NERC Duress – Diversity in Upland Rivers for Ecosystem Service Sustainability

Duress partners at Lancaster University are seeking a Hydrological Modelling Research Associate to support the Lancaster team’s objectives and delivering data (observations and model results) to other DURESS partner institutions. The position is full time for 14 months and the candidate will need relevant experience in Matlab programming and analysis of hydrological time-series data.

Closing date: 24/1/2014

For further information on this post or to apply, please visit our website http://hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=A868

Isabelle and Steve both presented at this years Chartered Institute for Ecology and Environmental Management Conference on the 6th and 7th November.

Their presentations can be downloaded here or see the feedback from twitter.

Keep up to date with our progress this summer – download the new Duress project summer gazette here:

A new PDRA post in environmental and ecological economics is being advertised through Aberystwyth University. The PDRA will be responsible for delivering the ‘valuation’ theme, which will assess the economic benefits / costs of changes to provisioning,
regulating, and cultural services in upland rivers. The successful candidate should have A PhD in environmental / ecological economics, economics, sociology, anthropology, or a related subject and have experience of undertaking interdisciplinary research. More details can be found at: http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/media/departmental/humanresources/pdfs/jobs/SMB-13-05-External1.pdf

Closing date is the 16th August 2013.

We are pleased to share that DURESS Theme three leader, Prof Steve Ormerod, has been named chair of The Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) Science Development group.

The group has been set up to advise CEH on its Science Strategy and on the quality of its science delivery.

For more details follow this link to the CEH website