CEDAR email: The EISCAT Scientific Association is looking for a DIRECTOR

[Anders Tjulin]

The EISCAT Scientific Association is looking for a DIRECTOR

The Director will lead the operation and development of a  $100M capital 
Arctic research infrastructure and 25 staff to serve a worldwide 
community of several hundred researchers. By the end of 2022 EISCAT will 
launch the new EISCAT_3D facility, a world leading radar for incoherent 
scatter studies that will offer exciting new measurement opportunities. 
The new Director will have a cross-disciplinary view and excellent 
communication skills to convey the scientific opportunities of this new 
facility to a broad research community.

The ideal candidate has a research background in atmospheric, geo-space 
or space science, or a related field. Experience of working with 
research infrastructures, managing large international projects and 
engaging highly qualified expert staff would be an advantage. The 
Director is expected to attract new funding and to bring additional 
international partners into EISCAT.

The new Director is appointed from January 2023 and can start working in 
the Association from April 2022. The full‐time Director post is for a 
five‐year period. Re-appointment is possible for an additional five-year 
term through an open recruitment process. The Director is based at the 
EISCAT main office in Kiruna, Sweden. However, a considerable amount of 
international travel should be expected.

Applications should include a resume and a one page statement of the 
applicant's vision for EISCAT and should be sent by email to: 
director2023 at eiscat.se, latest 17:00 (CET) on 20. September 2020. 
Applications will be treated confidentially. Candidates may be asked to 
participate in an externally performed pre-employment screening test at 
an early stage of the recruitment. Employment terms and conditions will 
be subject to negotiation with the board of EISCAT, the Council. For 
more information about the position, please contact the EISCAT Head of 
Administration Mr. Henrik Anderson (henrik.andersson at eiscat.se) or 
Council chair, Prof. Ingrid Mann (ingrid.b.mann at uit.no).

The EISCAT Scientific Association operates and maintains an incoherent 
scatter radar system and an ionospheric heater in Fenno‐Scandinavia and 
another system on Svalbard. The expected annual operating budget is 
around 50 MSEK, excluding projects. EISCAT_3D is a state-of-the art 
multi-static, phased array radar system now being deployed at three 
locations in Finland, Norway, and Sweden to replace the current mainland 
system. The build started in 2017 and the new system will be ready for 
use in 2022. More information about the Association can be found at 
www.eiscat.se.







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Dr. Anders Tjulin
Staff Scientist, EISCAT
Box 812, SE-981 28 Kiruna, Sweden
Office phone: +46 (0)980 791 57
Mobile phone: +46 (0)706 60 89 72
e-mail: anders.tjulin at eiscat.se
Skype: anders.tjulin