UNU Seeks Vice-Rector in Europe/Director UNU-EHS
Under the authority and supervision of the Rector, the Vice-Rector in Europe/Director of UNU-EHS in Bonn, Germany, will:
Assist the Rector in his role of chief academic and administrative officer of the UNU and will be a fully integrated member of the management team of the University.
Application deadline: 15 November 2009
- Work in close cooperation with the Rector and as assigned, will initiate, stimulate and coordinate new and existing activities of the UNU, including institutes, networks, associated institutions, programmes and projects.
- Assist the Rector in ensuring the overall integration and coherence of UNU academic activities.
- Serve as Director of the UNU-EHS where UNU-EHS assesses the vulnerability and coping capacity of societies facing natural and human-induced hazards in a changing environment. The Institute spearheads research, capacity development and policy-relevant advisory activities relating to the broad interdisciplinary field of 'risk and vulnerability'.