The Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS, Belgium) is recruiting a scientific collaborator (M/F/X) in the context of marine conservation and restoration. The new collaborator will be engaged in the BLUE4ALL project, which will start in January 2023. This project is funded through the European Union’s Horizon 2020 program.
The research group MARECO (Marine Ecology and Management, https://mareco-odnature-naturalsciences.be/), part of the Operational Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature) of the RBINS has in-depth expertise with regard to marine research in various research domains. MARECO attaches great importance to the link between research and policy support. MARECO contributes to environmental impact assessment, environmental status assessment and marine spatial planning. The team coordinates multiple environmental monitoring programs that assess the status of the marine environment and study the impact of human activities at sea. The team uses state-of-the-art research equipment, modern lab facilities and a new research vessel. MARECO provides scientific services, including access to the 'Artificial Hard Substrate Garden' and identification of marine organisms.
This vacancy is situated within the MARECO activities with regard to marine conservation and restoration, more specifically in coordinating the BLUE4ALL project which aims to align top-down regulatory demands about European (networks of) MPAs with bottom-up societal expectations as a guarantee for achieving effective, efficient and resilient MPAs and networks of MPAs, and design of other effective conservation measures (OECM).
The focus of the new collaborator will be on (1) contributing to the development of the BLUE4ALL project’s interactive Blueprint Platform i.e. a guide to effective, efficient and resilient (networks of) MPAs, (2) tracking the progress of project deliverables and milestones, updating project partners and reporting to the EU funding agency, (3) interacting with the 12 information sites and 13 Living Labs partnering in BLUE4ALL to ensure that the guidance for achieving effective, efficient and resilient MPAs is both based on real-world examples and tested in ongoing conservation and restoration actions.
Wide interest and track-record in multidisciplinary research related to all aspects of marine management (e.g. environmental, technical, regulatory, economic, and social);
Minimum of 5-years of experience working on marine management and conservation;
Prepared to participate in (inter)national workshops, conferences and symposia;
If interested, please send your motivation letter, CV and a copy of your diploma, with reference “Blue4All” the latest by 1 Febuary 2023 to Dr. Steven Degraer (sdegraer@naturalsciences.be).
For more information:
- Concerning the job content or working conditions: Dr Steven Degraer (sdegraer@naturalsciences.be; +32494070371)
- Concerning RBINS in general: https://www.naturalsciences.be
Interviews with pre-selected candidates will take place from 2 February 2023.
Only applications that meet the profile and that are received in time will be taken into consideration.
Startdate (with reservation): 01/03/2023.The Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature) at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) envisages being a centre of excellence in fundamental and applied research of biodiversity and ecosystems in support of the protection and sustainable management of the natural environment.
Marine Ecology and Management (MARECO) is active in different research domains ranging from marine biology, marine mammals, bats, nature conservation and environmental impact monitoring. In the framework of the monitoring of the impacts of offshore wind farms, acoustic surveys of marine mammals and bats are conducted since several years. Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) is in charge of the management of the resulting oceanographic data, while Scientific Web sites and Applications (SWAP) develops and maintains scientific web sites and applications for OD Nature. A general description of the marine activities of the OD Nature can be found at https://www.naturalsciences.be/en/science/do/98.
In the frame of the Digital Animal Sound Archive (DASA) project,
We are looking for an enthusiastic full-stack data applications developer
The DASA project, in cooperation with Natuurpunt and Natagora, has the objective to set-up an easily searchable archive of bio-acoustic recordings. Many researchers (both professional and voluntary) have large amounts (mostly in the order of magnitude of many terabytes) of bio-acoustic data (e.g. from marine mammals, bats). DASA’s main innovative character is in its gathering of bio-acoustic data from a multitude of scattered sources, present them in a coherent database, and make them available to the wider community with an interest in bio-acoustics, hence facilitating (citizen-)science.
More specifically, your tasks will focus on (1) database design and storage approach, (2) database and import procedure development, (3) data acquisition and validation and (4) user interface development, where you will work in close cooperation with the project coordinator and partners supported by the follow-up committee.
Experience or training in one or more of the following domains is requested:
Application to be submitted electronically in a single PDF file, by e-mail, to Ruth Lagring (rlagring@naturalsciences.be) with subject: “Application DASA”. The application should include a CV and a motivation letter.
Deadline for applications: 31/01/2023 – 12:30
All applications will be assessed after the deadline and shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview (remote or live depending on availabilities).
Contact person: rlagring@naturalsciences.be.
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