Seabird & Marine Mammal Observers
SAERI (Falklands) Limited
We're hiring!
Seabird & Marine Mammal Observers
Take your SMMO skills to the South Atlantic
Join SAERI (Falklands) Limited and play a key role in a new Seabird and Marine Mammal Observer programme supporting environmental monitoring in Falkland Islands waters.
Contract: 2 years
Location: Falkland Islands
Salary: £37,601 + £50/day seagoing allowance
Benefits: Relocation package & mid-term flights
Closing date: 30 September 2026
What you will do
- Undertake ESAS-standard seabird and marine mammal surveys offshore
- Record species, abundance, behaviour and environmental conditions
- Enter, manage and quality-check survey data
- Maintain survey equipment and work across a range of offshore vessels
- Participate in training, standardisation and the development of local SMMO capability
We're looking for
- Current JNCC-accredited ESAS Surveyor accreditation
- Experience undertaking ESAS
- Strong seabird identification skills, including pelagic species
- Good computer literacy and accurate field-data management skills
- The ability and willingness to undertake extended offshore deployments
- Have an appropriate offshore sea survival certificate
Anticipated starting date is November 2026
About South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute (SAERI)
Established in 2012 SAERI is a research institute operating from its main base in Stanley, Falkland Islands. SAERI aims to be a world-class research institute that teaches students and builds capacity within and between the South Atlantic Overseas Territories as well as globally through three Focal Areas.
The broad SAERI mission to “deliver world-class environmental research from the Falkland Islands that informs the effective stewardship of our planet” embraces a wide range of science disciplines, as is reflected in the breadth of our science themes - Ecosystems, Earth Science and Remote sensing and data science.
Established in 2012 SAERI is a research institute operating from its main base in Stanley, Falkland Islands. SAERI aims to be a world-class research institute that teaches students and builds capacity within and between the South Atlantic Overseas Territories as well as globally through three Focal Areas. The broad SAERI mission to “deliver world-class environmental research from the Falkland Islands that informs the effective stewardship of our planet” embraces a wide range of science disciplines, as is reflected in the breadth of our science themes - Ecosystems, Earth Science and Remote sensing and data science.
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