The Environment Agency are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve.
We are seeking an experienced scientist to join our Environment and Human Health research team in the Chief Scientist’s Group.
Challenges to human health from environmental factors, like pollution and climate change, make this an opportune time to join our team and use your expertise to manage current and future pressures from the environment on people’s health.
A core aspect of our work is investigating how harmful factors like pollution may travel through the environment from sites we regulate, so we can understand, anticipate and avoid risks to health. We are seeking someone with a strong scientific background who can help us to plan and undertake research to identify such risks, and to prepare evidence for deciding how to reduce them and protect human health.
As part of your role, you’ll lead research projects that contribute to the Environment Agency’s aims. To help achieve our aims, you’ll develop effective relationships with regulators, industry, research institutions and academics, and will identify new technical needs and opportunities.
Effective communication skills are essential to explain our science to different audiences. You’ll have a passion for acquiring new knowledge and for translating it into workable solutions for existing and emerging challenges.
We are a multidisciplinary team of scientists working across a range of environment and human health topics and situations.
These include: air quality, radioactive substances, antimicrobial resistance, and bathing and shellfish waters. You’ll bring your own specialist knowledge and skills to the team that support our work on existing topics and provide flexibility to address new topics and priorities.