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Description
Duties:
The Global Carbon Project (GCP) is seeking to appoint a highly motivated and
independent person as Executive Officer in its office based in Tsukuba, Japan.
The successful
candidate will work with the three Co-chairs, the Scientific Steering Committee, and other Executive
Officers of the project based in international offices to implement the science framework of the
GCP.
The appointee will also take administrative responsibility for coordinating a small, dynamic
international office based in Tsukuba at the National Institute of Environmental Studies.
Qualifications:
We are seeking a person with an excellent working knowledge of the
scientific objectives of the GCP and a keen interest in devising methods to integrate the human
dimensions in order to advance our understanding of the carbon-climate system as a coupled
human/natural system.
Postgraduate qualifications (preferably a PhD) are desirable. The appointee
will have demonstrated high standard organizational, communication and interpersonal skills;
experience in drafting a diverse range of scientific documents; demonstrated ability to communicate
in English effectively with groups of scientists of diverse disciplinary and national backgrounds;
and flexibility and willingness to undertake extensive, long-distance overseas travel.
This appointment is to the National Institute for Environmental Studies,
Tsukuba (Japan), for a fixed term of two years with the possibility of an extension up to five years. The
position needs to be filled in early 2003.
Compensation: US$70,000 - $100,000 per year
Closing date: 31 December 2002
Application Instructions:
Please, send your application by email, including details of skills,
qualifications and work achievements, details of three referees, and quoting to the attention of Ms.
Rowena Foster.
Further information on the job and the GCP is available from our website.