The ECORD Science Support and Advisory Committee (ESSAC) is responsible for the scientific and technological planning and coordination of ECORD’s contribution to IODP.
The activity of ESSAC is supported by the ESSAC Office, supervised by the ESSAC Chair and staffed with a ESSAC Science Coordinator.

From 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2023 the ESSAC Office will be located at the National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics – OGS in Trieste (Italy), with Dr. Angelo Camerlenghi in the role of ESSAC Chair.

The ESSAC Science Coordinator will be expected to manage the activities of the ESSAC Office. The role will be wide ranging, from the day-to-day management of the Office to communication with ESSAC delegates, the wider European, Japanese and US science communities and national funding agencies. The Coordinator will assist in outreach activities and will be expected to take the lead in preparing scientific reports that detail ECORD scientific participation and general science activities in IODP.
The Coordinator will act as full-time scientific secretary to the ESSAC Chair and, when requested, ECORD Council. The Coordinator will attend meetings with the ESSAC Chair. Depending upon circumstances, the Science Coordinator may have some time to be actively involved in academic research, including in IODP science themes.

The deadline to apply is midnight of 30 June 2021

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Please send your application directly to protocollo@inogs.it and cc to acamerlenghi@inogs.it