Job Description

Closes 20 Jul 2025

Location

York, United Kingdom

Deadline

20 July 2025

Salary range

GBP 31 637-36 130 per year, pro rata

Contract details

Temporary

Part time
SEI York? is based in the attractive Environment building at the University of York, and has around 55 employees. The centre has a broad research profile covering five main research areas: air quality and climate change; citizen science; critical environmental governance; sustainable consumption and production, and environmental health and wellbeing. We have a strong academic track record as well as an international reputation of producing highly credible evidence-based science policy research.

The role

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As a Public Engagement Coordinator, you will support an exciting new citizen science project, Action for Quality Aquatic environments (AQuA?), funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), in which members of the public will carry out monitoring of water quality in Yorkshire's rivers and lakes. In this role, your time will be split between office-based and field work, and you will be part of our Citizen Science Research Group, which currently has around 10 staff and PhD students.



As Public Engagement Coordinator, your primary responsibilities will include:


Engaging with project volunteers (citizen scientists) both in person and online, using a variety of different channels Supporting project relationship building with community groups, specifically currently under-represented groups Supporting delivery of volunteer training Assisting with the development of volunteer facing communications assets for the project

Questions?

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For informal inquiries, please email Lucy Way: lucy.way@york.ac.uk?

How to apply

The full job description and role requirements are available on the University of York's recruitment pages, and applications are accepted only through the University of York's recruitment portal. The closing date for applications is

Sunday 20 July 2025

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About SEI

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Stockholm Environment Institute is an international non-profit research institute that tackles climate, environment and sustainable development challenges.



We empower partners to meet these challenges through cutting-edge research, knowledge, tools and capacity building. Scientific quality and integrity are foundations of our work. Partnership is at the heart of our approach, leading to change that lasts.



Our work connects science to policy and practice, aiming to drive tangible impacts. It spans climate change, natural resources, water, air, and health, and addresses questions of governance, innovation, finance, poverty, gender equality and social equity.



We are committed to transparency and full disclosure of our funding. The Government of Sweden is our largest funder, and we also receive funds from a range of public research funders, philanthropic foundations, bilateral and multilateral development agencies, governments, NGOs and other partners.



Through SEI's HQ and seven centres around the world, we engage with policy, practice and development action for a sustainable, prosperous future for all.