Application deadline: 31 January 2020. Position open for US citizens.
Job Description: Reporting to the Laboratory Head and Professional Staff, the Associate Research Scientist, (Programme Support) will facilitate and assure effective and efficient implementation of all GOA-ON (Global Ocean Acidification Observation Network) activities for the International Coordination Centre (OA-ICC), a PUI project, that promotes, facilitates and communicates global activities on ocean acidification. The Associate Research Scientist, (Programme Support )will enable the provision of the scientific and technical expertise and related support for the OA-ICC and GOA-ON and for ensuring the contribution of the GOA-ON to the achievement of SDG Target 14.3.
Organizational Setting: Organizational Setting The Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications implements the IAEA’s Major Programme 2, “Nuclear Techniques for Development and Environmental Protection”. This Major Programme comprises individual programmes on food and agriculture, human health, water resources, environment and radiation technologies. These programmes are supported by laboratories in Seibersdorf, Monaco and Vienna. The Major Programme’s objective is to enhance the capacity of Member States to meet basic human needs and to assess and manage the marine and terrestrial environments through the use of nuclear and isotopic techniques in sustainable development programmes. IAEA Environment Laboratories (NAEL) is a Division of the Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications and consists of four laboratories, three of which are located in Monaco (including the Radiometrics Laboratory) and one in Seibersdorf, Austria (approx. 45 km south of Vienna). NAEL implements the IAEA Programme Environment under the Major Programme 2. The Division operates in a complex matrix environment involving exchange with many parts of the organization, such as the Technical Cooperation (TC) Department for implementation of the IAEA TC Programme as well as other Departments for horizontal collaborations. The Radioecology Laboratory’s mission is to improve knowledge about the behaviour and fate of radionuclides and other contaminants in the environment, with a particular emphasis on the biosphere. It aims to assist and enhance Member States’ capabilities in the field of radioecology and its applications to ecotoxicology and biogeochemistry.
Functions / Key Results Expected:
Act as scientific secretary for meetings, including the preparation of documents and reports to the EC as needed,
Support the Co-Chairs by coordinating and networking to ensure GOA-ON’s interface with relevant IAEA and IOC-UNESCO programmes, such as the OA-ICC, Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) and the IOC’s Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE), and other relevant working groups.
Document the contributions of GOA-ON to the formal SDG Target 14.3 delivery, while ensuring that reporting is captured in the contributions of IAEA and IOC-UNESCO to the SDGs process.
Provide evaluation and assessment of best scientific practices to support the Executive Committee of GOA-ONs to assure efficient implementation of SDG Target 14.3, with due connection to OAICC/IODE/JCOMM/GOOS data management activities.
Contribute to the development of the GOA-ON data portal to ensure that it reflects the expected programme outcomes against the SDG indicator 14.3.1.
