Overview

Post: Identification Trainers for the Future Traineeship

Bursary: £16,500 per annum (tax-exempt) plus benefits

Contract: 12-months full time

Closing date: 9am on Monday 17th October

 

Project

Do you regularly record wildlife either at home or as part of a recording scheme? Are you keen to develop a career in the UK biodiversity sector and to be at the forefront of the resurgence in species identification and taxonomic skills in UK wildlife professionals? If so, you may be exactly the candidate we are looking for.

Funded by the HLF’s Skills for the Future programme, the Natural History Museum, in partnership with the Field Studies Council and National Biodiversity Network, has an exciting new traineeship opportunity to address the decline in species identification skills in the UK biodiversity sector. Between 2015 and 2017 we will be offering fifteen 12-month long traineeship posts based within the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity. We are now looking to recruit the third group of 5 of these trainees, who will be starting with us in March 2017.

Anyone who can demonstrate a passion for developing a career in wildlife recording, species identification and environmental education is welcome to apply. We do specify however the following restrictions to applicants as the traineeship is intended for early career wildlife professionals:

Minimum qualifications: 3 A-levels or equivalent
·         No more than 6 months paid employment in the UK biodiversity, ecology or conservation sector (no previous paid employment is fine).

·         Not previously undertaken a similar traineeship in the UK biodiversity, ecology or conservation sector.

For more information on the Identification Trainers for the Future project please see www.nhm.ac.uk/idtrainers.

For a full job description and to apply online please visit the Natural History Museum website:  https://www.nhm.ac.uk/search-vacancies

About Natural History Museum

The Natural History Museum is one of the world’s leading museums, internationally recognised for its dual role as a centre of excellence in scientific research and as a leader in the presentation of natural history through exhibitions, public programmes, publications and the web.