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Life Science Careers:
Environmental Sector
Sasha Dodsworth
Senior Ecologist
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Where do ecologists work? (Membership of CIEEM)
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Consultancy Governmentdept.
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Types of Consultancies
• Multi-disciplinaries
• Medium-sized mixed environmental
• Ecology specialists
• Sole traders
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What Consultants Do
Field based – Phase 1, ecological scoping survey, hedgerow assessment, protected species surveys, site supervision.
Office based – EiA, ES, HRA, management plans, client liaison, public inquiries
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Mitigation
• Habitat protection
• Habitat enhancement and/or restoration
• Translocation
• Offsetting
• Development licences
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Baseline
Surveys I
Baseline Surveys I
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Baseline
Surveys II
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‘Higher’ level work
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Other Employers
• Government Departments & Agencies.
Regulation (check development licences) /
Monitor sites / Policy work
• NGOs (charities). Practical work /
Information gathering and campaigning /
Advocacy.
• Local Government. Advice and
supporting local planning process.
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Pay Scales
• Assistant Ecologist £14-20k
• Ecologist £20-25k
• Senior Ecologist £27-36k
• Principal Ecologist £38-45k
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Pro’s
• Worthwhile
• Varied
• Get to meet some interesting people
• Working outside
Con’s
• Hard work
• Anti-social hours
• The pay
• Stressful
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Foot in the Door: cv advice
• Enthusiasm
• Perseverance
• Extracurricular interest: minimum botany levels and in-depth knowledge of species – join a local group
• Survey licence
• Obscure ecological groups
• MSc, PhD?
• Cross-discipline skills: project management; GIS; communication; person skills; statistics and maths; machinery; law; planning; archaeology; hydrology.
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Summary & Conclusions
• Can be hard to get your foot in the door,
but the jobs do exist
• Sell yourself – enthusiasm, willingness to
learn
• Unique skill
• Taxonomic specialism
• Broad range of transferable skills