Call for Individual Consultants: Lead for the GOOS Biogeochemistry Panel

Deadline: 27 November 2024 (18:00 CEST)
Location: Remote

The Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) led by the IOC and cosponsored by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Science Council (ISC) is the global framework for ocean observing coordination. The GOOS, under the Framework for Ocean Observing and through its 2030 Strategy, aims to deliver the essential information needed for our sustainable development, safety, wellbeing and prosperity. The GOOS Management Team, headquartered at IOC Paris, lead and support a community of international, regional and national ocean observing programmes, governments, UN agencies, research organizations and scientists.

Under the framework of GOOS, three expert panels provide scientific specifications of the essential ocean variables, developing sampling requirements and implementation strategies, and guiding evaluations and assessment of the system.

The main purpose of this consultancy assignments is to lead the work of the GOOS Expert Panel on Biogeochemistry. This is a full-time, 6-month consultancy that will be home-based.

Proposal submission:
Your proposal should be submitted by e-mail no later than 18:00 CET on 27 November 2024.
The e-mail addresses for the proposal: j.post@unesco.org (with w.kmiec@unesco.org in copy)

Please see the detailed call and Terms of Reference of the assignment here.