Student - Freshwater Ecology
15 hours ago
**Mō te tangata | About you**
- We need someone who is working towards or recently finished their undergraduate or postgraduate degree in science, with a full driver’s license.
- As you will be out and about a level of fitness is required to keep up with the fish in our waterways
- Previous experience undertaking freshwater ecological surveys is desirable but not essential.
**Mō te turanga | About the role**:
- Fixed-term role
- Based in Hamilton
- Full-time position for 4 months Mid-November 2025 to Mid-Feb 2026.
- Undertake the monitoring and site investigations for our resource consents and projects.
- Assist with completing freshwater fish presence/ absence surveys and ecological habitat assessments.
- Maintain field equipment and collect data from data loggers in the field.
- Liaising with landowners.
- Ensuring health and safety procedures are implemented to protect you and your colleagues.
- Process field data including quality checks and uploading into Council databases.
- Preliminary data and GIS analysis.
- Building relationships with our operational teams, scientists, and landowners.
- Waikato Regional Council offers you; mentoring and training opportunities, a safe culture, health & wellbeing benefits, great experiences and memories over the summer, a great social club to network and build connections, and an opportunity to make a difference to the environment & our communities.
**Mō te tuku tono | How to apply**:
- Applications will be reviewed as they come in, and this role will close on **Sunday 17 August 2025.**
- For a copy of the role description, please **click here.
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