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South East, South West

Bristol , Reading

Horizon House, Kings Meadow House

Staff Grade 2

Internship

Full Time

Science

£20,507 pro rata

Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) is a government-led partnership which provides advice that enables farmers to reduce pollution and manage flood risk. We currently undertake a robust monitoring and modelling programme to evaluate the impact of CSF (http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/4538826523672576) and are developing an air quality assessment to compliment this evaluation. The intern will work with air quality leads in both Environment Agency and Natural England to compile and review ammonia air quality monitoring data, and modelled background ammonia concentrations.

The aim of this work is to investigate and interpret ammonia data sets.

The intern, in discussion with Environment Agency staff, will be able to decide the focus and depth of this work in the following areas:

a) spatial analysis of ammonia concentration, and correlation with land use, CSF uptake, and water quality

b) monitoring data analysis- which could include analysis using Open Air Software.

We are a small, friendly multidisciplinary team of scientists who have wide-ranging expertise in water quality, air quality and natural flood management. We utilise monitoring and modelling to provide evidence on agriculture to support policy development and implementation. Based at various locations around England the team operates flexibly, our work is readily accessible and makes a real difference, we influence colleagues within the Environment Agency as well as Natural England and Defra.

Applicants might have a background in air quality, biodiversity, environmental science or agriculture.

Additionally, you will:

• be studying towards, or have recently completed, an undergraduate, master’s or PhD degree;
• have good communication and writing skills;
• Be confident working with quantitative and qualitative data and information and be able to draw reliable conclusions;
• be able to demonstrate a variety of communication methods used to convey ideas and present complex information in an understandable way;
• be comfortable working independently as well as part of a team;
• Be a competent MS Office user;
• proficiency in MS Excel, ARC GIS, or open air would be welcomed.

Please contact Mella Waitt, (Senior Advisor in Agriculture, Risk and Evaluation), for further information: [email protected] (Phone: 07881 412993)

This post will be based in Bristol, though we will also consider Reading as an alternative.

Interviews will take place on MS Teams in March.

The internship will last for up to 16 weeks, starting in July and ending by 31 October at the latest.