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Call: Theme Leaders on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

Application Deadline: 10 September 2009

The CGIAR Challenge Program on "Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security" is a major collaborative endeavour between the international agricultural (CGIAR) and global environmental change (ESSP) research communities (http://www.cgiar.org/impact/challenge/.html or http://www.essp.org/index.php?id=76 ).
Research will be aimed at overcoming the threats posed by a changing climate to achieving food security, enhancing livelihoods and improving environmental management in the developing world.
The program seeks Theme Leaders for the following six Themes:
1: Diagnosing vulnerability and analysing opportunities
2: Unlocking the potential of macro-level policies
3: Enhancing engagement and communication for decision-making
4: Adaptation pathways based on managing current climate risk
5: Adaptation pathways under progressive climate change
6: Poverty alleviation through climate change mitigation
Theme Leaders can be appointed on a part-time or full-time basis for a three year renewable term, and in general will remain attached to their home institution. Each will be assisted by a full time science officer. Theme Leaders are expected to show inspired scientific leadership and would be responsible for developing and implementing the Theme research.
For further details on the positions and the application procedures, please refer to attachment or contact the Challenge Program Chair, Professor Thomas Rosswall,.
Applications are due by September 10th, 2009.

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