Beekeeper and Technical Research Assistant

at  University of Oxford

This position will fund a beekeeper to maintain the research colonies of honeybees at the John Krebs Field station for the Oxford Bee Lab. The beekeeper will be responsible for requeening, queen rearing, disease and parasite control, swarm prevention and honey production. The person appointed will also liaise regularly with lab personnel to orchestrate experiments, including the provision of adult bees and brood comb for experiments and the creation of minicolonies for testing diets. As a research assistant, the person employed may also engage in laboratory experiments in close collaboration with lab personnel. The person will also occasionally liaise with the public and may also be responsible for building and maintenance of an observation colony. They will also be expected to liaise with the lab’s PI to develop future plans for development of bee lab activities in the area of training and teaching of beekeeping and related topics.
Individuals with experience in inspection of bee colonies and with liaising with UK Home Office staff over the importation of bees will be preferred.
The University of Oxford is committed to equality and valuing diversity. All applicants will be judged on merit, according to the selection criteria.
This post is a 30% appointment and is available immediately.
The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on 6 November 2024, and interviews are likely to be scheduled for mid/end November. Applications for this vacancy are to be made online via our e-recruitment system, and you will be required to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your online application

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