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10 December

• JOB OFFERS - Interpretation Manager, Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority
  The Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority manages both the Coal Mines. Historic Site and the Port Arthur Historic Site, Tasmania’s premier tourism and cultural heritage destination. Both sites are on the Tasmanian Heritage Register, the National Heritage List and included in the Australian Convict Sites World Heritage Nomination. The Authority is seeking to appoint an Interpretation Manager who will develop and manage interpretive programs for both sites, oversee the care and management of the Site’s collections, oversee the education program, provide strategic advice to senior management and contribute to the establishment of PAHSMA as a centre of excellence in the conservation and interpretation of cultural heritage places of international significance. The position is permanent full time working 38 hrs per week. Classification Level is Professional Stream Band 3 with a commencing salary of $77,210 per annum. The position is based at the Port Arthur Historic Site, some 100 kms from Hobart. For further information about the position please contact Dr Jane Harrington, Director, Conservation & Infrastructure on (03) 6251 2330, mobile 0409 344598 or email jane.harrington@portarthur.org.au. Intending applicants must obtain the appropriate information and application form. To obtain this and for information on how to apply, contact Philip Johnston, Human Resources Co-ordinator on (03) 6251 2357 or email recruitment@portarthur.org.au. Closing Date: Monday 14 December 2009
  More information: http://www.icomos.org/australia/images/Email_News_2009/E-Mail_News_No._415_Australia_ICOMOS_Inc.htm

• FELLOWSHIPS - Announcement of winners of the Australia ICOMOS Victorian Scholarship
  As part of the implementation of the Victorian Government’s strategy Victoria’s Heritage: Strengthening our Communities, an Australia ICOMOS Victorian Scholarship has been offered again this year. The scholarship is to help build capacity within the heritage industry in Victoria, by supporting participation in recognised heritage conservation courses. This is a great initiative of Victorian Government and Heritage Victoria, and Australia ICOMOS is very pleased to implement it. I am delighted to advise that there are two very worthy winners of this year’s Australia ICOMOS Victorian Scholarship who have shown a deep commitment working in the heritage area. Giselle Harris is a historian working as an intern at Heritage Victoria. Amanda Mulligan is also employed by Heritage Victoria as the Hearings Support Officer. Each has been awarded a scholarship of $2,500 to attend the seven day University of Canberra course, Cultural Heritage Management run by Professor David Young. Congratulations to Giselle and Amanda!. Dr. Sue McIntyre-Tamwoy, President, Australia ICOMOS
  More information: http://www.icomos.org/australia/images/Email_News_2009/E-Mail_News_No._415_Australia_ICOMOS_Inc.htm

8 December

• JOB OFFERS - Assistant Communication Officer. UNESCO International Institute for Eduaction Planning (IIEP)
  Under the overall supervision of the IIEP Director and direct supervision of Chief of Publications and Communications Unit, the Assistant Communications Officer will assist the Chief of the Unit in developing and planning media outreach strategies an action plans and in disseminate information material to the media, intermediaries and key civil society partners.
  More information: http://www.unesco.org/bpi/pdf/unescom2009_iiep_assist%20com_officer_en.pdf

• COMPETITIONS - Welcome to the EU ORGANIC LOGO COMPETITION ONLINE VOTE!
  Over 3400 students from all 27 EU Member States participated in the EU organic logo competition. Out of all of the submissions, the jury made a pre-selection of the best 100 logos in the first judging round. In the following stage, the final three designs were selected- what a difficult task! Owing to the determined effort of our enthusiastic and experienced jury, we proudly present you the finalists!
  More information: http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/organic/logo/index_en.htm

