Aquatic Ecologist

6 days ago


Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa Department of Water and Sanitation Full time
Role Description

We are looking for an Aquatic Ecologist to join our team at the Department of Water and Sanitation. The successful candidate will be responsible for working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to ensure integrated assessments of aquatic ecosystems.

Main Duties:
  1. Ecostatus Monitoring: Contribute to the analysis and reporting of river, wetland, and estuarine ecostatus within the framework of various national programmes.
  2. Stakeholder Engagement: Coordinate with DWS regional, Catchment Management Agencies (CMAs), Proto-CMAs and other national agencies or departments as well as non-governmental organizations (NGOs) focused on aquatic ecosystem biomonitoring, conservation and management.
Essential Qualifications:
  • A Science Degree (BSc) Honours (Environmental Science) in the fields of Freshwater Biology, Aquatic Science, or Ecology.
  • Three (3) years post-qualification Natural Science experience, compulsory registration with SACNASP as a Professional Natural Scientist.


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