2016•01•13

UNESCO is advertising for a Programme Specialist (Natural Sciences) to work with the Local and Indigenous Knowledge (LINKS) Programme, to be based in Paris

Under the overall authority of the Assistant Director General for Natural Sciences and the direct supervision of the Chief of Small Islands and Indigenous Knowledge Section, the successful candidate shall ensure the planning, implementation and innovation of the Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (LINKS) programme, with particular attention to the need for appropriate policies and practices to enhance the dynamism and recognition of indigenous knowledge of the natural world, including its interface with the sciences, its role in sustainable development, and its intergenerational transmission.

Further details are available in the position description available under ‘Related Files’ and from the UNESCO website.

Applications due by January 25 2016.