The Environmental Research Institute (ERI) is a unique research centre situated in the town of Thurso in the northern Highlands of Scotland. It is part of the North Highland College, one of the partners in the UHI Millennium Institute; the emergent 'University of the Highlands and Islands'.

Together with our partners at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), we have successfully secured £4 M funding for a unique multi-disciplinary programme to develop applied and fundamental research that supports the development of marine renewable energy in Scotland.

Funded by Highlands & Islands Enterprise (HIE), the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the MaREE programme aims to address issues of 'Resource and Risk', 'Environmental Impacts' and 'Sustainability'. We now seek to appoint dynamic, enthusiastic and self-motivated individuals, initially for 3.5 years, to oversee the leadership, management and co-ordination of the MaREE programme:

MaREE Programme Leader £36,241 - 44,830

MaREE Programme Co-ordinator £21,403 - 24,845

Business Development Manager £31,365 - 35,063
                                                   (pro-rata 0.5 FTE)

For full information and details of how to apply, please visit www.eri.ac.uk.

For further information please contact: Prof. Stuart Gibb, ERI, UHI-North Highland College, Castle Street, Thurso, Caithness, KW14 7JD; + 44 (0)1847 889581, Stuart.Gibb@thurso.uhi.ac.uk.

Closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 5^th October 2009.

Interviews will be held week commencing 26^th October 2009.