Tropical Conservation Industry Placement

Job title:

Tropical Conservation Industry Placement

Company

Chester Zoo

Job description

Tropical Conservation Industry Placement – Full-time industrial placement commencing September 2025.Are you excited by the prospect of gaining invaluable work experience with one of Europe’s leading Zoological collections?This placement will provide experience within our ‘Field Programme’ and ‘Policy’ Departments at Chester Zoo, which facilitate, coordinate and develop global field conservation projects, with a placement focus on African field projects and deforestation free commodities.What you’ll be doing…

• Assisting with the day-to-day coordination of our African Field Projects and our Sustainable Palm Oil Campaign projects
• Experience handling and processing field data, with an emphasis on camera trap data annotation and analysis
• Assisting with the development and implementation of new AI technologies for field science
• Assisting with the research and processing of data for the PalmOil Scan app
• Opportunity to develop an independent project on at least one specific project in relation to the current work of our Africa Field Programme or Policy team
• Assisting with reporting project outcomes, writing summary articles and documents for a range of stakeholders, potentially including the opportunity to be part of peer-reviewed publications
• Opportunity to contribute to partnership activities, such as IUCN SSC Specialist Groups, policy partners from certification bodies to industry stakeholders, and local community partners

The Work PlacementThe year in industry placement is for a period of up to 12 months commencing in September 2025Full Training with the Conservation & Science TeamsUniform provided, along with lunch vouchers for the days you attendMonthly stipends of up to £120 per month may be payable based on appropriate expensesFull Time Hours (40 hours per week), alternatives can be discussed if you are successfully shortlistedA bursary may be available upon a successful applicationOur Requirements

• Keen interest in tropical conservation
• A passion for in-situ biodiversity conservation and its connection to ex-situ work, demonstrated through previous work experience and related study
• Highly organised and proactive in your approach to work
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team
• A diligent and meticulous approach to data handling
• An interest in the role of technology in conservation
• A desire to learn how science can be used to help support and inform best practice in field conservation projects
• Experience of using Microsoft Office software such as Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, and ideally statistical and GIS software.

This opportunity is only available to those studying at a UK university on a degree programme with an industrial year.This is a full-time voluntary position for a minimum of 9 months, commencing September 2025.This role is a desk-based placement at Chester Zoo with no overseas travel. There may be an opportunity for a hybrid working from home arrangement.Although no direct zoo animal contact takes place in this role, you will attend monthly workshops to gain wider knowledge of modern zoo management.We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse organisation and encourage applications from all backgrounds.Interested in applying?To apply for this opportunity, click the ‘apply for job’ button on this page where you’ll need to submit a CV and covering letter detailing your qualifications, interest in the position and your university and degree programme

Expected salary

Location

Chester

Job date

Sun, 02 Feb 2025 08:49:55 GMT

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