Position Announcement
Executive Officer, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Scott Polar Research Institute
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Application Deadline: Sunday, 15 April 2007
For further information, please go to:
http://www.scar.org/news/jobs/
or contact:
Colin Summerhayes, SCAR Executive Director
E-mail: cps32 [at] cam.ac.uk
The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) seeks an Executive
Officer to assist in the running of the SCAR Secretariat at the Scott
Polar Research Institute in Cambridge, United Kingdom. SCAR is a body of
the International Council for Science (ICSU) that facilitates and
coordinates Antarctic research and identifies issues emerging from
greater scientific understanding of the region that should be brought to
the attention of policy makers.
The primary tasks of the Executive Officer are to:
- assist the Executive Director in the day-to-day operation of the
secretariat, including supervising staff, coordinating programs,
analyzing scientific issues concerning the Antarctic region, preparing
proposals, and other activities as required;
- maintain administrative contact with SCAR Members, scientific groups
and committees, ICSU bodies, and other relevant international
organizations, including the secretariats of the Antarctic Treaty System
and the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs;
- arrange meetings, prepare agendas and reports of meetings, and
circulate documents;
- manage SCAR's bank accounts and financial records and disburse funds
as approved;
- prepare activity reports and financial reports as required; and
- represent SCAR at meetings as directed by the executive director.
Candidates should preferably have a MSc or PhD in a scientific
discipline relevant to research in Antarctica or the Southern Ocean,
plus experience in international scientific research and collaboration,
excellent communication and organizational skills, a high level of
computer literacy (Apple Macintosh preferred), and complete proficiency
in English. Competence in any other relevant languages will be an
advantage. Applicants should be able and prepared to undertake
significant overseas travel. The successful candidate will be expected
to begin the position by mid-June 2007.
Applications should describe relevant experience, include a full CV and
the names of two referees, and must be submitted by Sunday, 15 April
2007, to:
E-mail: info [at] scar.org
Electronic submissions are preferred, though applications will be
accepted via regular mail at:
SCAR Secretariat
Scott Polar Research Institute
Lensfield Road
Cambridge CB2 1ER
United Kingdom