SMRU Ltd has a vacancy for a Marine Scientist and is looking for knowledgeable and highly motivated scientist(s) to assist us in the ongoing growth of our Company. There would be opportunity for the successful candidate(s) to develop and evolve their role with the Company. If you are interested in applying, please email your CV together with a letter of interest to recruitment@smru.co.uk no later than Friday, 20th April 2012, quoting reference MS-03.12. Scope of Responsibilities: * Delivery of technical components of commercial contracts * Participation in fieldwork or site visits as required * Assisting the company maintain its reputation for excellence Skills and Abilities: Essential TWO or more of the following essential attributes: 1. A sound understanding of marine mammal ecology and/or behaviour 2. A thorough understanding of marine acoustics and the effects of underwater noise on marine species 3. Demonstrable ability in the treatment of temporally/spatially correlated data, development of advanced statistical techniques (e.g. GEEs, GAMMs, Bayesian methods). Comfortable writing and applying code/ syntax (e.g. in R or SAS) to manipulate, format and analyse complex ecological data to identify spatial or temporal change, with a particular emphasis on the potential drivers of any observed change 4. Delivery of EIAs, a sound knowledge of relevant legislation in Scotland or England and Wales and demonstrable experience of leading on EIAs or the development of IA methodologies with particular reference to assessing the impacts of development on marine mammals. AND also must be: i. Flexible and adaptable ii. Able to contribute to projects that may be outside current areas of expertise iii. Willing and able to learn new skills iv. Positive and outgoing nature v. Willing to work away from the office as required (offshore, UK or overseas) vi. Hold a Full Driving licence Desirable a. Experience of participating in marine mammal surveys using visual or towed passive acoustic methods b. Able to apply Distance Sampling methodologies in the design and implementation of visual surveys, and the analysis of data to provide robust density estimates (including Model-Based Analysis) c. Experience deploying static PAM devices for marine mammal monitoring and/or processing data using PAMGUARD d. GIS skills (ArcGIS, Manifold, MapInfo, QGIS) e. Knowledge of EPS legislation, EIA regulations and Habitat Regulation Assessment (HRA/ AA) process f. Experience of dealing with Statutory Agencies or Regulators g. Experience working with marine (renewable) industry h. Experience of working with academic or research institutions i. Experience of working with an environmental consultancy j. Experience of managing projects with multiple partners and tasks k. Budget management (including the setting, monitoring and management of project budgets. For more information about us, please visit our website, www.smru.co.uk. If you do not have the required range of skills and experience highlighted above, SMRU Ltd may still be interested in hearing from you as we are often looking for additional support in both the short and longer term. Please send your CV together with a letter of interest to recruitment@smru.co.uk quoting reference SP-03.12 Fiona Fiona Skilbeck Group Executive Assistant SOI Group Limited New Technology Building North Haugh ST ANDREWS Fife KY16 9SR Scotland * fas@soigroup.co.uk <mailto:fas@soigroup.co.uk> ( +44 (0)1334 466901 (direct line) Web: www.smru.co.uk <http://www.smru.co.uk/> | www.soi.ltd.uk <http://www.soi.ltd.uk/> |www.pambuoy.com <http://www.pambuoy.com/> Switch: +44 (0)1334 479100 Fax: +44 (0)1334 477878 P Please consider whether you really need a hard copy of this email before printing it - thank you. NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY: This message, and any attachments, are intended solely for the addressee and may contain privileged or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you believe that you have received this email in error, please contact the sender immediately and destroy this email. Although we have taken steps to ensure that this email and any attachments are free from any virus, we advise that, in keeping with good computing practice, the recipient should ensure they are actually virus free. SOI Group Limited is a limited company registered in Scotland, Registered Number: SC413672. Registered Office: 5 Atholl Crescent, Edinburgh EH3 8EJ.