The ICWRGC has a vacancy for a post to help further the sustainable management of global water resources. We are looking for a research assistant specialising in hydrology, water resources management, environmental sciences, earth sciences, agricultural sciences or a comparable field with a focus on hydrology.
The main tasks include:
- Development and acquisition of projects and cooperations within the scope of the international water programmes of UNESCO and WMO.
- Coordinating international and national working groups and networks (e.g. flagship initiatives of UNESCO-IHP, committees dealing with transboundary river basins such as Rhine and Danube).
- Preparing and running workshops, conferences and committee meetings.
- Contributing to reports, position papers and decision-making documents for federal ministries, national specialist authorities and international organisations.
- Working closely with the Director of ICWRGC and the Secretariat of the National Committee on the strategic development of the Centre.
If this opportunity has sparked your interest, please apply by 7 September 2026 via the online application system of the Bundesanstalt für Verwaltungsdienstleistungen (https://www.bav.bund.de/Einstieg-EBV), quoting reference code 20261203_9972. There you will also find further information on the vacancy and details of the required application documents.
Dr Stephan Dietrich () is also available to provide technical advice; for enquiries regarding employment law, please contact .
