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We are seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Associate to join our team at Heriot-Watt University, working on the project 'Enhancing coastal protection, biodiversity and ecosystem services through better knowledge and engagement in mangrove rehabilitation in Suriname and Guyana' (ENHANCES). The successful candidate will take leadership in the collection, quality assurance, visualisation and interpretation of natural science data and its translation to civic science, educational programs, and policy recommendations that leads to more effective management and consensus between local communities and stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities- Coordinate and lead communication across all project partners and work packages, establishing a new quality of interaction and networking between community-government-business-technology sectors.
- Lead the collection, quality assurance, visualisation and interpretation of environmental monitoring data, maintaining close communication with the technical support team in Suriname.
- Provide additional training for Suriname team on environmental monitoring analysis and interpretation, and natural science data archiving, as required.
- Coordinate between project partners and set up, maintain and curate a central project data base that hosts physical and environmental data, compliant with international and UK regulations.
- Work closely with all project PDRA's, especially PDRA 'Gamification' hosted at Edinburgh University, to maximise outputs from the natural and social sciences data.
- Coordinate a regular lectureship series as outward facing communication activity.
- Build and maintain strong links with all non-academic partners in Suriname, Guyana and relevant universities, projects, organisations, and civil society groups elsewhere, to bridge project progress and stakeholder response, and stimulate new networking activities, national and international.
- Contribute to outreach activities led by the social sciences work packages at Durham and Suriname, including community workshops, roundtable discussions and an 'end of project' symposium.
- Participate in the writing of project academic papers, with leadership on environmental monitoring results.
- Participate in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual project grant monitoring, evaluation and reports, progress indicators, milestones and Theory of Change, including reflections on project accomplishments, impacts, lessons learned, recommendations for next steps, sustainability and project legacy impacts.
The ENHANCES project, led by Durham University with academic partners at Heriot-Watt University/Lyell and Edinburgh University, will work with strategic partners in Suriname and Guyana to operationalise novel in-situ and remote-sensing technologies to map and quantify the health, status and distribution of mangrove species at the local and regional scales, whilst monitoring changes and thresholds to generate new understanding, and use this to generate consensus on local coastal protection strategies and methods using a gamification platform co-developed with local stakeholders for knowledge-sharing and equitable debate.
Requirements- Educated to PhD level or higher in a relevant subject (environmental and sustainability sciences; communication/media/engagement) or equivalent.
- Practical experience in the design, leadership and delivery of engagement strategies that connect local communities with stakeholders and academics at the local, national and international level are essential.
- Documented deep understanding of interactions between climate-environment.
- Willingness for international fieldwork.
- Strong track record in environmental monitoring and interpretation connecting natural and social sciences, aimed to deliver solution-based impacts on mangrove restoration.
- Deep understanding and strong skills in the collation, quality assurance, interpretation and curating of data generated by the project, with a focus on natural sciences.
- Confident communicator and experience in environmental training of junior staff.
- Computer literate and technically competent in the set up and maintain an online media presence (incl. websites and social media platforms).
- Appropriate academic publication record, or equivalent portfolio.
- Evidence of good team player and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrate initiative and problem solving skills.
