Nature-based Solutions Applied Scientist in Berlin bei The Nature Conservancy

Berlin, Germany

Brussels, Belgium

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Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are actions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural and modified ecosystems that address societal challenges effectively and adaptively, simultaneously benefiting people and nature.

The Nature Conservancy’s Europe Program is recruiting a NbS Applied Scientist to work with an interdisciplinary team to study how to NbS can be effectively and equitably applied to adapt to climate change. This is a good position for recent graduates with skills in remote sensing and geographical information systems (GIS) and knowledge of ecosystem service mapping and models, who wish to gain practical, real-world conservation experience.

The NbS Applied Scientist will report to the Lead Scientist for Nature-based Solutions at TNC, and will be key technical support for a large project just getting started with support from the EU Horizon, called “Naturescapes”. The goal of the Naturescapes project is to study how the European Union can use NbS to create climate resilient, nature positive, and socially just communities in diverse landscapes. There are multiple university and NGO partners from Europe and Latin America, and so the NbS Applied Scientist will have the opportunity to interact with a large community of conservation professionals as part of this project.

The NbS Applied Scientist will use remotely sensed imagery and land-cover information to map natural land cover over time in 12 in-depth case study cities. Then, for a broader set of 30 cities, they will analyse the equity of the current distribution of natural land cover relative to socioeconomic data. These datasets will be key for the success of the larger Naturescapes project.

Main responsibilities:

• Working with the Lead Scientist for NbS, design a methodology to map natural land cover and NbS, and analyze the equity of its distribution.
• Implement this methodology, leading the analysis but with guidance and support from the Lead Scientist.
• Coordinate TNC’s interaction with the larger Naturescapes project, including scheduling occasional ad hoc meetings with other institutions working on related parts of the Naturescapes project.

• Write reports or scientific publications that document the results of the analysis.
• Travels occasionally across Europe and internationally, to working meetings as well as well as to the annual meetings of the Naturescapes consortium.

This is a full-time position with 1-year, fixed term contract. The place of work is one of the TNC Europe offices in Brussels or Berlin. Flexible working arrangements are possible. No relocation or immigration assistance is offered with this position.

Are you looking for a career to help people and nature? Guided by science, TNC creates innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world’s toughest challenges so that people and nature can thrive together. If you have experience using GIS and remote sensing to analyse conservation problems- look no further! The Nature Conservancy may be the place for you. Apply today and find a career where you can find meaning and pur