The PLEDGE project (Plants on the Edge – Building resilience to climate driven biodiversity loss through ex-situ plant conservation) co-funded by the EU Interreg Northern Periphery & Arctic programme, is led by the National Botanic Gardens of Ireland with partners in Iceland & Finland. The main outputs of PLEDGE include jointly developing and implementing enhanced ex situ conservation strategies, optimising techniques and developing seed banking and cryopreservation facilities at the various sites. A target list of species (vascular plants and bryophytes) will be selected across the region and protocols will be developed and implemented for their ex situ conservation.

The project manager will coordinate project administration, budgets and reporting for the partnership. They will also undertake fieldwork, lab work (e.g. seed banking, in-vitro, cryopreservation), stakeholder engagement and project communication activities.

Deadline: 20/11/2027

Location:  Dublin, Ireland

Contract type: Full-Time

Salary: €47,273