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Are you passionate about doing meaningful work? Do you care about water as one of our most important resources? The Water Security Agency is seeking a term Senior Ecologist to join our Ecological & Habitat Assessment team.

Reporting to the Manager, Ecological  & Habitat Assessment, an employee in this job will provide technical and administrative expertise and support to a broad range of services (research, monitoring, assessment, Best Management Practice design, and modeling) for an assigned portfolio of projects with a specific focus on the monitoring and assessment of aquatic habitat availability and quality with general consideration of associated biodiversity and impacts of relevant stressors.  

Duties and responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Research and design statistically rigorous and defensible assessments and monitor activities for an assigned portfolio of projects in the evaluation and monitoring of watershed health and impacts.
-Conduct assessments and monitor activities of projects for a defined environmental, biological and scientific area of specialization.
- Develop project funding proposals and seek and maintain these funding relationships.
- Prepare and disseminate research findings through the research, analysis, and interpretation of field data and incorporate them into technical reports and peer-reviewed journals.
- Provide technical and administrative advice and support to stakeholders to ensure integrity, sustainability, and protection of watershed habitat.
- Operate and maintain investigation equipment.

The successful candidate will have a graduate degree in Science with specialization in Environmental Science or Ecology and 4 years of related experience.

This role is subject to a satisfactory criminal record check.

We offer rewarding career opportunities, competitive salaries, and a comprehensive benefits package. To learn more about the work we do, visit wsask.ca