Forest Works Supervisor - Ecology - Forestry England - permanent - 37h/week - deadline 2 December 2026 Location: Sherwood Pines, Market Rasen or Fineshade, England. Hybrid home working available, with travel across England and occasional stays away. Organization: Forestry England, Central England Forest District, Environment Team. Contract Type: Permanent, 37 hours per week. Main Description: Support ecological advice for forest operations; undertake eDNA sampling, habitat suitability assessments and protected species surveys. Facilitate management of designated sites and priority habitats, supervise staff and contractors, monitor safe working, support contracts and manage ecological GIS data and survey permits. Requirements: Experience in forestry and/or conservation land management; wildlife identification, especially protected species; understanding of operational health and safety; stakeholder work; communication, teamwork and IT skills. A full current licence valid for drivin...
Laboratory and Field Senior Technician - Palaeoecology - University of Cambridge - 12 months - deadline 29 November 2026 Location: Cambridge, UK. Occasional fieldwork, including remote UK locations and potentially overseas. Organization: University of Cambridge, Department of Geography, Conservation Palaeoecology Lab. Contract Type: Fixed-term: funding available for 12 months in the first instance. Main Description: Process plant materials and sediment/peat cores, analyse charcoal using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and reconstruct past fire temperatures. Support a wetland conservation palaeoecology project linking past and present ecology and traditional knowledge with biodiversity management. Maintain equipment and safe laboratories, train lab users and contribute to data analysis and publications. Requirements: Essential: experience operating FTIR instruments for palaeofire reconstruction; spectra handling, analysis and interpretation; processing plant material...
PhD in biodiversity-inclusive agriculture - Leiden University - 38h/week - deadline 23 November 2026 Location: Leiden, Netherlands, with fieldwork in Dutch agricultural and horticultural regions. Organization: Leiden University, Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Faculty of Science. RISE project, in collaboration with Eindhoven University of Technology and Wageningen University and Research. Contract Type: Initial one-year PhD employment contract, with an option to extend up to four years based on performance. Full-time, 38 hours per week. Main Description: Develop validated indicators of biodiversity improvement in agriculture and horticulture. Evaluate barriers and opportunities for nature-inclusive farming, design indicators for two regional case areas and create practical biodiversity strategies with farmers and agrifood stakeholders. Work within an interdisciplinary team of four PhD candidates on a system dynamics model for agricultural transitions. Requirements: Mast...
Project Officer - Beaver Reintroduction - Yorkshire Wildlife Trust - 35h/week - 3 years - deadline 25 November 2026 Location: York, UK, with regular travel across Yorkshire and project catchments, including remote sites. Organization: Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. Contract Type: Fixed-term, 3 years. Full-time, 35 hours per week. Four-month probation for new staff. Main Description: Support beaver reintroductions through site assessments, surveys, post-release monitoring and practical management. Work with landowners, farmers, communities and volunteers; provide advice and mitigation where beaver impacts cause conflict. Collect ecological data and support project reporting, engagement events and nature recovery at catchment scale. Requirements: Experience delivering conservation, habitat restoration or nature recovery projects; public engagement events; and work with landowners, farmers, contractors and partners. Understanding of habitat restoration, catchment management and nature-bas...
Titulado/a universitario/a del sector ambiental para monitorización de insectos - Tragsa, Moncada (Valencia) - Media jornada - Deadline 17 noviembre 2026 Ubicación: Moncada (València/Valencia) Organización: Tragsa (Empresa de Transformación Agraria, empresa matriz del Grupo Tragsa) Tipo de Contrato: Duración determinada estimada de 6 meses, con posibilidad de prórroga hasta un máximo de 12 meses; media jornada (18,5 horas semanales) Descripción Principal: Identificación taxonómica y conteo de insectos vectores en el laboratorio; conteo de huevos colectados en trampas de Aedes; gestión de material entomológico y de laboratorio; coordinación del envío de muestras para el análisis de patógenos; instalación y mantenimiento de las trampas de la red de monitorización; formación del personal de la red de vigilancia entomológica. Requisitos: Titulación universitaria (nivel MECES 2 o 3): Grado, Diplomatura, Ingeniería Técnica, Licenciatura, Ingeniería o Grado + Máster Oficial en Ciencias A...
Ubicación: Santiago de Compostela (Galicia, España). Organización: Tragsatec (Grupo Tragsa). Plazas: 1. Tipo de contrato: Duración determinada, aproximadamente 6 meses, con opción de prórroga si procede; jornada completa. La modalidad depende de la causa de contratación, del proyecto y de las circunstancias de la persona seleccionada. Descripción principal: Apoyo técnico en evaluación de impacto ambiental. Revisión de documentación de proyectos de instalaciones ganaderas y su adaptación a la normativa, preparación de borradores de oficios e informes, manejo de datos y comprobación del cumplimiento de la normativa sobre aplicación de lodos de depuradora al medio agrario. Requisitos: Licenciatura, Ingeniería o Grado + Máster Oficial (nivel 3 MECES) en Ingeniería Agrónoma, Ingeniería de Montes, Ciencias Ambientales, Geología o Biología, relacionado con las funciones del puesto. Titulación homologada en España o certificado de equivalencia. Ofimática a nivel usuario, que se co...
PhD student position in symbiosis research on "Plant pathogens in insect microbiome" - University of Vienna, Austria - Fully funded, up to 4 years - Deadline 20 December 2026 Location: Vienna, Austria Organization: University of Vienna, Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science (CeMESS), Division of Microbial Ecology. Team of Dr. Alejandro Manzano Marín, in collaboration with Dr. Anna Michalik (Jagiellonian University, Poland), within an FWF/NCN-funded Weave project Contract Type: PhD position, paid and fully funded with an employment contract under University of Vienna standards; up to 4 years (initially limited to 1 year, extended after a positive evaluation). Start date: from 8 January 2027 (negotiable) Main Description: PhD project to identify which bacteria found in insect microbiomes are true plant pathogens, how frequently they occur, how they evolve, and how the host's ability to transmit plant pathogens is influenced by facultative symbionts,...
Graduados/as en Ciencias del Mar - Espacios marinos protegidos - Tragsatec, Madrid - 2 vacantes - unos 6 meses (prorrogable) - Inglés C1 - Deadline 20 noviembre 2026 Ubicación: Sede Madrid Tragsatec Organización: Tragsatec (filial del Grupo Tragsa, empresa de ingeniería, consultoría y asistencia técnica agrícola, ganadera, forestal y medioambiental) Tipo de Contrato: Duración determinada de aproximadamente 6 meses, con opción de prórroga si procede; jornada completa Descripción Principal: Trabajos de espacios marinos protegidos: análisis de las actividades recreativas y de la actividad pesquera en los espacios marinos protegidos; elaboración de borradores de planes de gestión; preparación y participación en talleres participativos de espacios marinos protegidos y otros relacionados con el medio marino; elaboración de documentación técnica; apoyo en la gestión y organización de los equipos de costa asignados al encargo; y organización de información y elaboración de materiales de s...
