Environmental Assessment Specialist

Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet / Hälsoskyddsjobb / Uppsala
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Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment
The Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment (www.slu.se/aquatic-sciences) is working with applied environmental science, with a national responsibility for assessing the condition of Swedish surface waters with respect to water chemistry, pollution and aquatic biota. The department has some 140 employees. The research focuses on geochemical and hydrological processes, aquatic ecology and biodiversity, as well as on aquatic ecotoxicology and environmental chemistry. The department is part of a Soil-Water-Environment cluster, a recently established competence centre for landscape-level processes that also includes the Departments of 'Soil and Environment' and 'Energy and Technology'. The breadth of expertise among the 300 members in combination with a well-equipped infrastructure creates a unique platform for high quality research as well as environmental monitoring and assessment.
Read more about our benefits and what it is like to work at SLU at https://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/work-at-slu/

Duties:
We are seeking a new member for the Secretariat of the Swedish Infrastructure for Ecosystem Science (SITES). The primary focus of this work will be developing SITES though data management and communication support, to spread the use of SITES in the Swedish and international research communities. This includes visits and regular interaction with the field stations in forest, agricultural, and arctic settings spread from southernmost to northernmost Sweden. Additional assignments (ca 50%) involving fieldwork, environmental assessment and research will be arranged based on the mutual interests of the candidate and the needs of the department.

Qualifications:
We seek a candidate with a PhD in a research area relevant to SITES. The applicant should have a strong interest in working as a part of team to promote ecosystem research. Knowledge of ecology, biogeochemistry, soil chemistry, hydrology, data management, statistics and geographical information systems are merits for the position.

The following types of experience are also merits:

• Experience of working with large sets of data that are relevant for SITES
• Experience in open source software and programming
• Experience with national and international data catalogues, or metadata standards for open data repositories that are compliant with the FAIR principles
• Experience with communication including web editing, popular science writing, and social media
• The ability to express oneself well in written English and Swedish

Personal qualities including the ability to collaborate, as well as analytical and problem-solving skills are also selection criteria.

Place of work:
Uppsala

Form of employment:
Permanent employment. SLU uses probationary employment.

Extent:
100%

Starting date:
2023-09-15 or according to agreement.

Application:
We welcome your application no later than 2023-08-16, use the button below.

Academic union representatives:
https://internt.slu.se/en/my-employment/employee-associations/kontaktpersoner-vid-rekrytering/

The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) has a key role in the development for sustainable life, based on science and education. Through our focus on the interaction between humans, animals and ecosystems and the responsible use of natural resources, we contribute to sustainable societal development and good living conditions on our planet. Our main campuses are located in Alnarp, Umeå and Uppsala, however, the university also operates at research stations, experimental forests and teaching sites throughout Sweden.

SLU has around 3,000 employees, 5,000 students and doctoral students and a turnover of over SEK 3 billion. We are investing in attractive environments on all of our campuses. We strive to provide a work environment characterised by inclusivity and gender equality, where different experiences generate conversations between people and pave the way for science, creativity and development. Therefore, we welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and perspectives.

Ersättning
Fast månadslön

Så ansöker du
Sista dag att ansöka är 2023-08-16
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Omfattning
Detta är ett heltidsjobb.

Arbetsgivare
Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet (org.nr 202100-2817), http://www.slu.se

Arbetsplats
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet

Kontakt
Blaize Denfeld, Deputy Director SITES
blaize.denfeld@slu.se

Jobbnummer
7926884

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