Science & Action Research Manager - help shape the future for UK trees

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Job summary

The Tree Council is seeking a Science & Action Research Manager to drive impactful research on UK trees. This role requires a minimum of three years' experience in conservation projects, emphasizing both social science and ecology. The successful candidate will work in a collaborative environment, contributing to essential conservation efforts.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years’ experience in tree/hedgerow/conservation.
• Strong understanding of ecology or social science.
• Excellent technical and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage ongoing research projects related to UK trees.
• Develop protocols for tree conservation.
• Engage with volunteers for data collection.

Skills

Analytical skills

Technical skills

People skills

Job description

Science & Action Research Manager - Help Shape the Future for UK Trees

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The Tree Council is a national charity that brings everyone together for the love of trees. The charity maintains a thriving and well-respected science & research programme, working with leading academics and research agencies to identify important research gaps and shape the future for UK trees. All our research is developed to include a practical end application – which we believe is vital at a time when the world is facing both nature and climate crises.

To support this ongoing programme, we are recruiting an experienced Science & Action Research Manager with a wide range of knowledge and skills, primarily in the field of social science, with a strong additional understanding of ecology OR with an equal/balanced understanding of both social science and ecology.

Current Tree Council Research Projects Include

• Tree establishment research with Defra, looking at ways to identify the causes of young tree death and develop a protocol for recording survival that can be used by everyone Sector-wide research into the protection of heritage trees and trees of significance, which will feed into future Defra policy on tree protection and support Tree Health Walks, a programme to develop a model to engage volunteers in recording and identifying potential pest and diseases in their local area.
• Research into London plane canker stain and hawthorn resilience Mistletoe research, including a citizen science programme, with Oxford University and Oxford Botanic Garden
  
  

The successful candidate will have minimum three years’ experience working on tree / hedgerow / conservation-related projects.

You will possess excellent technical, analytical and people skills and be inspired by the idea of working in the environment/conservation sector as a member of The Tree Council’s highly motivated, small and friendly team.

The post-holder will be based at our office, in a Grade 2 listed building at Canada Water in East London, with considerable flexibility for short- or long-distance working from home.

For more information and detailed responsibilities see the supporting document or visit The Tree Council website: www.treecouncil.org.uk

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Research, Analyst, and Information Technology

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