Senior Scientist – Pardee Institute, Josef Korbel School
The Frederick S. Pardee Institute for International Futures is the home of long-term forecasting and global trend analysis at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies. International Futures (IFs) is a large-scale, long-term, integrated global modeling system that represents demographic, economic, health, energy, agriculture, education, infrastructure, socio-political, environmental, and international politics subsystems for 188 countries interacting in the global system. The Pardee Institute works heavily on sponsored research projects with various government institutions, international organizations, NGOs, and to a lesser extent, private sector clients. The Pardee Institute is committed to building a culturally diverse faculty and staff who, in turn, are committed to working in a pluralistic environment.
Position Summary
This is a senior, high-level research position within Pardee. The senior scientist plays a crucial role in advancing Pardee’s research agenda, contributing to knowledge generation, and informing policy and practice in relevant areas of social science. The senior scientist provides expertise in research, conceptualization, and development of computing models to support the Pardee Institute’s IFs platform.
The senior scientist reports directly to the Institute Director, with a dotted line to the Director of Operations. As senior staff, the senior scientist is regarded as a strategic advisor on research direction setting and as a key contributor to building internal capacity for wide-ranging and sophisticated research using IFs. The senior scientist is accountable for deliverables and deadlines on all projects and tasks that they are assigned to lead.
Application Deadline
For consideration, please submit your application materials by 4:00 p.m. (MST) October 17, 2024.
Special Instructions
Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.
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