Solent Jobs and Courses
This section of our site gives details of coastal related job vacancies in the Solent and courses offered by Solent further education institutions. Solent Forum members who would like to advertise jobs or courses for free should contact the Forum Office with details at info@solentforum.org.
Undergraduate or postgraduate students who are interested in work placements should send their CV and a covering letter highlighting their area of interest to the Forum Office. We will contact you if a suitable placement is available.
Secondment Job Opportunity
The Solent Forum are looking for Project Officer to work on CCATCH The Solent for 12 months on a secondment basis. The ‘CCATCH - the Solent’ project is working with the local community to raise awareness and understanding of coastal change. The aim of the project is to develop visions of how the community want their coast to look in the future and a strategy to help the community achieve that vision. CCATCH the Solent is part of a wider EA lead EU funded project titled CC2150 and Beyond (Interreg Iva 2seas programme).
The project is managed by Hampshire County Council and the 3 year work programme is being undertaken by the Solent Forum. A project officer is required for 1 year to help organise and undertake the engagement activities at 6 key sites in the Solent.
The post will involve liaison with various organisations in order to carry out engagement activities at each CCATCH the Solent site. This could include co-ordination of the various tasks, producing information (e.g. leaflets, display material), logistical arrangements (e.g. booking rooms, inviting stakeholders, setting up displays) and assisting in the running of events.
The candidate needs to be have good administration skills to efficiently organise the engagement activities. The candidate also needs to have good communication and negotiation skills as it will involve working closely with members of the public, other stakeholders, consultants and other experts and specialists. In particular knowledge and experience of undertaking engagement activities would be an advantage. The candidate also needs to have a thorough understanding of the issues related to this field of work i.e. legislation governing coastal management, coastal change and the potential impacts on communities. The candidate would ideally be able to drive.
View the job application form, person specification and application.
The deadline for applications is 17th May.
Coastal/Aquatic PhD studentships
The following coastal/aquatic PhD studentships being offered by Bournemouth University. Full details on www.findaphd.com.
1. Identifying drivers of parasite diversity hotspots and disease emergence in the UK
2. Predicting the effect of environmental change on biodiversity: insights from coastal bird models
3. Does water pollution transform upper trophic levels of marine food webs?
4. Developing pioneering new tools to detect and control the toxic marine alga Microcystis in lakes and rivers
5. Impact of the Invasive Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas) on marine biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services
MSc Marine Spatial Planning
Southampton Solent University are offering a new postgraduate degree in Marine Spatial Planning. The MSc is designed to give you a detailed knowledge and understanding of the rationale, development and implementation of Marine Spatial Planning. It also aims to enable you to analyse and evaluate the conflicting pressures associated with marine resource development and protection, and to provide solutions in light of sustainable development.
