Dear Colleagues Some positions available working with us in Cornwall. Please share widely. If any of the functionality is lost in the pasting over, it can be accessed on web at: http://bit.ly/YOgFcL The College wishes to recruit up to three Associate Research Fellows to support the work of Professor Brendan Godley, Dr Annette Broderick and Dr Matthew Witt in the UK and overseas. These positions, funded by the Darwin Initiative, EU FP7 and NERC, are available immediately for up to 24 months. The main research focus of the of the posts will be Biodiversity Impacts of Marine Renewable Energy in the UK (involving at sea biodiversity monitoring) although successful candidates would be expected to interface with some of the other research areas of the group including Fisheries Bycatch, Marine Acoustics, Spatial Ecology and Conservation and Molecular Ecology. The successful applicant will be able to present information on research progress and outcomes, communicate complex information, orally, in writing and contribute to the preparation of proposals and applications to external bodies. Marine fieldwork in the UK a will be required, so experience of working at sea would be invaluable. Applicants will possess a PhD in a relevant discipline (or an MSc and extensive experience) and be able to demonstrate sufficient knowledge in the discipline and of research methods and techniques to work within established research programmes. As the group works on international projects, languages other than English would be an asset. We welcome applications from candidates interested in working part-time hours or job-sharing arrangements. For further information please contact Alan Rees, e-mail: a.f.rees@exeter.ac.uk<mailto:a.f.rees@exeter.ac.uk> . To view the Job Description and Person Specification document please clickhere.<http://www.admin.ex.ac.uk/personnel/jobs/P45024.pdf> Interviews are expected to take place in May/June 2013. The College is working towards department Silver Athena SWAN<http://www.exeter.ac.uk/working/prospective/benefits/athenaswan/> awards as a commitment to providing equality of opportunity and advancing the representation of women in STEM/M subjects: science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine. The University of Exeter is an equal opportunity employer which is 'Positive about Disabled People'. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented in the workforce. HOW TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION: Please send your CV, covering letter and the details of three referees, along with a completed application and equal opportunities form to Alan Rees, e-mail: a.f.rees@exeter.ac.uk<mailto:a.f.rees@exeter.ac.uk> quoting the reference number P45024 in any correspondence. To download the application and equal opportunities form please follow the below links; http://www.admin.ex.ac.uk/personnel/jobs/ app_form.rtf<http://www.admin.ex.ac.uk/personnel/jobs/app_form.rtf> http://www.admin.ex.ac.uk/personnel/jobs/EO_form.rtf [Description: https://jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecruitment/css/Athena_SWAN_Bronze_2.JPG] Prof. Brendan J. Godley Chair in Conservation Science Centre for Ecology & Conservation University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus TR10 9EZ, UK Tel: +44 1326 371 861 Twitter: @BrendanGodley http://biosciences.exeter.ac.uk/staff/index.php?web_id=brendan_godley http://www.seaturtle.org/mtrg/ [Description: cid:image003.gif@01CE0AA5.105E7330]
