Research and Education Officer
Operation Wallacea Ltd
Operation Wallacea is a UK-based conservation organisation that has been running research expeditions around the world for 30 years, publishing >700 academic papers, describing >80 new species to science, and providing high quality environmental education and research experiences to thousands of school and university students from around the globe.
We are looking to expand our research department with the recruitment of a new staff member in a Research and Education Officer role. The candidate will hold a relevant PhD in zoology, ecology, conservation science, or a related discipline, and will take a leading role in guiding the research and education programs in several of the terrestrial overseas field sites we run in the summer months (June-August), as well as be responsible for various research and education tasks throughout the rest of the year.
Specific responsibilities will include co-ordinating multidisciplinary research programs at several overseas terrestrial field sites for 2-3 months each summer (with a particular emphasis on the neotropics), associated pre-season and post-season responsibilities, leading or assisting with the production of peer-reviewed research articles from these sites, and taking a leading role in the company-wide education programs (including the designing and running of online courses and supporting student coursework projects) that we offer our volunteers. Due to the focus of this position on the neotropics, Spanish language skills are highly desirable.
Applicants should be able to demonstrate a proven publication record, excellent presentation skills, and have good numeracy and statistical analysis skills. Overseas participation in the research programmes is a requirement of the successful applicant and they should be comfortable spending extended periods of time away from home, often in remote expedition settings. Positions can either be fully remote with regular visits to our main office in Lincolnshire, or fully office based (or a combination of the two).
Salary starting from £27,000 p.a.
Closing date is September 19th 2025, but applications will be processed as they are received, so that interviews can be held that same week and an appointment made.
About Operation Wallacea Ltd
Operation Wallacea (Opwall) began working within the Wallacea region of Indonesia in 1995. Initially funded to run a rapid assessment of this poorly-explored area, we soon discovered that the need for long term monitoring data in many ecosystems was critical.
Nearly 30 years on, we now run biodiversity research expeditions all over the world, sourcing data that has underpinned hundreds of research papers and informed high-level environmental policy decisions in the sites we work in. We also offer biodiversity and conservation field training courses in the UK as well as online training courses using data collected on our expeditions.
Operation Wallacea (Opwall) began working within the Wallacea region of Indonesia in 1995. Initially funded to run a rapid assessment of this poorly-explored area, we soon discovered that the need for long term monitoring data in many ecosystems was critical. Nearly 30 years on, we now run biodiversity research expeditions all over the world, sourcing data that has underpinned hundreds of research papers and informed high-level environmental policy decisions in the sites we work in. We also offer biodiversity and conservation field training courses in the UK as well as online training courses using data collected on our expeditions.
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