7 December

• (in French) OFFRES D'EMPLOI - Àppel a candidatures pour la direction du Locean. Date limite: 10 mai 2010
  L’Université Pierre et Marie Curie, le CNRS (INSU), l’IRD et le Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, lancent un appel à candidature pour les fonctions de directeur du Laboratoire d’Océanographie et du Climat : Expérimentation et Approches Numériques (LOCEAN) – UMR CNRS n°7159 ; UMR IRD n°182. Ces fonctions s'exercent actuellement avec le soutien de 3 directeurs adjoints et d'un responsable administratif. Le LOCEAN est une unité mixte de recherche, installée principalement sur le campus de l’UPMC, place Jussieu à Paris 5ème et sur deux autres sites (Centre IRD à Bondy, 93, et MNHN, rue Cuvier, Paris 5ème). Des personnels du laboratoire sont affectés en Nouvelle Calédonie et dans des instituts et laboratoires de pays du Sud (Brésil, Inde, Pérou, Sénégal) dans le cadre des missions spécifiques de l’IRD. L'unité regroupe actuellement 113 enseignants-chercheurs, chercheurs des organismes, et personnels techniques et administratifs, ainsi que 70 étudiants, contractuels et visiteurs. Les principaux thèmes de recherche développés portent sur la compréhension des processus dynamiques et biogéochimiques de l’océan et celle des mécanismes et des impacts de la variabilité du climat actuel et des climats passés, plus particulièrement dans les régions tropicales. Les approches développées vont de l’observation in situ et des méthodes analytiques en laboratoire aux méthodes statistiques et à la modélisation numérique.
  More information in French: http://www.insu.cnrs.fr/

• An Orléans-based start-up wins a heritage – new technologies prize
  Showaround has been awarded the Heritage – New Technologies prize by the magazine Pèlerin for its Internet portal of “France in 360°” virtual tours (www.lafranceen360.fr), which does not have any advertising and is exclusively made up of high definition 360° virtual tours.Totally immersed in high definition images, visitors can browse horizontally or vertically at just a mouse click.
  More information: http://www.valdeloire.org/front.aspx?SectionId=25&CHANGELANG=en&publiid=5955

2 December

• FELLOWSHIPS - The Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies (SCEMS). Deadline: 15 February 2010
  SCEMS supports continuous professional development. SCEMS offers the Fellowships in Museum Practice (FMP) program to serve the needs of mid-career practitioners and to promote the exchange of knowledge in the field. The deadline for the next application cycle is February 15, 2010, for fellowships beginning after October 15, 2010. The Fellowships in Museum Practice is generously supported by the Women's Committee of the Smithsonian Institution.
  More information: http://museumstudies.si.edu/fellowships.html

• AWARDS - "Nature Reserve Certificate" awarded to UNOG for Ariana Park
  The United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) has been awarded the prestigious "Nature Reserve Certificate" by the Swiss non-profit organization "Fondation Nature & Economie". This well-known environmental quality label is awarded to entities that protect nature and contribute to biological diversity by managing at least 30 per cent of the green areas around buildings in a natural manner. The award of the Certificate constitutes an acknowledgement of UNOG’s firm commitment to climate neutrality and enables the Office to show an important example in line with the Secretary-General’s priorities. UNOG’s many initiatives to qualify for the Certificate include, among others, avoiding pesticides, utilizing compost and making use of sheep instead of lawnmowers. As a result of these concerted efforts over several years, visitors can enjoy the rich biodiversity of the 46-hectare park, with trees over 100 years old, more than 68,000 m2 of lush grassland and a large variety of flowers.
  More information: http://www.onug.ch/80256EDD006B9C2E/(httpNewsByYear_en)/
  AF1D30C26056598FC12575FC004E4C85?OpenDocument

• JOB OFFERS - Director, UNESCO Division of Water Sciences & Secretary of the International Hydrological Programme. Deadline: 23 January 2010
  UNESCO is seeking to appoint a renowned scientific leader and manager to serve as Director Division of Water Sciences, Secretary of the International Hydrological Programme (IHP) and Deputy Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, based in Paris, France. UNESCO promotes international cooperation in science in the interests of peace, human rights and development. The last decade has seen a significant growth of the freshwater programmes of UNESCO responding to the priority status assigned to freshwater in recent years; as well as to the consideration of the potential impacts of global changes on this basic resource, and to the dramatic rise of freshwater issues in the international development and environment agenda. The incumbent will provide intellectual, strategic and operational leadership for the freshwater programmes of UNESCO. The Division is the responsible unit for two major international water programmes: the International Hydrological Programme (IHP), the only intergovernmental global water science and education programme in the United Nations system, and the United Nations system-wide World Water Assessment Programme Secretariat led and hosted by UNESCO. In addition, it actively collaborates with the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education (Delft, The Netherlands), the largest international postgraduate school in water resources in the world.
  More information: http://recrutweb.unesco.org/pdf/SC250.pdf

