Postgraduate Research Assistant - Wildlife Veterinarian

Wildlife Veterinarian required for an initial period of 12 months to co-ordinate native species wildlife disease surveillance as part of a Defra-funded partnership. Work will be based at the Institute of Zoology, London, and will involve post mortem examinations on garden birds, amphibians and hedgehogs; obtaining reports from, and feeding back results to, collaborating NGOs and to members of the public, and collating and writing quarterly and annual reports for Defra. Good communication and presentation skills, proficiency in data handling/collation, Microsoft Office and report preparation are required.

Applicants must be a Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons with clinical experience, preferably with a related post-graduate qualification. An interest in wildlife epidemiology, pathology and British wildlife is desirable.

Please contact Andrew Cunningham (a.cunningham@ioz.ac.uk) or Becki Lawson (becki.lawson@ioz.ac.uk) for further information.

A job description can be found on our website, www.zsl.org.

Applications by CV and covering letter with the names and contact details for three referees should be forwarded to hr@zsl.org

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 10th April 2012