This role sits within the Forest Research Technical Services Unit (TSU) which, through a network of field stations, conducts field work across Great Britain. TSU establishes, maintains and assesses field experiments for the science centres within Forest Research and on behalf of other customers, including Forestry Commission, Forestry and Land Scotland, Natural Resources Wales and other external clients.  It also provides local contact and liaison between Forest Research (FR) and networks of regional Forestry Commission (FC) and Natural Resources Wales (NRW) staff, partner organisations and private woodland owners and managers.

The successful applicant will work as part of a small team of research staff based at Fineshade, carrying out a wide range of administrative and support tasks. The job involves working with several partners both internal and external to Forest Research across a wide geographical area and so will require flexibility in terms of occasional staying away and working day pattern.