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Director, EGI Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (deadline 17th July 2026)

This is a senior leadership position combining strategy, partnerships, and oversight, aimed at shaping the future of a major European research infrastructure organisation and contributing to the evolution of scientific computing and data-driven research in Europe.

The primary objectives of the Director are to further develop and implement the future EGI Foundation strategy, together with the EGI Council and to lay the groundwork for a long-term sustainability of the EGI Federation.

Purpose and Responsibilities

• Guide the development and implementation of the EGI Federation strategy
• Oversee and manage the human resources within the EGI Foundation.
• Ensure financial oversight, policy implementation, and organisational planning.
• Manage reporting processes to the EGI Council and Executive Board, including the annual activity plan.
• Establish and maintain strategic relationships with existing and new user communities within Europe and other strategic e-infrastructures.
• Represent the organisation externally, particularly within the European landscape and strengthen its visibility and collaborations.
• Hold overall responsibility for the financial management of the organisation.

Required Skills & Profile

Personal

• University education with relevant professional experience.
• Ability to travel frequently within Europe and occasionally worldwide.
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and oral, including formal presentations.
• Ability to function well under stress and to prioritise work to meet conflicting deadlines.
• Ability to work with multicultural and interdisciplinary teams
• Commitment to create and maintain a pleasant, safe and healthy internal working environment.

Professional

• Good  knowledge of the European infrastructure landscape and science stakeholders
• Proven management and leadership experience, ideally in research or e-infrastructure environments, including strategic planning and executive team leadership skills.
• Skilled in strategy development, stakeholder engagement, and negotiation within the EGI Foundation, the EGI collaboration and with external partners
• Experience in engagement and representation towards public funding bodies, such as national agencies and the European Commission.
• ⁠Experience managing distributed international teams and EU-funded projects.
• Excellent communication skills in English and ability to work across cultures.  ⁠
• Proven experience in project management of EU-funded or other externally funded projects.
• Ability to gather and analyse European and International developments and translate them into policy proposals.
• Ability to represent the organisation at conferences, symposia and meetings, promoting its objectives, services and relevant projects.
• Responsibility for the development, expansion and maintenance of the external relationships.

Deadline for applications is 17th July 2026.

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Postdoctoral position, Department of Forest Resource Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden (deadline 11th August 2026)

We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher with a particular interest in forest landscape modelling. As part of a two-year postdoctoral project, you will use the Heureka decision support system to analyse how different forest management strategies affect biodiversity and the provision of ecosystem services, as well as how these interact with the development of wind power. The work involves quantifying conflicts and synergies between different sustainability goals in the forest landscape using simulation and optimisation. The analysis will be based on spatially explicit future scenarios, developed in collaboration with various stakeholder groups, and will include indicators such as biomass production, carbon sequestration, recreational values and wind energy.

The postdoctoral position is part of the interdisciplinary research project WindyForests, which brings together researchers from several universities and disciplines with the aim of developing knowledge for the sustainable planning of wind power in forest landscapes. For more information, see: www.slu.se/forskning/forskningskatalog/projekt/w/windyforests/ 

Your profile
You must hold a PhD in forestry, ecology, environmental science, systems analysis, mathematics, operations research or a similar discipline, with interest in forests and forestry, and where quantitative modelling and/or optimisation formed a central part of your thesis. Experience of working with optimisation methods, long-term modelling of the forest landscape and its ecosystem services, as well as computer-based decision support systems in general and the Heureka system in particular, is an advantage. Great importance is attached to personal qualities such as analytical and problem-solving skills, the ability to work independently and the ability to collaborate. Good written and oral communication skills in English are a requirement.

The position is intended for a junior researcher, and we are primarily seeking candidates who obtained their PhD no more than three years ago. In exceptional circumstances, the degree may have been obtained earlier. Exceptional circumstances include leave of absence due to illness, parental leave, positions of trust within trade unions, service in the armed forces, or other similar circumstances, as well as clinical service or service/assignments relevant to the subject area.

About us
The Department of Forest Resource Management conducts education and research in the areas of forest planning, forest remote sensing, forest inventory and sampling, forest mathematical statistics and landscape studies. The department is also responsible for the implementation of the ongoing environmental monitoring programs the National Forest Inventory, National Inventory of the Landscape in Sweden, Terrestrial Habitat Monitoring and the Butterfly and Bumblebee Inventory. In total, we are about 120 employees. More information can be found at https://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/organisation/departments/forest-resource-management/

Deadline for applications is 11th August 2026.

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EGU Editorial Manager, European Geosciences Union (EGU), Munich, Germany (deadline 23rd June 2026)

The European Geosciences Union (EGU) is the leading scientific society for Earth, planetary, and space science research in Europe. With our partner societies worldwide, we foster fundamental geoscience research, alongside applied research that addresses key societal and environmental challenges. EGU actively promotes open science practices, including through its innovative reviewing and publishing processes.

To fulfill EGU’s vision of realising a sustainable and just future for humanity and for the planet, EGU organises and supports a variety of meetings, and delivers numerous education and outreach activities. As part of its portfolio of activities to support its members, EGU publishes 20 open-access scientific journals and provides a preprint server through its partner Copernicus Publications.

Due to the continuing growth and further development of the EGU publications, we are recruiting a staff member to join the EGU Executive Office team based in Munich, Germany.

EGU is seeking to appoint a full-time, permanent Editorial Manager to (1) act as an interface between the EGU Publications Committee and Copernicus Publications and (2) assist the executive editors of its journals and the coordinator of the preprint repository and interactive community platform, EGUsphere.

Main tasks

• You will serve as a point of contact for the EGU journals’ executive editors and EGUsphere coordinator, and will be liaising with Copernicus when necessary
• You will assist the executive editors in facilitating smooth and efficient manuscript handling and in additional journal-specific tasks
• You will facilitate and support the growth, promotion and scientific oversight of EGUsphere, EGU’s preprint server and repository
• You will help to ensure the high scientific standards of the EGU journals in terms of open-access publishing, including open data and code and data archiving
• You will help promote EGU journals and highlight articles across the scientific community and more widely in collaboration with the EGU Office Communications team and Copernicus
• You will develop and lead inter-journal initiatives in collaboration with the Publications Committee
• You will organise and co-deliver the annual EGU peer review training

Key Requirements

• You have a degree in geoscience or in a related field, at least at the undergraduate level. Higher level education such as a PhD is desirable, but not required
• You are ready to make a long-term commitment to the development of EGU journals and to improve their visibility
• You are enthusiastic to pursue activities related to open access communication
• You are motivated and possess good organisational, interpersonal, and time management skills.
• You have strong written and verbal communication skills in English
• Previous experience with EGU activities and publishing is desirable

Deadline for applications is 23rd June 2026.

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