There is an application call for Principal Scientist on Forest Bio-economy Markets at EFI in Finland.

Organization: European Forest Institute (EFI)

EFI is seeking a senior professional to join its Bio-economy Program to develop and lead its Forest Bio-economy Markets Team.

Duties

• Lead forest bio-economy markets research and research team within EFI, to include:
• Market outlook studies for forest bio-economy markets in Europe, taken into account
  global interrelations with important global actors such as, but not only, China and Russia.
• Additionally, analyzing economic development and polices impacting the future of forest bio-economy
  markets.
• Assessing the potential economic, social and environmental impacts in Europe of the
  emerging international forest bio-economy markets.
• Developing and applying methods that are suitable for assessing new forest bio-economy
  products for which there does not yet exist solid empirical data, or are not included e.g.
  in the currently available forest sector models.
• Furthermore, fundraising and leading new international research and policy support projects.

Qualifications:

The incumbent must meet the following requirements

• PhD degree in relevant field of economics, markets, forest science, or related discipline.
• At least 10 years of international research experience.
• Also, proven track record in fundraising and coordinating research projects.
• Established track-record of publishing in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
• Excellent research co-ordination, communication and managerial skills.
• Additionally, the ability to create an inspiring team environment.
• Experience in science-policy support.
• Also, proficiency in English, both spoken and written, is required. Other languages are an asset.

Duty Station

• The employee will be based at EFI’s Headquarters in Joensuu, Finland, but with flexible working arrangements available. EFI HQ is located in a University Campus area with multi-disciplinary critical mass and co-operation possibilities.

Employment Conditions

• The employee will be an EFI staff member. A fixed term appointment of four years with the possibility for an extension. Ideally, the successful candidate will take up the position early 2021.
• Also, this position offers a challenging opportunity to work within a stimulating international environment in one of the Institute’s leading positions.

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