Opportunities

They especially seek candidates with experience in synchrotron-based X-ray methods for molecular characterization of biomolecular C and N compounds (e.g., C and N XANES techniques) in mineral mixtures.

For detailed information on application guidelines, minimum requirements, selection criteria etc, please download the vacancy announcements [linked in the job title].

The Ramsar Secretariat welcomes applications for the position of Intern/Assistant Advisor for the Asia/Oceania region, a 12-month posting (possibly extendable up to 18 months) in the Ramsar Secretariat in Switzerland to begin on 1 June 2012.

IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, provides administrative services for the Ramsar Convention, and more information and online application for this post is available on the IUCN website.Here is a checklist of Ramsar’s requirements for this position: 

The International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) is pleased to announce that a limited number of stipends are available to attend IAIA12 in Porto, Portugal, 27 May – 1 June 2012.

Funding for this Capacity Building Stipend (CBS) program is provided by AusAID and the Australian Government.

About IAIA12The 32nd IAIA annual conference is about "Energy Future: The Role of Impact Assessment".

A defining issue throughout human history has been how societies have pursued the supply and management of energy. Impact assessments have scrutinized thousands of energy projects, but few have considered the long-term future supply and sources of non-renewable and renewable energy as critical to decision-making. Now, however, the basic principle of limitless energy is under challenge.

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The Biosciences eastern and central Africa (BecA) Hub has 5 research positions to offer at the International Livestock Reserach Institute (ILRI).

Click on the following positions to download the position and application details:

About Biosciences eastern and central Africa (BecA) Hub
The BecA Hub aims to increase access to affordable, world-class research facilities and to create and strenghen human resources in biosciences and related disciplines in Africa.BecA is an initiative developed within the framework of Centres of Excellence for Science and Technology in Africa. Hosted and managed by the International Livestock Research Insitute (ILRI) in Nairobi, Kenya, the BecA Hub provides a common biosciences research platform, research-related services and capacity building opportunities to the region and beyond.

About International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
ILRI works at the crossroads of livestock and poverty, bringing high-quality livestock science, communications and capacity building to bear on poverty reduction and sustainable development. ILRI is one of 15 centres supported by CGIAR. ILRI has campuses in Kenya and Ethiopia, with other offices located in other regions of Africa (Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria) as well as in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka), Southeast Asia (Laos, Thailand, Vietnam) and East Asia (China).

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The WPI Fellowship is offered to 10 journalists from countries around the world, and offers an opportunity to immerse into the governance, politics, business, media, journalistic ethics and culture of the United States.

Although it is meant for experienced international journalists from all over the world, we think it would be great if a YP in ARD would be one of the ten selected journalists, as another way to strengthen the voice of young people involved in agriculture. The fellowship will consist of a demanding schedule of study, travel and interviews throughout the country, between August to mid-October 2012.

Selection:
Fellows are picked by the WPI selection committee, composed of journalists and corporate communications specialists, all with international experience. Finalists for the fellowship will announced in early April.

GeniusReserve currently working on an assignment to build a Talent Map of professionals working within plant breeding (specifically corn) in Kenya, Malawi and Zambia and South Africa.

Currently they have the following positions to offer, in the field of Corn Breeding:

For more Information, please read the extensive descriptions of the vacancies here!

Interested? Please contact GeniusReserve.

About the Talent Map
"The Talent Map is like a Who’s Who of professionals at all levels in this field and gives our client a wonderful overview of the talent in a particular country. Our client’s long term agenda is to boost the strength of their capacity in this sector." [Genius Reserve]

For more details on this vacancy, please see the official vacancy here.

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The Young Professionals in Local Development (YPLD) network is envisaged as being a know-how transfer platform between young and experienced professionals in all fields of expertise that relate to international and local development.

YPLD is a network of professionals aged between 18 and 40 involved in both international and local development through the nature of their education and professional activity. Due to their worldwide partners and current search for regional representatives they plan from the start to give it a global reach.

YPLD serves as a platform for Young Professionals (YP) in Local Development (LD) to share their opinions, grow knowledge and skills and foster innovation towards a more sustainable local development.

If you are interested in becoming an YPLD Regional or Country representative please send a letter of motivation answering why do you want to join, accompanied by a 2 page CV to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Read here the detailed information on YPLD's call for regional and country representatives.

The Public Administration and Policy [PAP] Group at Wageningen University offers a position for a 4-year PhD project on “Food governance: new EU agendas of food and food security?”. 

Food security is used in many different strategic ways and actors link it to a variety of other policy issues. The aim of the PhD project is to understand how the European Union and its member states define and construct food security. The PhD will analyze how the different views and ideas about food security come about and how they (are likely to) affect other EU policy domains such as climate change, animal welfare, land-ownership, development aid, and the use of biofuels.

