Overview

Contract type: Permanent

Base: Dundreggan, IV63 7YJ

Salary Range: C –  £24,746 – £28,296pa

Start Date:  8th July 2024

Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week

Deadline for application:  16th May 2024

Interview Date: 27th May 2024

Summary of role to be added:

Join Trees for Life’s Nature Restoration Team to provide vital support in guiding and evidencing our work to restore nature at landscape scale. We are looking to this role to identify the best opportunities for natural regeneration of peatland and native woodland through ecological survey in the field. You will be a key source of advice and support across all the Trees for Life programme, including at Dundreggan, Affric Highlands and habitats projects focused Highlands-wide. This will be a rewarding, impact-focused role for someone with good botanical identification skills, an understanding of Highlands ecology and an enthusiasm for exploring places with real potential for rewilding.

Download the Role Profile | Assistant Ecologist (PDF download).

How to Apply

Please complete an application form and personal details form, both of which can be found on our website alongside the role description and details on how we use your personal data.

For more information, please see https://treesforlife.org.uk/about-us/work-with-us/

Please note that CVs will not be accepted.

You will be contacted if shortlisted for an interview.

Contact jobs@treesforlife.org.uk for any queries

We are a friendly, collaborative, and ambitious team, offering flexibility, competitive pay, great working culture, and much more. Applicants are welcome from all walks of life with diverse backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and experiences that enrich our culture and teams.

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