We are looking for a highly motivated and independent staff scientist to support our efforts in Danish biodiversity and nature management to commence 15st of April 2025.

PROFILE

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic staff scientist with the following competencies and experience:

Essential experience and skills

• MSc in conservation science, ecology, biology, or other environmental sciences
• Deep understanding of ecosystem dynamics in temperate terrestrial ecosystems
• Documented experience in monitoring of biodiversity, including field-based assessment of habitat structures and biodiversity
• Knowledge and interest in Danish nature conservation
• Proven experience with stakeholder contact (landowners, NGOs, official bodies, private sector partners) within conservation biology
• Proven experience with the management of larger projects within relevant fields
• Proficient communication skills and ability to work in teams
• Good English skills, written and spoken
• Good Danish skills, written and spoken, or a stated ambition to learn Danish, as the job involves interaction with stakeholders that are far from fluent in English

Desirable experience and skills

• Experience with research within relevant fields
• Experience from practical conservation work, including planning and habitat management.
• Experience with steering project economy in larger projects
• Experience with the planning of larger field sampling campaigns
• Experience with international conservation policies, with a focus on restoration, habitat management and monitoring, e.g. within the Natura2000 framework

• Daily project management, including oversight of project finances, timelines, and stakeholder engagement.
• Responsibility for engagement and knowledge exchange with conservation practitioners and other stakeholders engaged in Danish nature management, in the private and public sector
• Participation in the overall design and coordination of fieldwork associated with the project in collaboration with project partners at Aarhus University.
• Participation in the design of review protocols and conceptual work in connection with a scientific investigation of the international state-of-the-art in monitoring of dynamic processes in Danish nature.
• Lead writing on a handbook on goals and monitoring in Danish terrestrial nature