Recruitment of Visiting Researcher Position in Waste and Resources Project at IGES

1. Number of staff to be employed
One Visiting Researcher

2. Outline of Project Research
Based on following the four themes, the Waste and Resources Project conducts strategic policy research on both upstream (production, consumption and distribution) and downstream (waste and recycling) issues of resource use.

(1) Capacity development for a community-based approach to waste management
(2) National capacity development through eco-industrial park policy
(3) Regional recycling framework development
(4) Upstream policy development for resource efficiency

Details of these four themes can be found at: http://www.iges.or.jp/en/wmr/

3. Content of Work
Under the overall guidance of Project Manager, the selected candidate will:
(1)Liaise and coordinate with the Ministry of the Environment of Japan, government officials in foreign countries and international organisations. This includes business trips abroad;
(2)Prepare survey and research reports, summarise various surveys of chemicals management and international financing mechanisms, translate some short texts into English and Japanese;
(3)Support for organisation of meetings including an open seminar to be held in March 2009 in Japan.

More details can be found at the URL below;
http://www.iges.or.jp/jp/news/saiyo/200808wmr/index.html