South West Scotland Environmental Information Centre (SWSEIC) is the environmental information and records office for South West Scotland and is responsible for over 2.5 million records in the species dataset, with more added every day.

The Centre is also the ‘go to’ place for any external land use party requiring environmental data searches, e.g. builders, windfarm, forestry, of which the Centre handles, on average, 50-100 enquiries per year.

SWSEIC is hosted by Southern Uplands Partnership (SUP) and is seeking to employ an enthusiastic Intern, initially for one year.

Due to funding conditions, the successful applicant must be a young person, under 26 years of age, and must be resident in Dumfries and Galloway.

The Intern will support the Centre Manager, staff and volunteers in a variety of activities, more information on which can be found in the attached Job Description (PDF).

Job Application Form (Word)

Applications

Applications should be submitted to Sheila Adams, by email to sheila@sup.org.uk, on the attached Application Form, by 9.00 am on Tuesday, 9th May 2023.

Interviews will be held on 29th or 31st May 2023. Informal enquiries can be made to Mark Pollitt, Centre Manager, by emailing mpollitt@swseic.org.uk