BirdLife International is the world’s largest nature conservation partnership. and is now seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and experienced Spatial Analyst (Seabirds & Energy) to support its scientific work on the impacts of energy infrastructure on seabirds, with a particular focus on the spatial assessment of avian sensitivity to offshore wind turbines.

How you will do this:

• Support the development of the Avian Sensitivity Tool for Energy Planning (AVISTEP https://avistep.birdlife.org), used to inform nature-safe siting of renewable energy and powerline infrastructure, with a focus on the marine sensitivity mapping for offshore wind development.
• Work with the team on methodology development, data collation, and spatial data handling and analysis.
• Collaborate with various stakeholders (BirdLife partners, academics, researchers, web developers, energy developers, and financial institutions).
• Assist in acquiring and processing tracking data for the Seabird Tracking Database; solicit and input new datasets and manage data requests.
• Conduct research on the impacts of energy infrastructure on birds; develop strategies to mitigate these impacts.
• Represent BirdLife at scientific and policy forums; promote BirdLife’s science and best practices in energy development.
• Participate in CMS Energy Task Force, academic conferences, workshops, and stakeholder meetings.
• Provide support and contribute to the Marine Programme as needed.

Ideally you will have:

• Masters’ Degree (or equivalent relevant experience) in a biological or environmental subject.
• Specialist knowledge of advanced spatial analysis including relevant statistical techniques.
• Experience in the practical use of GIS (preferably ArcGIS) and programming (preferably R) is essential.
• Excellent knowledge of the collation and analysis of tracking data, preferably seabirds.
• An understanding of the use of spatial data in conservation and planning.
• Strong scientific background with a comprehensive understanding of scientific project design, literature review, mathematical computation.
• Good knowledge of global biodiversity conservation issues and specific knowledge of seabirds and marine ecology.
• A good understanding of the issues surrounding energy infrastructure and its potential impact on birds and other wildlife would be desirable.
• Experience of literature review and report writing.
• Experience of forging and maintaining relationships with stakeholders would be desirable.
• Experience in using species distribution modelling would be desirable.

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