Seconded National Expert - R&I policies Environmental Observations

The seconded national expert will assist the Commission official to:

• Contribute to the development of Research and Innovation (R&I) policies in the field of Environmental Observations (EO) in particular, in the domain of Climate Change and Biodiversity and for the implementation of the European Green Deal.
• Provide technical support for the design, development and follow-up of Innovation activities related to the provision of novel products and services integrating environmental observation data and information.
• Contribute to the preparation of new approaches for the monitoring and observation of the environment including involving citizens and building on the principles of Open Data.
• Elaborate and implement actions contributing to the Group on Earth Observation (GEO) and its European component, EuroGEO.
• Contribute to the dissemination and exploitation of results emerging from the research and innovation programmes in the domain of Environmental Observation (organisation of conferences and workshops).

The suggested initial duration is 2 years, starting in the third quarter of 2022.

For more information about the nature of the tasks and the main qualifications, please refer to the detailed vacancy notice to be downloaded here.