UCS is seeking an experienced scientist/project manager to lead work to bring sound science to bear on building support for strong state and regional climate policies in the Northeast United States.

Responsibilities: Lead project to develop, produce, and effectively communicate the results of a multidisciplinary assessment of projected impacts of climate change on the Northeast U.S. Manage all aspects of the project, including:

* Developing region-specific climate projections based on the latest global climate models
* Identifying the climate-sensitive issues and sectors on which to focus the assessment, taking into account both strategic and scientific considerations
* Developing and managing a team of independent, collaborating experts from universities and research institutions across the region in the research, writing, publication, and outreach components of this project.
* Exploring and possibly establishing formal or informal partnerships with other institutions.
* Developing and guiding strong report production, release and outreach plans.
* Crafting proposals and reports for foundations in coordination with UCS development staff.

Establish and maintain strong working relationships with relevant experts in other institutions. Identify and develop opportunities to motivate others to use current state-of-the-art climate projections to develop additional impacts case studies. Serve as spokesperson on climate science and impacts in the Northeast for media, public, scientific and policy forums.

Coordinate work of UCS climate science team to maintain effective communication, share resources and information, and ensure high-quality, up-to-date and effectively represented climate science information on UCS products.

Qualifications: Position requires a Ph.D. in climate or related global change science, excellent project management skills, and a demonstrable ability to understand the public policy aspects of climate change and the role of technical analyses and advocacy in shaping public opinion and policy debates. Supervisory experience is highly desirable.

Further details and application information are available at http://www.ucsusa.org/ucs/about/page.cfm?pageID=888.