Job type: full time, 24 months fixed-term (extension subject to funding)
Salary: Circa £20,000-£24,000 (depending on experience) plus benefits
Location: Godalming, Surrey, UK
Help transform billions of lives. Including yours.
Do you want to use your skills, knowledge and experience to help
improve the welfare of farm animals and the sustainability of our global
food system? Are you a team player, with the ability to take academic
knowledge and translate it for use by different audiences? Perhaps you
could be a voice for farm animals as well as representing Compassion on
the world stage in a number of fora such as academic, policy and civil
society meetings? If so, this could be the role for you.
Compassion in World Farming is the leading international farm animal
welfare charity, campaigning to improve the lives of billions of farm
animals through advocacy, lobbying for legislative change, and positive
engagement with the global food industry. The goal of researchers within
the Campaigns team is to maintain and develop Compassion as a Centre of
Excellence in Animal Welfare and Sustainability (as it relates to
livestock production) and use science as a lever for change in helping
to end factory-farming. We support a truly international organization
with offices and projects in Europe, North America and China.
The Research Officer role offers a wonderful opportunity for a recent
postgraduate, or a graduate with additional animal welfare,
environmental or agriculture experience, to grow and develop in this
dynamic environment. The right candidate will bring enthusiasm,
scientific rigour and a broad knowledge-base; having an interest in
applying principles of animal welfare both directly, and, indirectly
through sustainability as it relates to livestock. A good knowledge of
farm animal welfare is essential, along with a problem-solving, ‘can-do’
attitude. The role offers a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact
for farm animal welfare within a dynamic team and influential
organisation.
Compassion in World Farming is located in bright, modern offices;
just 3 minutes’ walk from Godalming mainline station (50 minutes from
London Waterloo).
Applications:
- Read the full job description
- Closing date for applications: Friday, 25th August 2017
- Interviews: week of 28th August or by arrangement
- Please complete the online application form to upload your CV together with a covering letter