1 December

• AWARDS - Europa Nostra Awards - Call for entries. Deadline: 1 October 2010
  Each year, Europa Nostra and the European Union reward the best of cultural heritage achievements. Through our European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards, we celebrate excellence and dedication by architects, craftsmen, volunteers, schools, local communities, heritage owners and media. Through the power of their example we stimulate creativity and innovation. The awards celebrate exemplary restorations and initiatives of the many facets of Europe’s cultural heritage in 4 categories, described below. Every year, up to six monetary awards of €10.000 each are awarded to the top laureates in the various categories. Criteria for the assessment of entries include excellence in the work executed and preliminary research conducted, as well as respect for artistic, cultural and social value, setting, authenticity and integrity. Special attention will also be paid to sustainability, interpretation and presentation, educational work, funding and management, and social responsibility. Entries can be on a scale ranging from small to large, local to international, and should display a standard of work considered outstanding in a European context.
  More information: http://www.europanostra.org/apply-for-an-award-/

• (in French) PRIX -14ème édition du Prix International du Documentaire et du Reportage Méditerranéen. Marseille (France) 9-14 décembre 2009
  Créé en 1994, le Prix International du Documentaire et du Reportage Méditerranéen contribue à donner une meilleure visibilité aux oeuvres traitant de la société, de l’histoire, de la culture, du patrimoine, de l’art en Méditerranée, et à en faciliter la diffusion des deux côtés du bassin méditerranéen. Organisé par le CMCA et la RAI, il se déroule en deux étapes : la sélection à Marseille et la phase finale en Italie. Les villes ayant déjà accueilli le Prix sont Palerme, Soverato, Syracuse, Noto, Civitavecchia, Cagliari, Turin. Le Jury International est composé de professionnels de la télévision et du cinéma, réalisateurs, producteurs, diffuseurs, et de spécialistes de l'aire méditerranéenne. Le CMCA reçoit chaque année près de 300 oeuvres concourant dans différentes catégories (Enjeux Méditerranéens - Mémoire - Art, Patrimoine et Cultures - Première OEuvre – Magazines de télévision) et représentant une trentaine de pays.
  Chaque année le Prix est aussi l’occasion d’une rencontre entre professionnels de l'audiovisuel échangeant expériences et connaissances et développant ainsi leur réseau
  professionnel international. Le Prix est ouvert à tous les organismes de télévision (publics ou privés), aux sociétés de production (publiques, privées, associatives), aux auteurs, réalisateurs, journalistes et documentaristes qui, par le biais de leurs oeuvres et de leurs programmes, participent à une meilleure compréhension de l'histoire, des cultures et des traditions de la Méditerranée. Depuis 2001, la Direction artistique du Prix est assurée par le Secrétaire général du CMCA, Paolo Morawski (RAI).
  More information in French: http://www.cmca-med.org/fr/le-prix/edition2009.php

• FELLOWSHIPS - How Entrepreneurs Can Save the World’s Most Beautiful Places
  An innovative finance program will help to protect seven of the world’s most precious and endangered natural wonders, the United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Foundation and Conservation International announced today. The $2 million program will offer grants and affordable loans for local entrepreneurs around World Heritage sites in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The goal is to promote the development of companies run by community members, while at the same time reducing poverty and conserving the biological diversity of the following places: Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (Belize), Morne Trois Pitons National Park (Dominica), Mount Kenya (Kenya), Sian Ka’an (Mexico), Puerto Princesa National Park (Philippines), Kilimanjaro National Park (Tanzania) and the Dry Forests of the South-West (Madagascar). These World Heritage sites are considered of exceptional value to humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for their unique natural beauty or scientific importance...
  More information: http://www.conservation.org/

