South African Environmental Observation Network

Careers

SAEON provides opportunities for career development and advancement in various fields of Environmental Sciences, focusing on long-term observation and monitoring research. These include agro-ecology, climatology and meteorology, coast and marine sciences, conservation ecology, environmental information systems, environmental science education, freshwater ecology, hydrology, modelling, palaeoecology, pollution science, science communication, soil science and terrestrial ecology.

SAEON provides opportunities for graduates to do their internship at the nodes as well as the National Office. It also offers short-term employment contracts to students and unemployed graduates to work on specific projects. It provides substantive employment opportunities mostly to individuals with postgraduate qualifications (MSc, PhD) to work as research scientists, technicians, data and information scientists, data managers, node managers, science education outreach officers, programme coordinators/managers, and science communication practitioners. Once employed, individuals are given different forms of support to enable them to grow in their careers. These include educational support for higher degrees, skills development courses as well as management development programmes.

Available/ Current Vacancies

Position Node Department Province Employment Type Closing Date Job Details
Science Engagement Officer
Grasslands-Forests-Wetlands
Science Engagement
KwaZulu-Natal
Permanent
22 May 2023
Admin Officer: Finance and Procurement
Head Office - Pretoria
Finance
Gauteng
Permanent
24 May 2023
Arid Lands Node Manager
Arid Lands
Management
Northern Cape
Permanent
24 May 2023
uLwazi Node Manager
uLwazi
Management
Western Cape
Permanent
24 May 2023
Junior Groundwater Hydrologist
Grasslands-Forests-Wetlands
Research
KwaZulu-Natal
Long Term Contract
24 May 2023
Procurement Officer
Head Office - Pretoria
SCM
Gauteng
Permanent
01 June 2023
Ocean and Polar Coordinator
Egagasini
Research
Western Cape
Permanent
05 June 2023

Past Vacancies

Position Node Business Unit Province Employment Type Closing Date Job Details
Ocean and Polar Coordinator
Egagasini
SAPRI
Western Cape
Permanent
11 May 2023
SAPRI Operations Coordinator
Egagasini
SAPRI
Western Cape
Permanent
11 May 2023