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Scientific & Technical Officer (STO) Seafloor Integrity and Benthic Habitats Impacts - Marine Institute
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Posted on Jan 14, 2025
Grade & Contract : Scientific & Technical Officer
Temporary specified purpose contract for a maximum duration of up to 31st December 2029 (DHLGH funded)
Service Group :Fisheries Ecosystems Advisory Services (FEAS)
Location : Marine Institute, Oranmore, Co. Galway, Ireland
Who will you work with and what will the role involve?
The successful candidate be responsible for the Marine Institute’s assessment outputs which support its capacity to deliver across the Marine Strategy Framework Directive Descriptor 6 (Seafloor Integrity), Criterion D1C6 (benthic habitats) and those aspects of Descriptor 4 (marine food webs) relating to benthic flora and fauna under the Service Level Agreement (SLA) with DHLGH and ensure accountability to DHLGH and the Marine Institute Senior Leadership Team (SLT). You will report to directly to the Section Manager – Biodiversity MSFD / who will manage the Marine Institute’s reporting to the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (DHLGH) for the EU’s Marine Strategy Framework Directive and the OSPAR Commission.
Essential / Important:
• A relevant degree in science, engineering or another related numerical field.
• High levels of I.T. skills to include Microsoft Office.
• Experience in the management and analysis of data, ideally scientific or environmental
datasets
• Experience in data collation and the standardisation and merging of datasets to create new
marine habitat mapping data products
• Knowledge of marine habitat classification systems and the ability to translate from one
typology to another.
All applications for this post should be received by the Marine Institute in advance of 12:00 noon 22nd of January 2025. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.