Senior Scientist - Surface Water Quality and Ecology Posted: 06/03/2024 Closing Date: 27/03/2024 Job Type: Permanent - Full Time Job Category: Biotech, R&D, Science Work on surface water quality and sustainable resource use Be part of a positive impact on Canterbury Share your passion for our amazing waterways Waitaha - our Canterbury region - is like no other and we are proud to call it home. We are privileged to be working with Nga Papatipu Runanga, stakeholders, and our wider community to protect our environment, including water, land, and air through regulation and planning. As a Regional Council we're responsible for flood protection, public transport, civil defence, and more. Together we're taking action to shape a thriving and resilient Canterbury, now and for future generations. Toitu te marae o Tane, toitu te marae o Tangaroa, toitu te tangata, If the land is well and the sea is well, the people will thrive. This role works closely with our multi-skilled teams of scientists, consent planners, and enforcement officers, and with Zone Committees and public groups, to address challenging issues including sustainable resource use and achieving ecological health of our waterways. A strong scientific background will guide you in leading the analysis, interpretation, presentation and reporting of our data and information to decision-makers, tangata whenua, and our community. You'll define key research questions and lead scientific investigations and monitoring programmes to respond to key issues. You'll provide high-quality and timely technical advice to our consents, compliance, and planning teams. You'll ideally have a master's degree or higher in aquatic ecology with at least 2 years of professional experience or a bachelor's degree in aquatic ecology with five years of professional experience . Your solid technical background will stand out as you interpret scientific data to a wide range of audiences including tangata whenua, community, and decision-makers. You'll have experience in freshwater ecology, including an understanding of our freshwater fish and invertebrate communities and their habitats along with experience in aquatic macroinvertebrate and fish monitoring in New Zealand. More about you: Proven track record with defining research questions and designing and implementing collaborative investigation and monitoring programmes, Excellent writing and oral skills for a range of audiences, Excellent relationship building skills, Great team player, mentor and collaborator, Understanding of and commitment to honouring tikanga and Te Tiriti o Waitangi combined with experience of incorporating te ao Maori perspectives into science delivery. This is a full-time permanent position, 40 hours per week in Christchurch. The indicative salary range is $95,000 to $106,000 depending on your experience and qualifications. Our values underpin everything we do. We understand and embrace a diverse workforce; this diversity will enable us to better serve our people, our community, and our greatest taonga, the environment. We value everyone's contribution, diverse thinking, and skills. We're on a journey to become a treaty partner of excellence, including incorporating te ao Maori into our work. We offer supportive opportunities to develop capability in this area and encourage our people to use kaupapa Maori, matauranga Maori and te reo Maori in our daily work. We welcome you with an open heart & mind, wherever you are on your personal te ao Maori journey. For a confidential chat about this role, please contact Elaine Moriarty 027 2005 214. To find out more about us and the mahi we do - click here . Applications close on Wednesday, 27 March. We encourage you to apply early, we will be reviewing applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close the advertising early. Short-listed candidates will be required to complete an interview process, reference checks, and a criminal check. Further background checking will be required when relevant to the role. #J-18808-Ljbffr
