Senior Ecologist - Upper Duddon Landscape Recovery(Spracklen) (ENVEE1858)

 Do you want design and implement ambitious landscape-scale projects to restore habitats and species? Are you capable of inspiring, developing and designing large, multi-partner projects and ensuring they are evidence-based?

You will provide expert ecological advice to the expanding range of Nature Recovery projects led by the University of Leeds. You will take the lead in designing and implementing evidence-based nature recovery projects across Northern England through the Alliance for Northern Nature, a partnership of nature recovery projects led by the University of Leeds across Northern England. 

You will have expert ecological knowledge and in-depth experience of delivering ecologically robust and practical approaches for nature recovery. You will make a critical contribution to the overall delivery through informing habitat management, site assessments, ecological monitoring, and reporting. You will inspire and proactively engage to seek out new opportunities and build new partnerships to drive new ambition for nature recovery across northern England.

This is a full time position. We expect the position to be home-based with extensive site visits to projects in Cumbria.

What we offer in return

26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!Generous pension scheme options plus life assuranceHealth and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!  

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: 

Dominick Spracklen, Professor

Tel: +44 (0) 113 343 7488

Email: D.V.Spracklen@leeds.ac.uk

Closing Date: 09 Jan 2026

Section: Professional & Managerial

Salary: £51,753 to £59,966 p.a.