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[Lois Stanford]

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Vacancy Announcement

International Human Dimensions Programme On Global Environmental
Change
Executive Director of the
International Human Dimensions Programme

The International Council for Science (ICSU) and the International Social
Science Council (ISSC)
invite applications for the position of Executive Director of the
International Human Dimensions
Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP). The IHDP is an
international, interdisciplinary and
non-governmental science organisation, focussing on social and human
dimensions of environmental
change. The IHDP is dedicated to promoting, catalysing and coordinating
research, capacity-building,
and networking on the human dimensions of global environmental change. The
IHDP, from a social
science perspective, examines areas of concern for societies on global
change and works at the
interface between science and practice. For detailed information on the
programme please visit the
webpage www.ihdp.org


The Executive Director, in co-operation with the Scientific Committee and
the Chairperson,
facilitates the expeditious development, implementation and evaluation of
the IHDP Programme. In
particular, the Executive Director will:

.	facilitate the development, implementation and co-ordination of IHDP
Science Projects and
Joint Projects with the partner programmes;
.	provide overall management of the IHDP Secretariat (about 10
persons).
.	promote the establishment and/or strengthening of national and
regional human dimensions
committees and research programmes;
.	ensure effective representation and links between IHDP and other
relevant research
programmes, especially IGBP, WCRP, DIVERSITAS, the ESSP, the sponsoring
organisations (ICSU and
ISSC), relevant entities of the United Nations system, as well as the
international policy community
and funding agencies;
.	support the development and implementation of an information
strategy which promotes
networking within the human dimensions research community and wider practice
community;


The successful candidate will have an international research reputation in a
relevant social science
discipline and

.	have experience and knowledge about the socio-economic, cultural,
behavioural and
institutional  dimensions of the global environmental change research
effort;
.	have excellent skills in staff development, office management and
financial management
skills;
.	be aware of germane research in the natural sciences, engineering
and applied sciences;
.	have experience of international scientific collaboration including,
if possible, experience
with both governmental and non-governmental organisations;
.	be prepared to conduct extensive worldwide travel;
.	excellent command of written and spoken English; knowledge of other
languages is an
advantage.

The Executive Director, will be appointed by ICSU and ISSC for an interim
period of 12 months,
potentially renewable, thereafter. The successful candidate will be employed
in Bonn, Germany, where
the IHDP Secretariat is located. An appointment under the terms of a
secondment would also be
possible.  The position will be filled by 15 September 2005 or as soon as
possible thereafter. The
salary is negotiable and will take due account of the experience and
qualifications of the
candidate.


Letters of application with a curriculum vitae and the names of three
referees should be received no
later than 15
June  2005 by the IHDP Secretariat, Walter-Flex-Str. 3, 53113 Bonn, Fax +49
228 73 9054, e-mail:
middel.ihdp at uni-bonn.de. Interviews for the post will be scheduled in July
2005. Further information
on the IHDP and its Secretariat Dr.Barbara Goebel: Tel: +49-228-73-9051,
Fax: +49-228-
73-9054; e~mail:goebel.ihdp at uni-bonn.de;  www.ihdp.org

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