IHDP VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
International Human Dimensions Programme On Global Environmental Change
Deputy Executive Director of the International Human Dimensions Programme (IHDP)
IHDP invites applications for the position of Deputy Executive Director.
The IHDP is an international, interdisciplinary, non-governmental programme dedicated to
promoting and co-ordinating research aimed at describing, analysing and understanding the
human dimensions of global environmental change. Human dimensions are the ways in which
individuals and societies: a) contribute to global environmental change; b) are influenced by
global environmental change; and c) mitigate and adapt to global environmental change. The
IHDP is currently sponsoring four major Science Projects:
LUCC - Land Use and Land Cover Change (co-sponsored with IGBP);
GECHS - Global Environmental Change and Human Security;
IDGEC - Institutional Dimensions of Global Environmental Change;
IT - Industrial Transformation and Global Environmental Change.
The Deputy Executive Director, under the overall responsibility of and in close collaboration with
the Executive Director, shall provide scientific and management support for the expeditious and
orderly development, implementation and evaluation of the IHDP Programme. In particular, the
DED will:
assist the Executive Director in the day to day management of the IHDP Secretariat in Bonn and
Project Offices.
support the development, implementation and co-ordination of IHDP Science Projects;
support the development and maintenance of proactive links between IHDP and other relevant
research programmes, especially IGBP, WCRP, DIVERSITAS and START, the sponsoring
organisations (ICSU and ISSC), relevant entities of the United Nations system, as well as the
international policy community;
assist in the establishment and/or strengthening of national and regional human dimensions
committees and research programmes;
serve as IHDP liaison with international, federal, regional and local, funding and administrative
agencies and bodies.
assist in the development and implementation of an information strategy which promotes
networking within the human dimensions research community;
The successful candidate will have extensive international research experience in a relevant
social science discipline and
be knowledgeable about the human dimensions of global environmental change research effort;
be aware of germane research in the natural sciences and engineering;
have experience of international scientific collaboration including both governmental and
non-governmental organisations;
have management experience within a small secretariat or organisation;
be prepared to conduct extensive world-wide travel;
possess a full command of written and spoken English; knowledge of German would be
advantageous.
The Deputy Executive Director will be appointed by the Executive
For further details contact:
Ms. Ramine V. Shaw
International Science Project Co-ordinator
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