Assistant Scientific Officer, Loughs Agency (Temporary)
ASSISTANT SCIENTIFIC OFFICER (REF: ASO/23/2)
Temporary – 4x 6 month contracts (dates to be confirmed)
Grade: ASO / Salary Scale: £22,519 to £23,955 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 Wednesday 17th May 2023