Vacancy title:
Science Associate

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, Category: Environment]

Jobs at:
The Nature Conservancy

Deadline of this Job:
Saturday, May 31 2025

Duty Station:
Dar es Salaam | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, May 21 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

WE’RE LOOKING FOR YOU

Are you a results-oriented individual passionate about applying scientific solutions to real-world water security challenges?  Do you possess a strong foundation in spatial analysis and hydrological modeling, and thrive in a collaborative environment working with diverse partners?  If you’re eager to contribute to the prioritization of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for watersheds and develop innovative management tools, we want to hear from you!  The N4W Facility seeks a talented Science Associate to join our team.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• Master’s Degree in water resources, ecology, hydrology, civil or environmental engineering, environmental science, geography, or a related field and 1 year of professional experience or equivalent combination
• Experience in geo-spatial analysis, hydrological modeling, and remote sensing /earth observation
• Experience synthesizing, interpreting, and communicating scientific information         
• Experienced in project management planning and techniques, including elaborating clear workplans and managing deadlines
• Programming, statistical, and data science expertise such as Python, R, MATLAB
• Proficient in the English language, both written and spoken. 

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 3+ years of professional experience, preferably within water sector consultancies and/or water resource management
• Ecology expertise across a diversity of ecosystem environments
• Geo-spatial and remote sensing analysis expertise (Desktop and cloud-based), including ArcGIS, QGIS, Google Earth Engine
• Hydrological modeling expertise, such as SWAT, WEAP, HEC-HMS, InVEST, MODFLOW
• Visualization expertise, including Tableau, ArcGIS Online, Power BI
• Professional experience in NbS project design and implementation
• Record of peer-reviewed publications and/or grey literature (non-peer reviewed) specific to the field of water resource management and NbS
• Ability to communicate complex scientific concepts and outputs to non-technical audiences
• Stakeholder engagement, facilitation, and human-centered designed skills
• Experience providing capacity building and training to staff and officials from different backgrounds and professional levels on basic to advanced hydrological modeling, GIS, and remote sensing
• Experience in geospatial and remote sensing field data collection and processing
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively on multiple concurrent projects
• Multi-language skills (in particular, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi, Swahili). 

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: postgraduate degree

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