Key theories are ideational leadership, agenda setting and framing. The project will be conducted within the group's research program “Changing governance, governing change.”
The research is carried out in Wageningen, the Netherlands, and should lead to a PhD dissertation.

Description
The PAP Group is looking for a social scientist with a Masters degree in public administration, policy studies, political science, or communication studies, and should have a keen interest in EU governance and food policies.
Fluency in English and preferably other EU official languages and good communication skills are essential. Experience with empirical research projects, interdisciplinary research and both quantitative and qualitative research methods is an advantage.

Benefits
A PhD position for a period of 18 months, extended with another 30 months upon favorable evaluation.
Gross salary will increase from € 2042 in the first year up to € 2612 in the last year based on a full-time appointment (38 hours per week).
You will be working in a pleasant environment in a small, dynamic and innovative group.

Application and information

Click here to apply and to see more detailed information.

Additional information about the research proposal can be obtained from:
Dr. Gerard Breeman (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., tel. +31 (0)317 484234)
Prof. Dr. Katrien Termeer (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., tel. +31 (0)317 482907)

The organization on African Insect Science for Food and Health, icipe offers four PhD positions based in Kenya and Tanzania.

The UNDP Iraq is looking for a Programme Advisor in Climate Change.
As programme advisor, you will be based in Amman, Jordan, with periodic and extended travels to Iraq. You will be relocated to Iraq when the security situation permits.

Background:
There are many indications that climate change will have a severe impact on Iraq. Challenges will include reduced quality and quantity of water, desertification, loss of biodiversity, pollution, increased GHG emissions, and so forth. 
Iraq, receiving more than 85% from its water from the outside of the country is furthermore is challenged to explore diverse ways to interact with its neighbors who equally have made increasing demands on the water resources. 

UNDP Iraq has been engaging with the GoI on a number of initiatives to strengthen water resource management, domestic water use, pollution and environmental management in the Marshlands.

In Iraq furthermore, some 600 million cubic feet of natural gas is flared off every day. Iraq is the fourth-worst offender in the world in this regard and consequently contributes to the depreciation of the country’s own environment and to the overall climate change. UNDP intends to address in partnership with the GoI the need to strengthen public management systems to ensure that they are adaptive, responsive, and effective in implementing complex inclusive climate-resilient and low carbon intensity measures.

Four areas, namely Climate Change, Energy, Water, and Disaster Risk Reduction, are the current focus of the Climate Change, Energy and Natural Resource Management (CCE & NRM) sub-cluster within Economic Recovery and Crisis Prevention (ERPA) Pillar of UNDP Iraq.

The Programme Advisor will work on the further expansion of the CCE & NRM sub-cluster; will report directly to the Head of ERPA; and is expected to provide policy and strategic support. S/he will also advise the ERPA senior management team consisting of the Head of ERPA and Programme Advisors collectively working towards the following objectives:

Ecology and Environment, Inc. is an environmental consulting firm committed to supporting sustainable development through responsible environmental stewardship.

They are seeking highly motivated GIS Analysts with 3+ years of experience to support Moroccan operations. The successful candidates will be part of our growing team of international scientists and engineers who are delivering innovative solutions on major development projects in Morocco and West Africa.

The positions will be located at E&E offices in Casablanca, Morocco.

UNESCO is currently seeking an intern for the Information and Knowledge Management team of the Information and Communication Section, located in the headquarters in Paris, France.

The intern will work under the supervision of Knowledge Management Manager to improve a social network website "WSIS KC – Knowledge Communities" (www.wsis-community.org).
 
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FEEM encourages applications for a Post Doc research position in a research programme on Sustainable Development and Climate Change.The successful candidate will work within the Innovation for Climate change mitigation: a study of energy R&d, its Uncertain effectiveness and Spillovers, an ICARUS project.

Requirements

Application
Applicants should send a detailed curriculum vitae, a job market paper, and at least one letter of recommendation to: Monica Eberle (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
Please mention ref: ICARUS/09.2011 in your application. The deadline is open.

About the ICARUS Project
ICARUS is a three-year (2010-2012) European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant funded by the European Commission under the umbrella of the 7th Framework Programme. ICARUS aims at producing an unprecedented analysis of energy-related innovation mechanisms.

The main goals of the project are: (1) collection of probabilistic information on the uncertain linkage between RD&D investments and particular improvements in science and technology by means of expert elicitation and analysis of historical data (2) assessment of the implications or benefits, of these improvements (e.g. economic, environmental, or security benefits); and (3) the application of decision-analytic frameworks for synthesizing (1) and (2) to inform decision makers.

About FEEM
Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) is an Italian nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution devoted to the study of sustainable development and global governance. Officially recognized by the President of the Italian Republic in 1989 and in full operation since 1990, FEEM has grown to become a leading research centre, providing timely and objective analysis on a wide range of environmental, energy and global economic issues.

For more detailed information on the Essential Duties of this position, and to apply for this position, see the vacancy at the IFPRI website.