Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has an exciting opportunity for an Research Officer Climate Change Mitigation to join the Research and Development division.
The Research officer will be responsible for day to day delivery of IFI’s climate change mitigation research programme (CCMRP). He/she will be responsible for providing high quality scientific data to support management, conservation and protection of fish species and their habitats for climate change amelioration. The broad objective of the programme is to build an evidence based research programme to assess the impact of climate change on the Irish fisheries sector in both freshwater and estuarine environments.
The successful candidate will have demonstrated an excellence in planning and execution of applied scientific studies in field situations. The work will involve both desk and field investigations. The appointee will produce detailed scientific reports and papers on the progress of the project.

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Inland Fisheries Ireland are the environmental agency responsible for protecting, managing and conserving Ireland’s inland fisheries and sea angling resources.
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DATA COLLECTION RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collect data on fish populations (distribution, biology and ecology) and relevant environmental and abiotic data from designated water bodies as part of a long-term monitoring network.
• Supervise, prepare, install and maintain new or existing technologies where appropriate to support the programme.
• Develop/refine appropriate sampling methods in line with best practice.

OTHER DUTIES

• Carry out such duties as may be assigned to the post from time to time by the Senior Research Officer.
• Ensure that all elements of the programme are achieved in a timely and efficient manner.
• Demonstrable capacity to communicate positively and effectively with internal and external stakeholders

NOTE: THE ABOVE ATTEMPTS TO OUTLINE IN A BROAD SENSE THE RANGE OF DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RESEARCH OFFICER POST. HOWEVER OTHER DUTIES MAY ARISE AS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROJECT AND OUR STAKEHOLDERS CHANGE OVER TIME.

The ideal candidate must, on or before the closing date have the following;

Main duties will include:

• Day to day delivery of the project under the supervision of the senior research officer.
• Working with the Senior Research Officer to develop a comprehensive and innovative research programme to examine climate change impacts on fish species and their habitats in Ireland