Lead Scientific Officer for The European Topic - Halle (Saale), Deutschland - Martin-Luther-Universität Halle Wittenberg

Martin-Luther-Universität Halle Wittenberg

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Halle (Saale), Deutschland

vor 2 Wochen

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Lena Wagner

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Beschreibung

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Modern, interconnected, conscious of tradition:
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) is

the oldest and largest university in the State of Saxony-Anhalt with a history dating back more than

500 years. Today more than 20,000 students are enrolled at the university. MLU's core research areas

are in the nanosciences and biosciences, the Enlightenment, as well as in social and cultural research.

The university is also home to a range of small disciplines, some of which can be found nowhere else

in Germany. The university has excellent national and international ties, and works closely together

with leading research institutes, industry, and more than 250 universities around the world.

The Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, in cooperation with the German Centre for Integrative

Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, offers the following position until 31 December 2023

with possibility of renewal, starting as soon as possible:

Lead Scientific Officer for the European Topic Center on Biodiversity and

Ecosystems (ETC-BE) (M/F/d)
as half-time employment (50%)_. _

The salary will be up to Entgeltgruppe 13 TV-L if the personal requirements and tasks are fulfilled. This

position will be based at iDiv in Leipzig within the Biodiversity Conservation research group.

The project and research group:

The
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig is a National

Research Centre funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). Its central mission is to promote

theory-driven synthesis and data-driven theory in integrative biodiversity research. It is located in the

city of Leipzig and it is a central institution of the Leipzig University, jointly hosted by the Martin Luther

University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), the Friedrich Schiller University Jena and the Helmholtz Centre for

This position is affiliated with the Biodiversity Conservation Professorship of Prof. Henrique Pereira.

Fernández. The Biodiversity Conservation group investigates patterns and processes of global

biodiversity change, with the goal of informing environmental policy and management of ecosystems.

For more information, please visit our lab website:
This position is funded by the
European Environment Agency (EEA) European Topic Centre on

Biodiversity and Ecosystems Program (ETC-BE).
ETC-BE aims to support the EEA with

updated information on biodiversity and ecosystems, mostly through co-creation, and thus support

the EEA with the next generation of thematic and integrated biodiversity and ecosystem assessments

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as well as identification of actionable nature-based solutions. Thereby, the joint work of the EEA and

ETC BE will support the implementation of the Green Deal. The job will be performed in collaboration

with a large consortium of partner institutions and organizations across Europe.

The objective of the position of Lead Scientific Coordinator, is to broker the scientific partnerships of

the ETC-BE, to provide scientific leadership and coordination to various research tasks within ETC-BE,

to guarantee that the outputs are of the highest scientific standard, but also to ensure there is cross
- cutting coordination between the different tasks of MLU's responsibility. This position will be a part of

a wider ETC-BE-iDiv Scientific team, and the post holders will be required to promote and maintain a

transversal view of related tasks.

Tasks:

Scientific analysis and supervision of species and habitats taxonomy relevant for monitoring the

Habitats Directive, Water Framework Directive and the Nature Restoration Law

Develop and implement a scientific framework to support the implementation and monitoring of

EU nature-related regulations and policies

Participation in meetings with the EEA and the EU commission providing scientific advice
Establish research priorities and define analytical strategies that maximize the efficiency across the

different Action Plans of the ETC-BE in which MLU / iDiv is involved

Oversee daytoday scientificrelated activities of ETC-BE Tasks in which MLUiDiv is involved

including providing leadership, guidance and support to shape and harmonize workplans across

different Scientific Task

Incorporate relevant scientific outputs of Horizon and other research projects in the activities of

ETC-BE

Facilitate the synergies and links between the ETC-BE consortium and the management and

development of ETC-BE tasks at MLU-iDiv

Evaluate and update scientific data standards, methods, tools, guidelines, and knowledge

products to identify and fill information gaps and potential new data streams, including the

repurpose and recover of information from other scientific projects