Location: Sumatra
The post holder will be Senior Scientist and Technical Advisor to the Head of the Research and Conservation Department at Harapan Rainforest, working to protect and restore a large former logging concession in lowland Sumatra, Indonesia. The Research and Conservation Department has a team of staff to ensure that the impacts of forest restoration on forest biodiversity are monitored and well understood, and to provide scientific support to colleagues engaged in the carbon financing process. Particular skills and experience are required in tropical forest restoration. The research team that you will work with includes expertise in biodiversity survey and monitoring as well as forest conservation. You will also work closely with the Harapan forestry operations department to deliver restoration activities according to best practise, undertake research to address immediate needs and develop an ongoing research programme to contribute to the successful restoration of the site.
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