Research Director Position Available
G.C. Rieber Climate Institute
Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center
Bergen, Norway
Review of Applications Will Begin: Monday, 1 December 2008
For further information, please contact:
Ola M. Johannessen
Email: ola.johannessen [at] nersc.no
The G.C. Rieber Climate Institute at the Nansen Environmental and Remote
Sensing Center (NERSC) in Bergen, Norway, seeks applications for the
position of Research Director. Candidates must have senior standing as an
international climate scientist and also have proven management experience
and fund raising capacity. Review of applications will begin on Monday, 1
December 2008.
The Nansen Center's vision is to make a significant contribution to the
understanding, monitoring and forecasting of the world's environment and
climate on local, regional and global scales. Main research areas are:
- Understanding climate - its variability and change;
- Global ocean studies and ocean forecasting;
- Development and use of satellite based methods for marine studies;
- Satellite monitoring of global environment and climate;
- Wind energy mapping in coastal areas; and
- Socioeconomic impact of global change.
The Nansen Center is organized in three groups, the Mohn-Sverdrup Center
for Global Ocean Studies and Operational Oceanography, The Polar and
Environmental Group, and the G.C. Rieber Climate Institute. The main
activity of the G.C. Rieber Climate Institute is devoted to the
variability and the dynamic properties of the North Atlantic, arctic
climate system, and teleconnection between high and low latitudes. The
Institute is a main contributor to the development and operation of the
Bergen Climate Model (BCM), and the construction of the new Norwegian
Earth System Model (NorESM).
To apply, applicants should send a CV, with a publications list to the
Founding Director:
Ola M. Johannessen
Email: ola.johannessen [at] nersc.no
Review of applications will begin on Monday, 1 December 2008.
More information about the NERSC can be found at:
http://www.nersc.no