Associate Research Scientist for Hydro‐ecological observatories (ref.no. EEWRC_ARS_22_05)

The Cyprus Institute (CyI) is a European Non-profit Science and Technology oriented Educational and Research Institution based in Cyprus and led by an acclaimed Board of Trustees. The research agenda of the CyI is pursued at its four Research Centres: The Computation-based Science and Technology Research Centre (CaSToRC), the Science and Technology in Archaeology and Culture Research Centre (STARC), the Energy Environment Water Research Centre (EEWRC) and the Climate and Atmosphere Research Centre (CARE-C). Considerable cross-centre interaction is a characteristic of the Institute’s culture.

The Water Division of the Energy Environment and Water Research Center (EEWRC) of the Institute invites application for a highly qualified and motivated individual to join the team as an Associate Research Scientist for Hydro‐ecological observatories.

The Water Division is maintaining a number of hydrologic, environmental and ecosystems monitoring units and observation stations in Cyprus, including an Eddy‐Covariance system. The Associate Research Scientist will lead the maintenance and expansion of all field instrumentation and complementary manual observations and laboratory analyses; in cooperate with researchers and graduate students of the Water Division. The successful candidate will also oversee the collected database and play a key role in the scientific analysis and dissemination. The successful candidate will be expected to teach related lectures, field and lab practicals for graduate students.

The initial period of the appointment will be for a duration of 2 years with the possibility of renewal, depending on performance and availability of funds. An internationally competitive remuneration package will be offered, which is commensurate with the level of experience of the successful candidate.

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