ASRI seeks to strengthen and promote applied research and technological innovation in matters of sustainability and conservation of the standing Amazonian forest, with a focus on indigenous communities and sustainable value chains, through the generation of scientific knowledge, capacity building and dissemination of knowledge for informed decision making.
One of the main lines of action is the generation of enabling structural conditions in the Amazon region in terms of energy, clean water, valuation of the economic potential of the forests, transportation and communications, and territorial security.
These problems inhibit the development of sustainable biobusiness as well as the survival and development of communities and their ancestral traditions. Solving them would allow for a vast array of positive externalities and a decades-long impact on conservation.
ASRI is attached to the University of Engineering and Technology (UTEC) in Peru.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Hold a Ph.D. or Doctorate degree.
- Possess an international vision.
- Strong academic credentials from competitive universities, with a background in Ecology, Conservation Biology, Environmental Engineering or related fields in forest conservation disciplines.
- Proven experience in raising significant investment funds for initiatives related to tropical ecosystems.
- Demonstrated track record in scientific research.
- At least 10 years of professional experience post PhD
- Experience leading multidisciplinary and multi-stakeholder research teams.
- A scientific production with an H-index of no less than 15.
- Willingness to reside in Peru.
- Advanced knowledge of english.
FUNCTIONS:
- Acquire research funding to support projects focused on the conservation of the Amazon rainforest.
- Lead and contribute to the prepration of scientific publications of high-impact and peer-reviewed journals.
- Participate in the development and filing of patents for technologies that promote the sustainable management of the Amazon rainforest.
- Collaborate with multiple stakeholders to formulate and implement strategic conservation initiatives for the preservation of standing forest in the Amazon.
SKILLS:
- Leadership
- Innovative thinking
- Continuous learning
- Analytical thinking
- Result-oriented
