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Title  

Fisheries Research Scientist - UK or US
Reference     (Please mention Stopdodo/Environment Jobs in your application)
Sectors   Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Water Resources
Location   England (London & Greater) - UK
Type   Fixed Term and Permanent Roles
Status   Full Time
Level   Mid Level
Deadline   19/10/2020
Company Name   Marine Stewardship Council
Contact Name  
Telephone   +44 (0)2078113307
Website   Further Details / Applications
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Description  

Location: London, United Kingdom (or Seattle, Washington DC)

The MSC’s vision is for the world’s oceans to be teeming with life, and seafood supplies safeguarded for this and future generations. Through our internationally recognised certification and ecolabeling program well-managed sustainable fisheries are recognised and rewarded in the marketplace, through the leadership of our partners. Critically, other fisheries are incentivised to improve their performance to meet the growing demand for certified sustainable and traceable seafood choice. Over 400 fisheries around the world, representing 16% of the annual global marine catch, are now engaged in the MSC program and over 1200 documented improvements to the way our oceans are being fished have been recorded. MSC certified and labelled seafood products are now available in over 100 countries.

We’re looking for a Fisheries Research Scientist, who can use best available research and data science to inform the MSC program. You’ll be responsible for supporting the impact evaluation of the MSC, through dedicated research projects on changes in fisheries management or mitigation of bycatch and other ecosystem effects.

You’ll also support the MSC’s transparent, reproducible science approach, using internal databases and publicly available data, such as stock assessments or bycatch monitoring data, through advanced quantitative analyses. Your work will involve representing the MSC in national and international scientific meetings and conferences (online or, if it is safe to do so, in person), and contributing to peer-reviewed publications.

This is a fixed-term contract for 22 months.

Ideally, we are looking for someone to fill the role in London, however we are open to applications from the United States and would like to hear from applicants who can be based in Seattle or Washington DC.

Who are you?

You will have:

  • A PhD or equivalent experience in quantitative marine sciences
  • Proven experience in fisheries research, data science and statistical analyses (stock assessment experience or evaluation of impacts on endangered threatened and protected species preferred, spatial modelling a plus) 
  • a good understanding of marine resource management and conservation biology issues, as well as an interest in learning the MSC’s internal processes and governance structures
  • Excellent IT skills, including proven experience with open source statistical software such as R, and excellent coding skills. 
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If interested, please email the following information to Recruitment@msc.org.           
  • A cover letter outlining how your skills, experience and knowledge directly address the responsibilities and requirements detailed in the job specification, and include information on your salary expectations and right to work in UK/US information; and
  • A copy of your current CV.

Please ensure that they are sent as Word or PDF documents with the titles “your name cover letter” and “your name CV”. The subject of your email should read: Fisheries Research Scientist.

Closing date

Monday 19 October 2020 at 9:00am BST

The MSC aims to recruit a talented workforce and values the diversity in background, skills and experience of its staff. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity for all job applicants, irrespective of background.
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