In the second instance – 1 years’ work experience to include any, or a combination, of these areas:
Fisheries data analysis;
Electro-fishing survey;
Lake fish/ netting survey;
River habitat monitoring;
Water quality monitoring;
Laboratory work
water quality analysis;
Equipment calibration;
Macro-invertebrate analysis.
Completed application forms must be returned to arrive not later than 1pm on Monday 5th February 2024.
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