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The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) is seeking a highly qualified scientific leader for the position of Director

The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) is seeking a highly qualified scientific leader for the position of Director.

The Position

The IIASA Director oversees and guides a diverse research program combining natural and social science to produce scientifically based policy guidance on issues related to global change. The Director will be expected to be an effective and active advocate to foster international cooperation and expand participation and membership in IIASA. The position requires extensive travel to consult with current and potential member countries and other scientific and policy making bodies, as well as with potential research funders.

The Director supervises approximately 200 scientists and support staff from 30 countries, and will select a Deputy Director to assist in administration. The Director is extensively involved in fund raising to support the Institute's research efforts.

The Director reports to the IIASA Council, and works with its members to delineate the Institute's research strategy and annual goals

The post is a 3-year position with the possibility of renewal. Salary and benefits are competitive with comparable international organizations. A moving allowance and on-site housing are included.

Candidate Qualifications

Candidates should combine a vision for IIASA with scientific excellence, management and diplomatic skills, and broad experience in interdisciplinary research and policy applications in the international arena. Specifically, a candidate should demonstrate the following qualifications:

♦ Scientific credentials and recognition by the international scientific community, coupled with broad-based scientific knowledge in a wide range of natural and social sciences;

♦ Ability to lead and inspire scientists and researchers addressing a wide variety of interdisciplinary and multi-national scientific endeavors;

♦ Diplomatic skills adequate to foster international collaboration support and expand participation and interaction among IIASA's member countries, host world leaders, address international scientific and policy-making bodies, and international media.

♦ Fund raising experience sufficient to support IIASA's newly established IIASA Endowment Fund and develop funding for exploratory research initiatives, through avenues such as the IIASA National Member Organizations (NMOs), multilateral institutions, and other scientific support agencies.

The Institute

IIASA, located near Vienna, Austria, is an interdisciplinary, nongovernmental research institution that conducts scientific studies addressing critical issues of global environmental, economic, and social change. The Institute is sponsored by an international consortium of 17 National Member Organizations and supported by member nations' governments, augmented by grants from foundations, international institutions and governments.

IIASA's research program is organized in three themes: Environment and Natural Resources, Population and Society, and Energy and Technology. Current research projects address topics including transboundary air pollution, energy utilization, forest resources, technological evolution, population dynamics and its relation to development and environment, and social and economic transition.

Application and Selection

Submit letter of application, CV, bibliography, and contact information for three references, to:

Professor Pentti Vartia Chairman of the Search Committee
c/o Tiina Forsman
The Academy of Finland
Vilhonvuorenkatu 6
P.O. Box 99
FIN-00501 Helsinki
Finland

Preference will be given to applicants who are nationals of IIASA member countries. Applicants should have excellent written and spoken English, the working language of the Institute. Women and members of minority groups are encouraged to apply.

Salary commensurate with experience. Review of applications will begin on 1 March 2007, and a pplications will be accepted until a Director is selected.