Field Assistant – Adders Up Project

We have a new opportunity as a Field Assistant for a period of 4 months to join the team at the
North Pennines National Landscape.

The “Adders Up” project is a three-year programme from the North Pennines National Landscape
team (hosted by Durham County Council) of public engagement to locate and raise awareness of
adders, and land management activity to conserve and restore populations of adders in the North
Pennines.

In the first year we are partnering with Newcastle University to learn more about adder
distribution, genetics, and movement across our landscape. We are recruiting two posts – A
Researcher and a Field Research Assistant. The research design and implementation will be under
the direction of Newcastle University staff.

As the Field Assistant you will work supporting the Researcher in the field survey of adders
and with recording habitat variables on site using established survey and sampling techniques.
You will help with data collection and recording in the field, entering data onto excel and GIS
software, and with collating and storing field photographs.

You will also have some opportunity to support the Adders Up project officers and other members
of the North Pennines National Landscape team on their conservation, education, and engagement
work and to develop your own knowledge and gain a wide range of skills in conservation and the
management of protected landscapes.

Salary: Grade 2 – £22,737 to £23,114 per annum

Closing date 6 May 2024 with Interviews scheduled to be held on either Thursday 16 or Friday 17
May 2024.

We encourage you to contact Adam Millington, Biodiversity Lead via email at [email protected] to arrange an informal
discussion about the role.