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Marine Biodiversity Officer
The Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust is currently looking for a Marine Biodiversity Officer to be based on the Isle of Mull in Scotland.
HWDT’s Marine Biodiversity Officer will work on its boat and land based projects and will undertake the running of the science programme. A substantial part of the job involves being the main monitoring officer onboard 'Silurian': undertaking a variety of marine mammal surveys and overseeing land-based monitoring projects. He/she will work with and supervise volunteers on most projects. An additional role involves representing the Trust on local and regional forums. The appointee must be a qualified marine biologist with appropriate field and analytical experience. The successful applicant will be recruited early in 2011 however there may be an opportunity for one or two applicants to shadow the current Marine Biodiversity Officer onboard Silurian, HWDT's research vessel towards the end of the 2010 field season. We are therefore interested in receiving early notices of interest, however the closing date for formal applications is 31 October 2010
Please send your CV and a covering letter to admin@hwdt.org. For further information about HWDT, please contact the main office on 01688 302 620. Click on the PDF below to view the Job Description.