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 Vacancies 

Position Node Business Unit Province Employment Type Closing Date Job Details
EFTEON Landscape Scientist - Social Ecological Systems
Fynbos
EFTEON
Western Cape
Permanent
25 July 2024
Education Officer
Arid Lands
Science Engagement
Northern Cape
Permanent
01 August 2024

Past Vacancies

Position Node Business Unit Province Employment Type Closing Date Job Details
Research Assistant
Egagasini
Ocean & Polar
Western Cape
Long Term Contract
09 July 2024
Data Science Team Lead
uLwazi
Data Science
Western Cape/ Gauteng
Permanent
11 July 2024
SAPRI Operations Officer
Egagasini
SAPRI
Western Cape
Long Term Contract
15 July 2024
Office Administrator
Egagasini
Office Administration
Western Cape
Permanent
17 July 2024