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Conservation Scientist: Across the River Transboundary Peace Park
Based in Kenema, south-eastern Sierra Leone and western Liberia
Starting salary, £22,000 to £25,000 p.a.

The Across the River project seeks to achieve the long-term conservation of forests, their biodiversity and global carbon storage benefits, secured through national and international partnerships for improved forest governance across the Sierra Leone - Liberia border. The forests connecting Gola Forest in Sierra Leone with the forests of western Liberia, are home to a large number of threatened and endemic species, making them of high conservation importance.

We require a well-motivated individual with a scientific training and overseas experience to undertake a programme of field research to identify key areas of forest to support the Across the River conservation project in Sierra Leone and Liberia. You will work with a team of local staff and international collaborators to plan, execute and report on a range of biological surveys and research projects, whilst ensuring that project staff are well trained to perform their duties.

You will be based in Kenema in eastern Sierra Leone with significant amounts of time in demanding field conditions in tropical forest.

Applicants should hold a PhD in ecology (or equivalent experience); have good communication and fieldwork skills, be adaptable, an experienced trainer and have a track-record of scientific publication.

For further information and an application pack please contact Mrs Anita McClune, Conservation Science Dept., RSPB, The Lodge, Sandy, Beds SG19 2DL, or email: anita.mcclune@rspb.org.uk

Please quote Ref: 9G0 on your application form.

The closing date for completed application forms is Thursday, 18^th March 2010

Date for interviews: Thursday, 8^th April, 2010, The Lodge, Sandy.