Water Quality Catchment Scientist - Research Officer
at Teagasc
Wexford, County Wexford, Ireland -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 28 Oct, 2024 | USD 40080 Annual | 21 Oct, 2024 | N/A | Environmental Science,Agriculture,Data Analysis,Scientific Communications,Research,Writing,Experimental Design,Communication Skills,Statistics,Natural Sciences,Water Systems,Gis | No | No |
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Description:
Location: Johnstown Castle Environment Research Centre, Wexford, or other major Teagasc Research Centre subject to agreement with the Head of Department/Head of Programme/Director of Research.
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Salary: Research Officer with a Salary Scale of €40,080 to €76,519
Closing Date: 28/10/2024 12:00 PM
Permanent Full Time
QUALIFICATIONS
- Candidates must have an honours level 8 degree as recognised on the National Framework of Qualifications in in environmental science, agricultural science, engineering, natural sciences, or a related scientific discipline
- A PhD degree in a relevant discipline
Note: While a PhD is an essential requirement for this post, equivalent research experience may be deemed acceptable solely at the discretion of the Director of Teagasc.
- A postgraduate degree and/or research experience in catchment science would be a distinct advantage
SKILLS
- Experience in water quality monitoring
- Experience in GIS and spatial analysis
- Experience in implementation of field, farm and/or catchment scale research
- Experience in translating research into advice
- Excellent laboratory & field skills, organisation skills, report writing and data analysis skills
- Experience in data analysis using statistics
- Research skills: literature reviewing, experimental design, data management, statistical analysis and experiment implementation
- Dissemination skills: verbal presentation/communication skills, scientific and technical writing skills
- Capacity to successfully develop collaborative research links with national and international organisations
- Excellent communication skills with a demonstrated ability to enable effective knowledge transfer
- Experience in monitoring environmental variables.
- Experience in farm scale water quality mitigation measures
- Proven record of scientific communications.
- Aptitude for multidisciplinary approaches.
- Familiarity with laboratory systems and database software
- Familiarity with field equipment for water quality monitoring
KNOWLEDGE
- Excellent knowledge of nutrient (N, P) and sediment transfer to surface and ground water systems
- Excellent knowledge of agricultural systems
- Knowledge of statistical programmes for data analysis
- Knowledge of water quality monitoring data and trends
- Knowledge of water quality mitigation measures in agricultural landscapes
- Knowledge of the Nitrates Directive and its impact on farm management practices in Irish farm landscapes.
- Knowledge of the requirements of the Water Framework Directive
- Knowledge of agriculture and water quality issues internationally and across Europe
Responsibilities:
- To lead the design, implementation and monitoring of mitigation measures for agriculture in Irish river catchments.
- Generate new knowledge on the effectiveness of mitigation measures for water quality protection in Irish farming systems.
- Build capacity at Teagasc for the selection of measures under different landscape conditions using the right measure, right place and right time approach.
- Build collaboration with other research groups within and outside Teagasc on catchment science.
- Establish new connections with leading researchers on water quality mitigation measures internationally and nationally.
- Pursue funding opportunities to grow a programme of research from internal and external funding sources.
- Engage with the Knowledge Transfer Directorate at Teagasc to aid in the dissemination and adoption of new technologies at farm scale for water quality protection
- Supervise PhD and post-doctoral scholars and build collaborations with partner universities.
- Publish scientific outputs in peer-reviewed scientific journals and develop research translation tools for dissemination into the KT Directorate at Teagasc.
- Assist Teagasc in meeting the commitments of the Quality Customer Service Charter and Action Plan.
- Actively participate in the annual business planning and Performance Management Development System (PMDS) processes.
- Fully co-operate with the provisions made for ensuring the health, safety and welfare of oneself, fellow staff and non-Teagasc staff and co-operate with management in enabling Teagasc to comply with legal obligations, including full compliance with the responsibilities outlined in the Safety Statement.
- Carry out other duties as may be assigned from time to time.
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
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Wexford, County Wexford, Ireland