Multiple Positions Available
European Science Foundation seeks Head of European Polar Board
Strasbourg, FranceREMINDER: The Arctic Graduate School seeks PhD Students
Finland
- European Science Foundation seeks Head of European Polar Board
Strasbourg, France
The European Science Foundation (ESF) seeks applications to the position
of Head of the European Polar Board. The position is expected to begin
in January 2010 and is based in Strasbourg, France.
The successful candidate is to support the European Polar Board's
overall mission, which is to facilitate cooperation and coordination
between directors and managers of national funded polar programs in
order to identify and prioritize issues of common European interest and
add strategic value to the efforts of national programs.
Responsibilities include:
- Overseeing the management of all projects;
- Contributing to the development of policy and its implementation;
- Participating in the impartial implementation of scientific
quality control;
- Representing the Polar Board and ESF in external meetings;
- The management and achievement of budgets of specific activities;
- Ensuring compliance with external contract obligations; and
- Managing the performance of the Polar Board team in a professional
manner and contributing to the senior management of ESF.
Applicants must have a PhD or equivalent research experience in
geoscience, life science, physical science, or other discipline
relevant to research in the polar regions. Ideally, candidates would
also possess:
- Experience with polar programs and organizations, and/or polar
infrastructure coordination;
- Significant involvement in European Commission Framework Programme
projects;
- In-depth knowledge of European and national research structures
and institutions, and European and international science policy;
- Experience in implementing peer review processes; and
- Experience in securing and coordinating external scientific
contracts.
To apply, please send your curriculum vitae and cover letter to:
jobs [at] esf.org. Reference the following identifier: PB-HOU.
Application Deadline: Thursday, 12 November 2009.
For further information, please click on the 'Head of the European Polar
Board' link at: http://www.esf.org/jobs/current-vacancies.html.
Or contact:
Nathalie Biessy
Email: nbiessy [at] esf.org
- REMINDER: The Arctic Graduate School seeks PhD Students
Finland
The Arctic Graduate School (ARKTIS), coordinated by the Arctic Centre at
the University of Lapland in Finland, opens a call for six full-time
research student positions for different periods between January 2010
and December 2013. The positions are intended for students with a
Master's degree (or equivalent) who will conduct their doctoral degree
at a Finnish university.
The research themes of the school are:
- Social and Environmental Impacts of Modernization and Global
Change in the Arctic; and
- Resource, Political, and Environmental Economics in Promoting the
Sustainable Social Development in the Barents Region.
More information about ARKTIS is available at:
www.arcticcentre.org/arktis.
For further information about the positions, including the application
process, please click on the "Call for six full-time research student
positions" link at: http://www.arcticcentre.org/arktis.
Application Deadline: Friday, 6 November 2009.
Or contact:
Paivi Soppela
Phone: +358-(0)400-138 805
Email: paivi.soppela [at] ulapland.fi
Paula Kankaanpaa
Phone: +358-(0)40-777 7825
Email: paula.kankaanpaa [at] ulapland.fi