Project Officer North Somerset Bat Survey

About the role

There is urgent need to understand how global environmental changes impact biodiversity. Urbanisation is a significant factor in current and predicted species extinctions and a major threat to biodiversity. The Bat Conservation Research Lab at the University Of Bath, led by Dr Emma Stone is running the North Somerset Bat Survey working in partnership with North Somerset Council to gather spatial distribution data on bats across North Somerset to enable sustainable development. 

This project is supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund with thanks to National Lottery players.

The North Somerset Bat Survey (https://batconservationresearchlab.co.uk/north-somerset-bat-survey/), is a citizen science project conducted with North Somerset Council to generate long term bat acoustic and distribution data through public engagement, that will be used to inform urban and rural development planning decisions at a county level. Detectors are hosted at 12 centres around the county and we coordinate groups of volunteers to engage in bat surveys by deploying detectors, recording and uploading data and creating bat distribution maps. 

We are seeking an experienced committed project officer to lead and manage the administration and delivery of the project in 2025 including developing and delivering education materials for local schools, and volunteer training and materials, manage the website and social media, conduct bat acoustic surveys, analysis of acoustic data, use of R for mapping of data, reporting, conduct PR and media events and volunteer engagement and review.  .

Essential

Experienced in acoustic analysis of bat calls

Experience of developing and delivering education materials

Experienced in statistical analysis, mapping and predictive modelling in R or similar software

Project management skills

Excelling writing and reporting skills 

Public engagement and speaking skills

Desirable

Experience of coordinating citizen science programmes

Management and development of education programmes

Media experience including Radio and TV

Additional information

This contract is offered on a full time, 12 month fixed term basis.

For informal discussions relating to this role, please contact Emma Stone els201@bath.ac.uk, or Thomas Foxley tf289@bath.ac.uk

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