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Job description

The role of the post holder will be to participate in, manage and support the freshwater monitoring and research workload - which includes amongst others: fish stock assessment (coarse and salmonid) using various techniques such as electro-fishing and netting; Pre-Fishery Abundance modelling for Atlantic salmon; genetics; smolt tagging; habitat surveys; and invertebrate surveys. This will involve working with and co-ordinating the activity of field staff in relation to sample collection surveys and supporting the preparation of Catchment Status Reports. The position also acts as an assistant and backup to the IT Manager with the running and maintenance of the Agency’s fish counter programme. This will include onsite visits to fish counting stations that are situated around the catchments and include regular remote downloads from base, collation and analysis of the datasets retrieved. The post holder will also be expected to ensure that there are sufficient quality control procedures in place with regard to fish counters in particular, but also with the other information collected by the Agency. They will be required to liaise closely with the Geographical Information Systems post holder in this regard. The role will be responsible for liaising with other Government Agencies and Departments in the running of monitoring and research contracts including providing information for EU Directives such as Water Framework and Habitats Directives. The post will also provide direct support to the Head of Science. In addition, the post holder will be required to present these data in a number of formats including regular written and oral reports to the Head of Science, the Director of Protection and Conservation, the Chief Executive Officer, the Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission Board, the Advisory Forum, Stake-holders/customers the NSMC and Staff of the Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission. .

Responsibilities

• Some of the Main Duties:
• Ensure accurate collection and collation of data in a format suitable for GIS
• Undertaking, managing and supporting ongoing monitoring and research programmes
• Collection of data
• Supervision of students and temporary staff
• Analysis of data
• Report writing
• Full list available on Job Description downloadable from organisation website

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• At least a 2nd class honours degree in Science, Biological Degree.
• 2 Years experience of working within a professional or technical team.
• A full and current driving licence held for more than 2 years (with no more than 3 penalty points).

Desirable Skills

• At least 2 years relevant post qualification experience, gained within the last 8 years.
• Post-graduate fisheries based MSc/PhD.