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Conservation Scientist
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**Who You Are**
You are a scientist who has a passion for research and the environment and want to work towards a greater good by contributing to a diverse team. You understand that your success is only as good as the whole, and you contribute in a humble way while thinking big, for example by being the key lead on developing an interdisciplinary research plan that includes community science as well as partnering with universities, colleges and other institutions. You have high expectations for yourself and your work and a healthy appetite for risk and experimentation while willing to learn from failure. You are someone who enjoys being independent and the freedom to develop yourself over being micromanaged. You are excited about building a research program bringing together science, arts and education and to see it thrive and grow from start to finish, and are happy to share it in accessible ways with the community.
**Who We Are**
We are a community-based urban land trust and environmental institute that stewards over 1,500 acres of land in Waterloo Region/Wellington County. The lands we live on, work on and derive benefit from were taken away from the original stewards, and it is our goal to restore that connection and to work towards building ethical, reciprocal relationships. This includes learning about and acting on our responsibilities as settlers and unlearning our cultural and historical biases. Most of the land currently in our care is located within the Haldimand Tract, which is territory of the Onkwehon:we peoples of the Six Nations of the Grand River and the Mississaugas of the Credit Anishinaabe First Nation. In addition, we steward land at the border of the Upper Canada Treaty No. 3 and Treaty 19 which is also territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit. We honour and respect the sovereignty of these First Nations and their ancestors.
**The Role**
Reporting to the Executive Director, the Conservation Scientist will work collegially as part of the program leadership team with program advisors, colleagues and volunteers to lead **_rare’s_**environmental research program. You will work collaboratively with the Senior Educator, Planning Ecologist, advisory committees and other key staff and volunteers to ensure that various forms of inquiry, often bridging the arts and science, are an integral part of all programs at **_rare_**.
The role requires demonstrated research experience, understanding of academia and higher education, a broad range of ecological knowledge, as well ability to oversee and manage a variety of support staff and volunteers. Your ultimate goal will be to grow and develop **_rare’s_**research program while overseeing our ecological monitoring efforts. You will have three overlapping areas of responsibility - environmental research, ecological monitoring and community engagement & visibility around research.
**Responsibilities**
- Environmental Research
- Tying into the organisational Strategy and Plans, build a multidisciplinary environmental research program that includes various forms of inquiry and disciplines, such as ecology, conservation, archaeology, technology/engineering, the arts, social science, etc.
- Developing annual plans for implementation of the research program
- Leading all research activities by developing and implementing research priorities and by building partnerships with appropriate national and international researchers and artists to undertake joint and independent projects
- Identifying priorities and trends in environmental research by keeping current and gathering information on key regional, provincial, as well as national and international research issues
- Closely working with Planning Ecologist and advisory committees to facilitate that land management related activities are research-based and include research components, where possible
- Leading the administration, selection process and further development of graduate scholarships and other research funds.
- Monitoring progress of current research projects including ensuring that visiting researchers complete agreed upon terms and conditions
- Ensuring advisory committees and colleagues are informed of projects that have land management implications and ensure all research approval processes are followed
- Developing and writing funding proposals and completing final reports to granting agencies or individuals
2. Ecological Monitoring:
- Ensuring that ecological monitoring remains a priority program at **_rare_**and becomes increased in scope by including additional organisms/indicators of interest
- Continuously overseeing, implementing and updating ecological monitoring plans
- Selecting and overseeing summer students and interns who conduct butterfly, benthic invertebrate, salamander, bird, snake, forest health and forest soil monitoring, while also training interns in relevant skills
- Supporting summer students/interns with field work as needed
- Preparing/supervising the prepara
