The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) seeks an Executive Director

The successful candidate will play a leading role in the development of SCAR by:

• Implementing the vision for SCAR and Antarctic science;
  Guiding the development and implementation of the SCAR programme of activities, by:
  
  • working with SCAR groups to achieve appropriate scientific and organizational goals;
    
  • ensuring effective links between SCAR and other relevant international research activities with a polar interest;
    
  • maintaining strong links with Treaty bodies and the international policy community;
• Assisting in raising additional funding for SCAR ’s activities;
  
• Improving SCAR’s communications;
  
• Representing SCAR at international meetings;
  
• Managing the SCAR Secretariat efficiently and effectively.

The SCAR Executive Director reports to the biennial meetings of the national Delegates to SCAR and on a day-to-day basis to the Board of Directors operating as the Executive Committee of the Delegates.

For further details, please see the Further Particulars.

Applications detailing experience, including a full CV and providing the names of three referees should be sent by e-mail (info@scar.org) by 15th May 2015. The new person will be expected to take up the role as soon as possible after interview.

For further details please see http://www.scar.org/secretariat/vacancy

Any additional questions can be addressed to the current Executive Director, Dr Mike Sparrow (mds68@cam.ac.uk).