VSC - Scientific Research Support Officer F/H

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Category A (Executive)

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Contract workers

Fiel/Profession

SCIENCE – BAP D: Human and Social Sciences – D2A41 – Research engineer in data production, processing, analysis and surveys

Job status:

Vacant

CORPS:

VSC

BAP:

Not concerned

Job title

VSC – Scientific Research Support Officer F/H

Description of the employer

The IRD is a multidisciplinary French public research organisation which, for nearly 80 years, has been committed to equitable partnerships with developing countries and French Overseas Territories.

As a player on the international development agenda, its priorities are in line with the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Together, scientists and the Institute’s partners propose concrete solutions to the global challenges facing society and the planet. This win-win relationship makes science and innovation major levers for development.

The Institute comes under the dual authority of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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Description of the structure

The UMR ESPACE-DEV aims to characterise and prepare transitions to ensure the sustainability of the integrated society-environment system. It is organised into 3 areas of expertise: ‘Science of socio-ecosystems and their territories’, ‘Data and model sciences’ and ‘Earth observation science’. Anchored in the sciences of sustainability. Several interdisciplinary research projects are led or co-lead by UMR Espace-Dev researchers. Two key projects, co-sponsored by Catherine Sabinot and colleagues from the oceanic and climate sciences based in Noumea, aim to produce inter- and trans-disciplinary research that will be useful to citizens and politicians in the overseas territories of the Pacific (French territories, Vanuatu, Fiji).

The CLIPSSA project combines the climate sciences with the human and social sciences to help the territories draw up adaptation plans to deal with the threats posed by climate change, with a particular focus on the impact on agriculture.

The MaHeWa project, which also looks at climate projections for the region, focuses on analysing the vulnerability of socio-ecosystems to marine heatwaves.

An attractive assignment

Reporting to Catherine Sabinot, an IRD researcher, your role will be to support the researchers involved in this scientific work to meet sustainable development objectives in Overseas France and the Pacific region. You will play an active role in the Climate (Climate Change), LEO (Coastal and Ocean) and SyAD (Sustainable Food Systems) knowledge communities.

Your activities will include

Taking part in the various stages of the projects, involving researchers, local authority field workers, farmers and fishermen and decision-makers, in order to gain a better understanding of contemporary societies and their issues in overseas France in particular.
Helping a researcher in the team to carry out field surveys at one or more study sites.
Contribute to the processing and analysis of the data collected.
Contribute to the drafting of field reports.
Contribute to the promotion of scientific results (scientific conferences and publications; outreach to the general public and dialogue between science and society).

Your future team

You will have the opportunity to meet a wide variety of researchers and professions, and to experience interdisciplinary dialogue and interaction with institutions and communities in need of research results.

The profile we’re looking for

You will have developed the following skills:

Mastery of survey techniques in the human and social sciences (questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, participant observation).
Analytical, writing and summarising skills.
A driving licence is essential for travelling in the field.
Written and spoken English at B1-B2 level.

You have the following human qualities:

Dynamic and rigorous.
Adaptability.
Ability to work as part of a team and independently.
A taste for working in a multi-disciplinary and socio-culturally diverse team

Knowledge of the context of islands and Oceania and/or expertise in the study of agrosystems and/or fisheries would be a plus.

You have a level 7 diploma, master’s degree or engineering degree in the following fields: Anthropology, Geography or involving interdisciplinary approaches.

Your benefits on a VSC assignment:

Gross monthly allowance: €2098.52 (for volunteers whose main place of residence is not New Caledonia).
Allowances exempt from income tax.
Travel and luggage transport covered (return journey).
ISOS/HDI insurance.

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