Researcher / Forest Ecology

2 weeks ago

Singapore NPB National Parks Board Full time

[What the role is]

The Singapore Botanic Gardens (SBG) is one of the oldest tropical botanical gardens and one of only three botanic gardens in the world inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It now also hosts a Tropical Forest Ecology Research programme to coordinate research to inform forest conservation strategies and policy in Singapore and the region. The SBG is a Division of the National Parks Board which is responsible for Singapore’s network of parks and nature reserves.

[What you will be working on]

You will be part of a team that runs the Long-Term Forest Ecological Monitoring (LTFEM) project, the anchor project of the Tropical Forest Ecology Research Programme at the Singapore Botanic Gardens of the National Parks Board. Specifically, you will:

- Carry out a census of seedlings and saplings as well as re-surveys of previously tagged trees in the LTFEM permanent plot network.
- Monitor the phenology of selected trees.
- Plan for surveys and prepare the necessary permissions and equipment prior to each session of field work; key in data and maintain the equipment after each session of fieldwork.
- Oversee interns and volunteers, and coordinate with researchers that would be making use of the LTFEM plot network.
- Conduct first-cut analyses of the data collected and generate summaries (e.g. graphs, tables, maps) of the results.
- Draft field guides to identify select families of tree species.

[What you will be working on]
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Biology, Environmental Sciences, Life Sciences or Geography, or related disciplines.
- Physically fit enough to carry equipment and walk long distances in forested terrain and carry out data collection.
- Organised, meticulous, and independent.
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team environment under time pressure.
- Good written and verbal communication skills in the English language
- Preferably experience with plant identification, data analysis (e.g., using the statistical programming language R), and Geographic Information Systems software.
- Preferably possess a Singapore Class 3 driving license.

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