{"id":31649,"date":"2023-04-07T15:28:37","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T21:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futureearth.org\/?p=31649"},"modified":"2023-05-26T13:18:21","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T19:18:21","slug":"vacancy-future-earth-science-officer-france-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/futureearth.org\/2023\/04\/07\/vacancy-future-earth-science-officer-france-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"Vacancy: Future Earth Science Officer (France Hub) – POSITION FILLED"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The French Hub of the Future Earth Secretariat is seeking a Science Officer
\n<\/span>1-year contract (renewable subject to satisfactory performance)<\/span><\/p>\n

Location:\u00a0<\/b>Paris<\/span><\/p>\n

Closing date for applications: <\/b>Applications will be reviewed as we receive them. The call will be closed as soon as a candidate is successful, and no later than 5 June 2023.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Future Earth<\/span><\/a> is an international research program with a mission to accelerate transformations to global sustainability.\u00a0 Future Earth convenes researchers and scholars from all parts of the world, across different societal and academic sectors, and across the natural, social, and human sciences. Future Earth initiates and supports international collaboration between these researchers and stakeholders to identify and generate the integrated knowledge needed for successful transformations towards societies that provide good and fair lives for all within a stable and resilient Earth system. A key part of Future Earth\u2019s work occurs through our networks that generate research at the forefront of sustainability science and facilitate highly integrative sustainability research on key societal challenges.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Secretariat for Future Earth encompasses <\/span>9<\/span> Global Hubs located in Canada, China, France, India, Japan, South Africa, Sweden, Taipei, and the US. The Future Earth Secretariat provides coordination, facilitation and enabling services to Future Earth\u2019s community. The French Hub is administered by the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and is hosted by Sorbonne University (Pierre et Marie Curie Campus). It is currently composed of six staff.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>French Global Hub<\/span><\/a> focuses on advancing the <\/span>Science-Based Pathways for Sustainability<\/span><\/i> initiative, science-policy-society interface activities, and on supporting early career researchers. Its activities are framed by four core objectives:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Increase inclusivity and plurality of researchers involved in sustainability science (disciplines, approaches, regions, career stages);<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Support researchers\u2019 engagement in inter- and transdisciplinary research;<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Provide researchers with spaces for reflection and experience sharing regarding sustainability science practices, challenges and progress;<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Promote transformative inter and transdisciplinary research in the sustainability science arena and at the science-society interface.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Task description<\/b><\/p>\n

    The Science Officer will work in a dynamic international setting on a range of issues. They will work in close interaction with the whole French Hub team to:<\/span><\/p>\n