Beekeeper and Technical Research Assistant
University of Oxford - Department of Biology, The John Krebs Field Station
| Location: | Oxford |
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| Salary: | £36,024 to £39,347 per annum - Grade 7 |
| Hours: | Part Time |
| Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
| Placed On: | 26th June 2024 |
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| Closes: | 9th July 2024 |
| Job Ref: | 173538 |
About the role
This position will fund a beekeeper to maintain the research colonies of honeybees at the John Krebs Field station for the Oxford Bee Lab. The beekeeper will be responsible for requeening, queen rearing, disease and parasite control, swarm prevention and honey production. The person appointed will also liaise regularly with lab personnel to orchestrate experiments, including the provision of adult bees and brood comb for experiments and the creation of minicolonies for testing diets. As a research assistant, the person employed may also engage in laboratory experiments in close collaboration with lab personnel. The person will also occasionally liaise with the public and may also be responsible for building and maintenance of an observation colony.
About you
Individuals with experience in inspection of bee colonies and liaising with UK Home Office staff over the importation of bees will be preferred.
How to apply
Applications for this vacancy are to be made online via our e-recruitment system, and should include the application letter, a CV, a list addressing the job criteria, and names of two academic references. Where Covid-19 has resulted in substantial disruption to your work or research outputs, please explain this by providing an additional paragraph in your supporting statement.
The University of Oxford is committed to equality and valuing diversity. All applicants will be judged on merit, according to the selection criteria.
This post is a 30% appointment and is available immediately.
The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on Tuesday 09 July 2024.
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