Smithsonian
Office of Human Resources
Announcement No. 06 (April 9, 2008)
NOTICE OF OPENING
Applications for Project Manager, Panama Canal Watershed Ecosystem Services
Project Agua
Salud Project will be accepted effective immediately.
Location of Position: Earl Tupper Center, Ancon, Panama
Major duties and responsibilities:
Oversee and coordinate operations of the Agua Salud Project (Panama Canal
Ecosystem-Services
Project). In coordination with the Principal Investigators, the Project
Manager coordinates
operations, planning, and implementation with local and international
institutional partners and
collaborators; including leading regular meetings with staff and researchers
from the Smithsonian
Tropical Research Institute (STRI), Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and Panamanian
Environmental
Authority (ANAM).
The Project Manager is responsible for land and site management, including
leading discussions
on overall land management and making decisions related to land-use plans (with
particular
emphasis on reforestation, infrastructure, and security).
Facilitates and/or oversees the collection of data (weather, hydrological
monitoring, moisture and
carbon in eddy flux towers, interception and through fall data in different
land uses, vegetation
monitoring, etc.). Supervises technicians associated with data gathering.
The Project Manager manages staff and contracts related to site management and
equipment
instillation and maintenance and serves as liaison with other projects and
institutions. The Project
Manager is charged with leading community-relations efforts in and around the
Agua Salud focal
Research Area (Giral de Buena Vista and El Limon).
Requirements:
A Masters or higher degree in forestry, terrestrial ecology, natural
resource management, or
closely related discipline
Minimum 3 to 5 years of land management or field research experience
(this may include
time spent in the field in pursuit of a graduate degree) with a strong emphasis
in applied research
is preferred
Strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to
give presentations in
public or professional meetings
Strong organizational skills and prior supervisory experience
Demonstrated experience working in a highly interdisciplinary and
collaborative setting
preferred
Experience managing budgets
English and Spanish language ability required
Excellent knowledge of word processing (Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
Internet)
Knowledge of database management
Excellent interpersonal relations
Applicants should present a cover letter explaining your interest and
qualifications, a
comprehensive curriculum vitae and the name and telephone number of 3 recent
employment
references to: Department of Human Resources, Smithsonian Tropical Research
Institute, P.O. Box
0843-03092, Balboa, Ancón, República de Panamá or [EMAIL PROTECTED]
This notice is also shown at web page www.stri.org
Applications will be received until close of business of May 16, 2008 or until
the position is filled.
