Full Membership
Cost: £120 (£110 for Direct Debit Payment)
(£80 outside the UK)
Applicants for Full Membership(1) must be currently engaged in or actively seeking professional practice in ecology or ecological management of the natural environment.
Academic qualifications and professional experience:
• An honours degree (or equivalent based on EC standards or otherwise approved by the Institute) in a scientific discipline that has a high content of training in life and/or earth sciences relating to ecological management of the natural environment(2) and have a minimum of four years of relevant post qualification professional experience within the last ten years of professional practice as an ecologist or environmental manager at a high level of competence including research or teaching at graduate level or above); or
• An honours degree in a relevant subject(2) and holding a relevant examined qualification representing at least 12 months full time training (e.g. MSc) and having at least three years relevant post qualification professional experience within the last ten years of practice as an ecologist or environmental manager at a high level of competence including research or teaching at graduate level or above; or
• An honours degree in a relevant subject(2) and holding a PhD or equivalent representing at least three years full time training and having at least two years relevant post qualification professional experience within the last ten years of practice as an ecologist or environmental manager at a high level of competence including research or teaching at graduate level or above; or
• A pass degree, ordinary degree or Higher National Diploma in a relevant subject(2) and holding a relevant examined qualification representing at least 12 months full time training (e.g. MSc) and having at least four years relevant post qualification professional experience within the last ten years of practice as an ecologist or environmental manager at a high level of competence including research or teaching at graduate level or above; or
• A relevant examined qualification representing at least 12 months full-time training (e.g. MSc) in life and/or earth sciences relating to ecological management of the natural environment(2) and have a minimum of six years relevant post qualification experience within the last ten years of professional practice as an ecologist or environmental manager at a high level of competence including research or teaching at graduate level or above; or
• A pass degree, ordinary degree or Higher National Diploma or a recognised equivalent in a scientific discipline that has a high content of training in life and/or earth sciences relating to ecological management of the natural environment(2) and have a minimum of six years within the last ten years experience post qualification as an ecologist or environmental manager at a high level of competence and having satisfied Council of their understanding of the application of the principles of ecology and environmental management through the submission of a written statement of approximately 1000 words and a detailed CV; or
• Insufficient academic qualifications/no relevant qualifications but have a minimum of eight/ten years (respectively) of experience within the last fifteen years of professional practice as an ecologist or environmental manager at a high level of competence and having satisfied Council of their understanding of the application of the principles of ecology and environmental management through the submission of a written statement of approximately 1000 words and a detailed CV. Applicants may be requested to submit an additional example of their work(3), and if so will be expected to be enrolled as Associates (if approved) while the written work is being prepared and considered.(4)
Applicants with over 15 years experience may have the need for an additional piece of written work waived at the discretion of the MAC (on consideration of their detailed CV).
Full members are entitled to use the suffix MIEEM after their name.
Notes:
(1) Those with less than the requisite academic or professional qualifications may apply for Associate or Affiliate membership until they obtain the requirements for Full membership. This includes applicants whose experience is limited to survey work. Whilst welcoming applications from candidates specializing in a particular area, IEEM considers that for Full membership there will normally be a requirement to demonstrate proficiency in more than one group and to place surveys in a wider ecological context.
(2) Depending on the ecological content, the following degrees might be considered relevant: Ecology, Biological Sciences, Zoology, Botany, Countryside Management, Environmental Sciences, Marine and Freshwater Management, Earth Sciences, Agriculture, Forestry, Geography, Landscape Management.
(3) A second piece of written work may be required. This might be the submission of material referred to in the statement or further evidence of an understanding of the application of the principles of ecology and environmental management.
(4) The Institute in the first instance will award the level of membership that is considered appropriate to the experience and qualifications of the applicant. Should an additional piece of written work be required to upgrade membership, the applicant should accept the grade offered in the interim.
