[Taxacom] Job Opportunity: Plant Biodiversity Scientist at RBG Edinburgh

[Mark Watson]

Plant Biodiversity Scientist; Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, UK

 

Salary £22,032 to £28,540

 

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is seeking applications for a permanent Plant Biodiversity Scientist. The post holder will be expected to develop a research programme that contributes towards understanding responses of plant biodiversity to environmental changes such as habitat loss and fragmentation, climate change, and land management. 

 

The primary focus will be on vascular plants in European and Eurasian temperate systems, with the expectation that the post-holder's research will contribute towards biodiversity conservation in the UK. There will, however, be opportunities to develop projects involving study systems elsewhere and interactions with the broad range of international research projects at RBGE will be encouraged. 

The post would be particularly suited to an early career researcher who shows outstanding potential. You will have a strong publication record, be able to develop research projects independently, have the ability to collaborate with other scientists at RBGE and have good communication skills.  Applicants should possess a PhD and preferably some post-doctoral experience. 

Details on the scientific remit and research of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh can be found at www.rbge.org.uk/science/. 

 

Informal enquiries about the post can be made to Dr Pete Hollingsworth (p.hollingsworth at rbge.org.uk). 

The post attracts generous holiday entitlement and Civil Service Pension benefits. 

The job description and person specification can either be obtained from Irene Morrice (telephone +44 (0) 131 248 2814 or email i.morrice at rbge.org.uk) or can be downloaded from http://www.rbge.org.uk/about-us/vacancies.

 

Applications by CV, including a covering letter should be received no later than Friday, 6 June 2008.

 

 

Dr Mark F. Watson

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20a Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, EH3 5LR, U.K.

Tel: +44 (0)131 248 2828   Fax: +44 (0)131 248 2901

 

RBGE website: www.rbge.org.uk <http://www.rbge.org.uk> 

Flora of Nepal website (including Darwin Initiative project): www.floraofnepal.org <http://www.floraofnepal.org> 

Umbellifer website: www.umbellifers.com

Flora of China website: flora.huh.harvard.edu/china

Prometheus website: www.prometheusdb.org

 


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