Senior Researcher / Researcher - Wildlife Management Research

[What the role is]
The Animal & Veterinary Service (AVS), a cluster of NParks, safeguards the health and welfare of animals through comprehensive and integrated programmes and works closely with partners in the veterinary and animal-related industries to strengthen capacities and enhance competencies in animal health and welfare. It is the main touch-point on animal and veterinary matters in Singapore and the first responder for all animal-related feedback. It also conducts public education and engagement programmes to foster a society, where pet owners, communities, and animals co-exist in our City in Nature.

[What you will be working on]

We are looking for a qualified research staff to develop and manage research projects in community animals and wildlife.

Key duties include the following:

• Development, management and reporting of research and data projects on community animals which include free roaming cats and dogs.

• Support wildlife management projects and coordinate with other departments and research partners to ensure smooth progression of projects.

• Conducting research projects to estimate and monitor free roaming dog and cat population abundance and demographics, and compare methods in administering oral vaccines to free roaming dogs

• Performing data analysis

• Using business intelligence tools such as Power BI or Qlik Sense to build dashboards, visualise data, generate reports and enhance operations

[What we are looking for]

• Master's Degree or Degree in ecology or related field

• Relevant research experience which includes population monitoring and animal behavioural ecology. Publications in some of these fields will be advantageous

• Practical experience in conducting field surveys of mammals is preferred. These include survey methods for censusing, camera trapping and behavioural observations

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, as the role involves collaborations across various research groups, and key stakeholders in the public, private and academic sectors

• Demonstrated ability to clearly frame research questions, design studies and implement analyses.

• Knowledge of R Programming and Geographic Information System (GIS) software is preferred.

• Prior experience with data visualisation, reporting and analytics platforms such as Power BI, Qlik Sense or similar tools is preferred

• Experienced or comfortable in interacting with free roaming dogs and cats

Office Location

Dairy Farm Nature Park

100 Dairy Farm Rd

Singapore 679057

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.