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Why science is not enough for good policy

2015-05-19 08:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

SciDevNet: Debates about the ecological unsustainability of industrial economies emerged because of scientific research into environmental changes -- research that produced evidence of harm to natural resources, animals and people. While this illustrates that science is essential, we should recognise that it is also often problematic, especially in policy debates. Conflicting assumptions Few would argue against the goals of 'sustainability'. But the different parties involved -- governments, organisations...

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06.09: Science Fiction Book Group

2015-05-18 22:04:43| Powells Books Events Calendar

This month we meet to discuss Spellcast by Barbara Ashford. Join us!

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ESERO Science and Project Coordinator

2015-05-18 16:06:04| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Serco is a FTSE 250 international service company that improves the quality and efficiency of essential services that matter to millions of people around the world. The work we do for national and local governments involves us in the most important areas of public services, including science and defence. Sercos space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies. With over 1500 staff in the space business covering a wide spectrum of experience and skills, we convey best practice, expertise and innovation in our business. For our activities in ESTEC, we are currently looking for a ESERO Science and Project Coordinator. Tasks and Responsibilities Reporting to the Head of STEM Education and Outreach Unit of the ESA Education and Knowledge Management Office, coordinate the European Space Education Resource Office ESERO network for the primary and secondary education communities in ESAs Member States, both from the project coordination and scientific education points of view. Tasks include Ensuring the proper transfer of ESA technical and scientific knowhow, properly filtered for educational purposes, to the ESERO network to this end, liaise with ESA scientific and technical experts for fact and information finding Monitoring the opportunities and themes arising from the activities of ESAs space programmes to facilitate, when appropriate and in line with ESAs programmatic priorities, their incorporation into the ESERO activities Monitoring, advising, and providing feedback to the ESERO network on the relevance and suitability of ESERO deliverables from the point of view of their scientifictechnical accuracy facilitating the ESERO access to ESA experts when required Coordinating and monitoring the correct implementation of all ESERO contracts in particular acting as the main contact point for the ESERO Project Managers, followingup on deliverables, reporting and invoicing Organising regular progress meetings with each ESERO Office and related stakeholdersnational partners, as well as annual workshops with all ESERO managers Coordinating the enlargement and evolution of the ESERO network to other Member States in particular supporting dialogue and discussions with national stakeholders, proposals evaluation, contract negotiations and setup phase Maintaining a thorough level of knowledge about all ESERO activities, including awarenessraising, teacher training and classroom support activities in particular participating in events and training courses around Europe In accordance with the demand and opportunities identified by the ESEROs, proposing ways to make ESA content accessible to education providers, in such a way that it can be adapted by them into their own particular delivery mechanisms Coordinating the evaluation of ESERO activities against Key Performance Indicators Ensuring the promotion of ESERO activities through appropriate outreach channels and the compliance of ESERO activities with outreach guidelines Responding to the direct contacts and requests from education stakeholders in ESA Member States. Requirements The Key Person shall have a Master degree, or PhD, in a STEM discipline Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and 4 years experience in the space and education fields, and specific experience in project coordination. Experience in international environments, project management, active STEM teaching and communication Capability of establishing and maintaining high level interfaces within and outside the Agency Autonomy in the execution of tasks and ability to manage hisher workload, identifying priorities and strategic actions ability to cope with pressure, meet deadlines and deliver on time Fluent in English knowledge of another Member State language is an asset Good communication skills, verbal in public and during formal meetings and written ability to work in a team. Application procedure Important All applicants must hold a current valid work permit for the Netherlands or be EU nationals. Due to the high interest these roles generate, Serco reserves the right to commence, alter or conclude the recruitment process prior to the closing date. If shortlisted, a recruiter will contact you directly. If not, your application will remain in our database and can be matched against future openings. You can also login at any time to apply to additional positions. If you are interested in this vacancy, and think you have the skills and experience required, please apply via the relevant link available in our corporate careers website httpwww.serco.comcareersindex.asp If you have any question regarding this position please email space.careersserco.com Position ESERO Science and Project Coordinator Reference RTCDGCDEC00002 Application closing date 03.06.2015 Start date June 2015 If you are not yet registered with Serco we advise you to register your details by adding your details and attaching your CV via httpswww.amris.comsercoalertssignupform.php For additional information about Serco Group please consult our website www.serco.com For additional information about Serco Europe please consult our website www.serco.comeurope For additional information about ESTEC, please consult httpwww.esa.intAboutUsESTEC

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ESERO Science and Project Coordinator

2015-05-15 17:06:29| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

For one of our main customers ESAESTEC, we are currently looking for an ESERO Science and Project Coordinator who will report to the Head of STEM Education and Outreach Unit of the ESA Education and Knowledge Management Office, coordinate the European Space Education Resource Office ESERO network for the primary and secondary education communities in ESAs Member States, both from the project coordination and scientific education points of view. Tasks and Responsibilities Ensuring the proper transfer of ESA technical and scientific knowhow, properly filtered for educational purposes, to the ESERO network to this end, liaise with ESA scientific and technical experts for fact and information finding Monitoring the opportunities and themes arising from the activities of ESAs space programmes to facilitate, when appropriate and in line with ESAs programmatic priorities, their incorporation into the ESERO activities Monitoring, advising, and providing feedback to the ESERO network on the relevance and suitability of ESERO deliverables from the point of view of their scientifictechnical accuracy Facilitating the ESERO access to ESA experts when required Coordinating and monitoring the correct implementation of all ESERO contracts in particular acting as the main contact point for the ESERO Project Managers, followingup on deliverables, reporting and invoicing Organising regular progress meetings with each ESERO Office and related stakeholdersnational partners, as well as annual workshops with all ESERO managers Coordinating the enlargement and evolution of the ESERO network to other Member States in particular supporting dialogue and discussions with national stakeholders, proposals evaluation, contract negotiations and setup phase Maintaining a thorough level of knowledge about all ESERO activities, including awarenessraising, teacher training and classroom support activities in particular participating in events and training courses around Europe In accordance with the demand and opportunities identified by the ESEROs, proposing ways to make ESA content accessible to education providers, in such a way that it can be adapted by them into their own particular delivery mechanisms Coordinating the evaluation of ESERO activities against Key Performance Indicators Ensuring the promotion of ESERO activities through appropriate outreach channels and the compliance of ESERO activities with outreach guidelines Responding to the direct contacts and requests from education stakeholders in ESA Member States. Experience and education The candidate should have A university Master degree, or equivalent, in a STEM discipline Science, Technology, Engineering Mathematics, experience in the space and education fields, and specific experience in project coordination Experience in international environments, project management, active STEM teaching and communication of at least 4 years Capability of establishing and maintaining high level interfaces within and outside the Agency Autonomy in the execution of tasks and ability to manage hisher workload, identifying priorities and strategic actions Ability to cope with pressure, meet deadlines and deliver on time Fluent in English knowledge of another Member State language is an asset Good communication skills, verbal in public and during formal meetings and written Ability to work in a team About ATG Europe Today, ATG is recognized as a leading provider of specialized engineering, scientific and technical services to the European Aerospace, High Tech and Offshore industry. Our headquarters is located in Noordwijk, The Netherlands and we have subsidiaries in Germany and the UK.

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Beer Institute appoints science & external affairs director

2015-05-15 14:32:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com

US trade association Beer Institute has appointed Dr Joy Dubost as its senior director of science & external affairs.

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