Job Purpose

Identification and enumeration of marine benthic invertebrates and the occasional provision of in-house taxonomy training.

Key Responsibilities

• Identification of fauna (fixed marine invertebrates removed from benthic sediment samples) to species level (where possible)
• Provision of Excel faunal matrices including ITI/IQI group
• Development and maintenance of Reference Collections
• Participation in the NMBAQC Scheme and maintenance of technical quality
• In-house staff training (occasional) Development of in-house taxonomic courses (occasional)

Qualifications and experience:

• Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline
• Considerable experience of processing marine benthic invertebrate samples, with excellent broad taxonomic skills.
• Proven ability to work as part of a team
• A proven track record in quality control/ audits/ accreditation- particularly long term participation in NMBAQC Ring Tests and OWN samples.

Personal attributes/characteristics:

• Self-motivated and autonomous with effective time management abilities
• Flexible and able to travel occasionally
• Good at keeping calm under pressure and working to deadlines
• Able to adapt to sudden changes in work load Comfortable with working remotely (if working from home)