Senior Researcher (Risk Management)

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Senior Researcher (Risk Management)

Application 05/2022

ForestWISE is a Collaborative Laboratory focused on fire and forest issues through the development of research, innovation and knowledge transfer and technology activities. Our goal is to increase sustainable forest management in Portugal, the competitiveness of the Portuguese forestry sector and to reduce negative consequences of large rural fires.

ForestWISE currently leads or participates in national and international large scale and impact projects in the forest and fire areas, integrating the academy, industry, companies, public sector and society. Its young and dynamic team is looking for the best human resources in each its operational areas. Join us!

ForestWISE opens positions for one Senior Investigator in the scope of Highly Qualified Human Resources Project (Code NORTE-06-3559-FSE-000045 - Aviso n. NORTE-59-2018-41).

Position: Senior Investigator (Risk management)

Summary description of the function:

Under the supervision of the Executive Coordination of ForestWISE, the Senior Investigator will:

● Coordinate and participate in research projects in the area of risk management;

● Identify opportunities and develop all the initiatives necessary to the development of research projects and services provision aligned with the expected results for its work line which will contribute to ForestWISE’s financial sustainability;

● Develop annual and multi-annual activity plans for its thematic area, with the respective budgets, to integrate in ForestWISE's activity plans;

● Coordinate and evaluate technical team’s performance in the work line in which it will be integrated;

● Strictly and efficiently use all resources related to the ForestWISE activity;

● Stimulate and participate in ForestWISES’s communication initiatives, dissemination and knowledge transfer initiatives;

● Represent ForestWISE when requested at relevant events and initiatives about its work line and ForestWISE in general.