• JOB OFFERS - Vacancy announcement. PhD study on constructed wetlands - UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education. Deadline: 18 December 2009
  The Netherlands, in cooperation with Universidad del Valle, Colombia, announces a vacancy for a PhD student for a study of constructed wetlands that will be supervised by dr. Diederik Rousseau, dr. Hans van Bruggen and Prof. Piet Lens (all UNESCO-IHE), and Prof. Miguel Peña (Universidad del Valle). See the url link, and more information can be obtained from dr. Diederik Rousseau (d.rousseau@unesco-ihe.org). Fluency in English and Spanish is required.
  More information: http://www.ramsar.org/pdf/wn/w.n.vacancy_ihe_constructed.pdf

• JOB OFFERS - Research Botanist of NatureServe. Arlington, Virginia (USA)
  NatureServe, a nonprofit conservation science and technology organization, provides the scientific basis for effective conservation action. With nearly 100 staff and an international network of over 80 natural heritage programs across the United States, Canada, and Latin America, we are the leading source of information on rare and endangered species and threatened ecosystems. We provide information and tools to conservation groups, government agencies, corporations, academia, and the public to help them make informed decisions about managing our natural resources. NatureServe holds a unique niche, by providing scientifically sound guidance for major conservation investments across the hemisphere.
  More information: http://www.natureserve.org/aboutUs/jobs/researchBotanist.jsp

• JOB OFFERS - Heritage Conservation Centre (Singapore) Internships for 2010. Deadline: 29 January 2010
  From time to time, HCC has given opportunities for students and workers in the cultural materials conservation sector to work with us for short periods of time as interns. Internships provide useful practical working training in the field of conservation, particularly within the South East Asia context. Coming Year 2010, the conservation department will be accepting interns for 6-to 12 weeks periods. They can choose to be attached to one of the 4 main areas of specialisation in conservation - paintings, paper, objects or textiles.
  More information: http://www.hcc.sg/Outreach-Programmes

• JOB OFFERS - The Getty Foundation - Graduate Interns. Deadline: 15 December 2009
  Getty Graduate Internships are offered in the four programs of the J. Paul Getty Trust—the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Research Institute, the Getty Conservation Institute, and the Getty Foundation—to students of all nationalities who intend to pursue careers in fields related to the visual arts. Training and work experience are available in areas such as curatorial, education, conservation, research, information management, public programs, and grantmaking. Please see the list of internship areas and host departments participating in 2010–11 in the website. Approximately twenty graduate internship positions are funded each year.
  More information: http://www.getty.edu/foundation/funding/leaders/current/grad_internships.html

• FELLOWSHIPS - OEI - Mobility Programme, Call for applications. Deadline: 10 January 2010
  The Organisation of Ibero-American States for Education, Science and Culture (OEI) has launched a new programme of mobility grants, aimed at enabling Ibero-American artists, managers, promoters and professionals in the cultural field to develop their skills by getting to know a different professional context and foster exchanges among cultural sectors in Ibero-America. The deadline for submitting proposals is 10 January 2010.
  More information: http://www.oei.es/movilidad/

• JOB OFFERS - 2yr Icon Internship funded by the Pilgrim Trust & Tate (UK). Deadline: 4 December 2009
  This 2-year internship, funded jointly by the Pilgrim Trust and Tate aims to give the right person a unique career development opportunity to enter a field that includes the established techniques of paper conservation and also new developments such as modified atmospheres for storage and display. You will need to have recently been awarded a recognised qualification in conservation to apply for this internship and should be at an early stage in your career. The successful candidate will gain first-hand experience, knowledge and expertise in the examination, conservation, preparation for display and documentation of works of art on paper – within a supported internship framework. The intern will also benefit from being a member of Icon’s work-based training support network.
  http://www.icon.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=294&Itemid=38