SEOsaw Project Officer

4 weeks ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

**UE06 **£30,619 - £35,308 Per Annum**

**College of Science and Engineering / GeoSciences / Global Change Institute**

**Part time, 0.7 FTE (negotiable)**

**Fixed term from 1 Aug 2023 to 31 July 2024**

**1 post available**

We are looking for a project officer to lead the day to day work of the SEOSAW partnership. You will work closely with the SEOSAW co-chairs and the other SEOSAW partners to coordinate a network of researchers studying the way that African savannas are changing.

**The Opportunity**:
You will have an opportunity to work with a wide range of researchers from across Africa and the globe to advance our understanding of the biggest savanna complex on Earth.

**Your skills and attributes for success**:

- Experience of science coordination and management
- Knowledge of savanna socio-ecology and a relevant degree
- Knowledge of the funding landscape for long term measurements in Africa
- Excellent communication skills

**Click to view a copy of the full **job description**

**As a valued member of our team you can expect**:
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits **pension scheme **, **staff discounts, **family friendly initiatives **, flexible working and much more. Access our **staff benefits page **for further information and use our **reward calculator **to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Interviews will be held in **June.**

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our **right to work **webpages.



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