Volcanology position available at the Iceland Meteorological Office
From: Theodor Freyr Hervarsson <teddi@xxxxxxxx>
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Volcanologist
The Icelandic Meteorological Office seeks to employ a volcanologist
The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) is a public institution, belonging to the Ministry for the Environment. The institution employs 130 staff with various educational backgrounds and skills covering many disciplines. Additionally, 120 people assist with observational and surveillance work around the country. Monitoring and research at IMO encompasses four areas: air, water, snow and glaciers and earth and oceans. The role of the institution is to accumulate, process and preserve data, as well as communicating findings and warnings. The office comprises four divisions: Warnings and Forecasting, Observation, Processing and Research and Finance and Administration. Further information about IMO can be found on the institute’s website: www.vedur.is.
The position belongs to the division of Warnings and Forecasting, which is responsible for analysing real-time monitoring data and issuing forecasts and warnings due to natural hazards. Real-time monitoring includes surveillance of earth hazards, meteorological hazards, hydrological hazards, avalanches and oceanic floods. Furthermore the division provides weather services to international aviation within the Icelandic aviation control area.
Field of work:
· A leading role in projects and research related to volcano monitoring
· Development and construction of monitoring and forecasting techniques for volcanic hazards.
· A contact for the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the London Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC) and other stakeholders about issues related to volcanoes
· Development of hazard zonation maps for Icelandic volcanoes
· Involvement in risk assessments due to volcanic eruptions in Iceland
· Communication with local and foreign volcanologists
· Participation in IMO’s earth-hazard monitoring team
Educational requirements and qualifications:
- A University degree in natural science
- A Postgraduate degree in volcanology
- Knowledge and successful experience of project management within natural sciences
- Successful experience in data processing
- Good English skills are important
- Ability to work independently
- Competence in personal communication and teamwork
- Planning skills and accuracy
The values of IMO are knowledge, reliability, progressiveness and teamwork. Recruitments at the institution take these values into consideration. Wages are in accordance with government wage contracts and the appropriate union.
Further information about the position is available from Theodór Freyr Hervarsson (teddi@xxxxxxxx) and Borgar Ævar Axelsson (borgar@xxxxxxxx). Applicants should include a detailed C.V. and a letter explaining the reasons for applying and the arguments that qualify the person for the job.
Applications and accompanying documents should preferably be submitted in electronic form by e-mail to borgar@xxxxxxxx.
The deadline for applications is 31 August 2012.
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