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Hi all,<br>
<br>
We have another science communication vacancy at the European
Geosciences Union, which would be ideal for anyone interested in,
and with some experience of, blogs, social media and networking with
early career scientists. You can find the full job announcement
below or at <a
href="https://www.egu.eu/news/502/job-opportunity-at-the-egu-executive-office-communications-officer/">https://www.egu.eu/news/502/job-opportunity-at-the-egu-executive-office-communications-officer/</a>.<br>
<br>
The job is based at the EGU Executive Office in Munich, Germany, and
the salary range is 48-55k EUR/year. Munich is a great place to live
and the EGU office has a brilliant and friendly team so I would
highly recommend applying for this position.<br>
<br>
Please do share this with anyone you think might be interested. If
you have any questions about the role, or about life in Munich, feel
free to ask!<br>
<br>
Best wishes,<br>
Bárbara<br>
<br>
<br>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center">The
European
Geosciences Union (EGU) is seeking to appoint a<span
style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<h2 style="text-align:center" align="center">Communications Officer</h2>
<p class="MsoNormal">The European Geosciences Union (EGU) is the
leading
organisation for Earth, planetary and space science research in
Europe. With
our partner organisations worldwide, we foster fundamental
geoscience research,
alongside applied research that addresses key societal and
environmental
challenges. Our vision is to realise a sustainable and just future
for humanity
and for the planet. We currently publish 18 diverse open-access
scientific
journals and organise meetings, and education and outreach
activities. The EGU
General Assembly is the largest and most prominent European
geosciences event, with
over 16,000 scientists from all over the world in 2019. <span
style="background:
yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We are seeking to appoint a Communications
Officer to work
with the EGU Head of Media, Communications & Outreach in
maintaining and
further developing media- and science-related communications
between the EGU
and its membership, the working media and the public at large. The
Communications Officer will also work under the direction of the
EGU Executive
Secretary on activities related to the promotion of the
organisation. The
position will be based at the EGU Executive Office in Munich,
Germany.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Main
tasks:</b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"
style="margin-left:18.0pt;mso-add-space:
auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times
New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Manage the official EGU blog, including
writing,
commissioning and editing posts</p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"
style="margin-left:18.0pt;mso-add-space:
auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times
New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Administer the EGU network of blogs,
including
division blogs</p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"
style="margin-left:18.0pt;mso-add-space:
auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times
New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Manage the Union’s social media presence
year-round and supervise the running of the EGU’s division social
media
accounts</p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"
style="margin-left:18.0pt;mso-add-space:
auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times
New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Work as a point of contact for early
career
scientists at the EGU office</p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"
style="margin-left:18.0pt;mso-add-space:
auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times
New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Maintain and further develop EGU’s
networking
activities, particularly those aimed at early career scientists</p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"
style="margin-left:18.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times
New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Participate in the promotion of the EGU</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Requirements:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1
lfo2;
tab-stops:list 18.0pt"><span style="font-family:
"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">Academic
degree (e.g., MA, MSc, PhD), preferably in the geosciences or
communication
sciences</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1
lfo2;
tab-stops:list 18.0pt"><span style="font-family:
"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">Professional
experience of online and social media platforms, including
blogging</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1
lfo2;
tab-stops:list 18.0pt"><span style="font-family:
"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">Ability
to understand and translate complex science into simple concepts
and write
about scientific research to general audiences in an engaging
and accurate
manner</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1
lfo2;
tab-stops:list 18.0pt"><span style="font-family:
"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">Good
writing and editing skills</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1
lfo2;
tab-stops:list 18.0pt"><span style="font-family:
"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">Good
team player with excellent interpersonal, organisational and
communication
skills</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1
lfo2;
tab-stops:list 18.0pt"><span style="font-family:
"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">Attention
to detail</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1
lfo2;
tab-stops:list 18.0pt"><span style="font-family:
"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">Expert
command of English</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1
lfo2;
tab-stops:list 18.0pt"><span style="font-family:
"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">Experience
with early career scientist networks would be an advantage</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Application
materials:</b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"
style="margin-left:18.0pt;mso-add-space:
auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list
18.0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">Letter
of motivation (1 page)</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"
style="margin-left:18.0pt;mso-add-space:
auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list
18.0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">CV
(2 pages), including links to current or past online presence
(web pages,
blogs, Twitter feeds, etc.)</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"
style="margin-left:18.0pt;mso-add-space:
auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list
18.0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">Two
writing samples (each no more than 5 pages long) that
demonstrate ability to
communicate science to a wider audience (blog posts, magazine or
newspaper
articles, press releases, etc.)</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"><span style="mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please note that only complete applications,
with all
required materials in English, will be accepted. Shortlisted
candidates will be
asked to perform a writing task and to provide contact details of
two referees.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Salary
and starting
date:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This position, to start in Autumn 2019, will be
subject to a
6-month probation period. We offer a competitive salary and
indicative
remuneration will be in the range of €48,000 – €55,000.00 subject
to expertise
and experience.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Informal enquiries about this position can be
made to the EGU
Media and Communications Manager, Bárbara Ferreira (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:media@egu.eu">media@egu.eu</a>,
+49-89-2050-76340) or the current EGU Communications Officer,
Olivia Trani
(<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:networking@egu.eu">networking@egu.eu</a>, +49-89-2050-76341).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Applications should be addressed to Bárbara
Ferreira and
Philippe Courtial (EGU Executive Secretary) and be submitted by
e-mail in a
single file to <a href="mailto:vacancy@egu.eu">vacancy@egu.eu</a>
by <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">15 August <span
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
bold">2019 </span>and quoting reference Communications
Officer.</b></p>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Dr. Bárbara Ferreira, Media and Communications Manager
European Geosciences Union (EGU)
EGU Executive Office
Kastenbauerstr. 2
81677 Munich, Germany
Contact: +49 (0)89-2050-76340, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:media@egu.eu">media@egu.eu</a>
Find out the latest in geoscience research on GeoLog (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://geolog.egu.eu/">https://geolog.egu.eu/</a>) & the EGU Network & Division Blogs (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://blogs.egu.eu/">https://blogs.egu.eu/</a>)
You can follow the EGU on Twitter at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://twitter.com/EuroGeosciences">https://twitter.com/EuroGeosciences</a> & Facebook at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanGeosciencesUnion">https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanGeosciencesUnion</a>
Check out the new Imaggeo (geosciences image database) at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/">https://imaggeo.egu.eu/</a>
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EGU General Assembly 2020
Vienna, Austria 3–8 May
Press & Media: egu.eu/gamedia
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Dr. Bárbara Ferreira, Media and Communications Manager
European Geosciences Union (EGU)
EGU Executive Office
Kastenbauerstr. 2
81677 Munich, Germany
Contact: +49 (0)89-2050-76340, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:media@egu.eu">media@egu.eu</a>
Find out the latest in geoscience research on GeoLog (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://geolog.egu.eu/">https://geolog.egu.eu/</a>) & the EGU Network & Division Blogs (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://blogs.egu.eu/">https://blogs.egu.eu/</a>)
You can follow the EGU on Twitter at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://twitter.com/EuroGeosciences">https://twitter.com/EuroGeosciences</a> & Facebook at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanGeosciencesUnion">https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanGeosciencesUnion</a>
Check out the new Imaggeo (geosciences image database) at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/">https://imaggeo.egu.eu/</a>
******************************
EGU General Assembly 2020
Vienna, Austria 3–8 May
Press & Media: egu.eu/gamedia
******************************</pre>
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