CMCC Foundation is a cross-cutting scientific research center on climate change and its interactions with the environment, society, the world of business, and policymakers. Our work aims at stimulating sustainable growth, protecting the environment, and developing strategies for the adaptation and mitigation of climate change.
Our Institute for Earth System Predictions (IESP) is building the next generation CMCC core models to advance the understanding of the climate system, address societally relevant key questions related to climate science and advance seamless predictions of the earth system from the global to the local scales and from short term to multi decadal time scales in support of scientifically based decision making.
We are looking for a leader who will guide the GOCO Division (Global Coastal Ocean) to advance the R&D activities on coastal ocean forecasting, relocatable modeling, and climate change adaptation. This division contributes to significant initiatives such as the European Digital Twin of the Ocean and the Global Coast initiative of Coast Predict. The Division Director will be responsible for the coordination and oversight of all the existing and future developments of GOCO modeling systems and applications. We expect the Director to drive significant growth within the GOCO Division over the next few years and to work with the other IESP divisions in advancing an integrated modelling capability in support of CMCC applications.
RESPONSIBILITIES
In close coordination with the Institute Director, through:
- Development of a fundraising agenda in line with the objectives of the division and with the strategy of the Institute;
- Implementation and monitoring of research projects, identifying the priorities concerning the mandate of the division;
- Coordination with the other Division Directors in the elaboration and submission of funding proposal;
- Planning management of resources and management of the budget allocated to the division, making efficient use of funding funds;
- Management of human resources, with a view to guidance and mentoring, facilitating involvement, motivation, satisfaction and growth;
- Collaboration with the other Division Directors to ensure disciplinary integration;
- Monitoring of the progress of projects in compliance with deadlines;
- Networking development in collaboration with the Institute Director;
- Ensure contacts with communication office to facilitate communication towards research community and society at large;
- Support the Institute Director in the creation of reports and KPIs for the evaluation of the results achieved.