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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is seeking a Director for the Joint Global Change Research Institute (JGCRI) in College Park, Maryland. This is an extraordinary opportunity to lead an interdisciplinary, world-class research team in addressing issues at the energy-environment interface. The Institute houses a multi-disciplinary team of about fifty full time staff, students and international visitors dedicated to understanding the problems of global change and their potential solutions. Scientific staff at the Institute bring decades of experience and expertise to bear in science, technology, economics, and policy. JGCRI, a vibrant intellectual hub, is one of only a handful of institutions around the world that have built and maintained the capacity to do truly interdisciplinary integrated assessment modeling. One of the strengths of the Institute is a network of domestic and international collaborators that encourages the development of global and regional understanding of global change problems and their potential solutions. In addition, the Joint Institute focuses on developing dialogues around global change issues, across disciplines and national boundaries, and among diverse socio-economic stakeholders.
Specific research focus areas at the Institute include:
* Integrated Assessment Modeling
* Technology Strategies to Address Climate Change
* Natural Resource Modeling and Assessment
* Vulnerability and Adaptation Studies
* Local and Global Environmental Mitigation Measures–Policy Development and Testing.
The partnership with the University of Maryland (UMD) enables interaction with a top research university and provides educational opportunities for students. The strong ties with PNNL provide management systems support and access to the broader geophysical science and energy technology capabilities of the National Laboratory.
The Center was established in 2001, JGCRI is a collaboration between PNNL and the UMD, and includes staff from both institutions. PNNL staff have Research Affiliate status at the UMD. Organizationally, the Institute falls under the F
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