Closing date: 17 August 2022

The Ministry for Primary Industries has two newly created roles in their Global Research Alliance team, in the International Policy directorate. This team hosts the Secretariat of the Global Research Alliance on Global Greenhouse Gases (GRA) leading New Zealand’s collaborative international research and capability building efforts on agricultural greenhouse gases.

One role will involve working for the GRA Secretariat and the second role is looking at New Zealand’s GRA investment.

To learn more click HERE.

Closing date: 26 August 2022

The second-order draft of the chapters of the Global Peatlands Assessment (GPA) is now available for external open peer review.  

The GPA is one of the flagship products being developed under the Global Peatlands Initiative (GPI). The assessment aims to establish the State of the World’s Peatlands and will be important as a basis for work towards a future Global Peatlands Inventory. Together with other GPI flagship products, such as the Global Peatland Map and the Global Hotspot Atlas of Peatlands, the GPA is part of the GPI’s mission to support countries to address the challenges they face due to peatland degradation and loss. 

The draft chapters have previously undergone internal and external expert peer review processes, and your feedback is now kindly requested during this open peer review period to advise how the current drafts could be improved before publication. Feedback can be submitted until COB 26^th of August.

If you would like to view the draft chapters and contribute to the GPA open peer review process, please sign this declaration form.

For further information please contact the GPA Development team.

Closing date: 29 August 2022

Location: Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute Northern Ireland (AFBI)

AFBI is currently seeking two experienced and enthusiastic scientists to join it’s team. Learn more and apply via the links below.

Head of Beef and Sheep Research Principal Scientific Officer

Head of Precision Grazing Systems Research Principal Scientific Officer

Closing date: 18 August 2022

An increase in the long-term government funding means that the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre (NZAGRC) is currently seeking two experienced Science Contract Managers to oversee contract negotiation and day to day management, monitoring and reporting of a complex portfolio of domestic and international research initiatives. One appointee will focus on domestic research contracts and the other on international initiatives.

To find out more, click HERE. 

Catch up with the latest update from the Animal Health and Greenhouse gas (GHG) Emissions Intensity Network (AHN) on their activities, and cutting edge research from network members, presented at the recent AHN Workshop held in Orlando, USA on 5 June 2022.

The meeting report and selected presentation recordings are now available to view HERE.

The meeting brought together 45 researchers from a number of different countries from across the world including Colombia, Chile, Denmark, France, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Peru, Scotland, Spain and the United States.

Closing dates: From August 2022 onwards

Teagasc are now recruiting 8 additional permanent staff to support the delivery of the Climate Action and Biodiversity Strategies and a further 8 posts will be advertised in the coming weeks. These new positions provide an exciting opportunity to work in the battleground of climate action and help Teagasc to rapidly advance the science and implementation of current and new measures to meet the biodiversity and climate challenges. Further information is available HERE.