Salary: £25,000 to 27,000 FTE Fixed term contract (6 months to 1 year)
Durham Wildlife Trust are seeking an Ecosystem Services Mapping Officer, based at Rainton Meadows, Chilton Moor, Houghton-le-spring, Tyne and Wear, DH4 6PU.
Key Tasks:
• To support the project manager in delivery of EcoServ-GIS Stage II
• Assist users of the toolbox at other partner Wildlife Trust via phone support and face to face meeting to resolve toolbox errors and to encourage / assist in use of the toolbox for service mapping
• Liaise with the Steering Group / Expert Panel regarding project development and progress
• Maintain and update a database of Toolbox users and keep them informed of project development and release of toolbox versions
• Amend and update toolboxes to fix errors, incorporate new data or increase processing speed
• Develop new ModelBuilder models to map further Ecosystem Services at a high resolution at a county scale
• Test both the theory and practical application of each new model in terms of its resolution or applicability, ease of interpretation, the availability of input data, and its transferability to other areas of the country
• Review models following feedback from the expert panel and produce final models for dissemination to other Wildlife Trusts (ArcGIS Modelbuilder format)
• Update the User Guide, Summary report, and Literature Review
• Assist the project manager at meetings, conferences or dissemination events
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Contact details:
For further details and how to apply please contact Julie Anderson janderson@durhamwt.co.uk