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发帖数: 8 | 1 Recruitment Notice for Director of General Office of International
Association of Botanical Garden (IABG) Council
Salary: Competitive.
Location: South China Botanical Garden, Guangzhou, China.
Application Deadline: 30 April 2013, but we will leave this position open
until the appropriate candidate is identified.
Start Date: As soon as possible.
Contract: 5 years, including a six-month probationary period.
About the IABG
The International Association of Botanical Gardens (IABG) was founded in
Paris in 1954 and is a worldwide organization affiliated to the
International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS) and a scientific member of
IUBS, as a commission of the International Association of Botanical and
Mycological Societies (IABMS).
The aims of IABG are:
• to promote international cooperation between botanical gardens,
arboreta and similar institutes maintaining scientific collections of living
plants;
• to promote the study of taxonomy of plants to benefit the world
community;
• to promote documentation and exchange of information, living
plants and specimens between botanical gardens and similar institutes;
• to promote the conservation of plants through cultivation and
other means within botanical gardens and similar institutes;
• to promote the introduction to cultivation of appropriate plants
of benefit to the community;
• to promote habitat conservation by cooperation between IABG and
other relevant bodies; and
• to promote horticulture as an art and science.
IABG holds a series of international academic activities, including the
international conference held every 6 years. The 13th Conference of IABG was
held in November 2012 in Guangzhou, China. The new IABG Board was announced
at the conference, with Prof. Vernon Heywood, the world famous botanist
from Reading University, UK, elected as the new president, and Prof. Hongwen
Huang, the director of South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of
Sciences, elected as the secretary-general. The secretariat of IABG is
located at South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Guangzhou, China. IABG is now globally seeking a director of the General
Office of its council.
Requirements
1. Discipline, dedication and good health.
2. Excellent organization and interpersonal communication skills.
3. Master or higher degree in plant taxonomy, gardening, horticulture,
biological conservation, plant ecology, or related majors.
4. At least two years of relevant work experience in botanical gardens or
related fields.
5. High proficiency in English or Chinese, fluency in listening, speaking,
reading and writing, with strong office information technology skills.
Responsibilities
1. Establish and improve the international network and the global / regional
organizations of IABG, and coordinate international cooperation and
exchanges among global botanical gardens according to the aims of IABG.
2. Implement the work plans of IABG, organize activities to build the
network information platform for IABG, promote exchanges of information and
resource among world botanical gardens, and strengthen their capacity of
construction.
3. Provide expert advice and technical support for the strategic planning
and scientific development of botanical gardens and take the role of
organization and coordination.
4. Responsible for the daily affairs of the IABG board and maintenance of
IABG website.
5. Assist administrative and executive work of the president and the
secretary-general of IABG board, as well as other tasks assigned.
How to Apply
Interested applicants please send:
1) the Job Application Form, including basic information, education and
employment experiences, competence, work plan and objectives (please see the
attachment);
2) photo copy of ID card / passport, graduation and merit certificates; and
3) two letters of recommendation with contact information of referees
to: Dr. Hanping Xia
Human Resources and Education Department, South China Botanical Garden, CAS,
Xingke Road #723, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510650, China
Telephone: +86-20-37252678
E-mail：x*****[email protected]
Website: http://english.scib.ac.cn/
We acknowledge all the applications, but only short-listed candidates will
be contacted. Please indicate your expected salaries when you send your
application material.
Attachment: Job Application Form
Job Application Form
Director of General Office of International Association of Botanic Gardens (
IABG) Council
1. Personal Details
First Name Last Name
Gender 0 Female 0 Male Marital Status
Date of Birth Nationality
Passport Number
Current Visa Status: 0 No, I do not possess Chinese working visa at the
moment
(for non-Chinese national) 0 Yes, I have Chinese Visa. Type of Visa:______
Valid until: ______________
Current Address
Telephone Telephone
(home) (work)
Mobile Email
2. Education / Qualifications
Academic Qualifications
Date Schools/Institution attended Major/Subject Qualifications
obtained
From To
Other Qualifications/Courses Attended (3 most important ones that are
relevant to your application)
Date Qualifications obtained Brief description
From To
Language and IT skills
Please indicate your proficiency as follows: Excellent=4, Good=3, Fair=2,
Basic=1, None=0
Language Reading Written Spoken IT&Admin Skills Score
English Microsoft Word
Chinese Microsoft Excel
Others: Microsoft Powerpoint
Others: Microsoft Outlook
Others: Others:
3. Employment
Please give details of your employment for the last ten years, starting with
the most recent
Organisation 1
Position Held
Duration (from mm/yy to mm/yy)
Main Responsibilities and Achievements
Organisation 2
Position Held
Duration (from mm/yy to mm/yy)
Main Responsibilities and Achievements
Organisation 3
Position Held
Duration (from mm/yy to mm/yy)
Main Responsibilities and Achievements
4. Competence
Please read the job description carefully and provide a relevant and
successful example to each competence.
• It is important to describe clearly the situation you were in,
what you actually did, the result of your participation and what you gained
from the experience.
• Please remember the maximum word limit of 250 words for each
example.
Competence 1
Competence 2
Competence 3
5. Job plans and expected targets
In support of your application, please tell us your understanding for IABG,
and your working plans and expected targets if you are offered the job (at
least 500 words).
6. Availability
If offered the appointment, when can you start?
0 Immediately 0 Need notice period of ( ) month(s)
0 Others, please specify:
7. Declaration
I declare that all the information I have provided in support of my
application is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, correct and complete.
Warning: if you include any details that you know to be false or if you
withhold relevant information, you may render yourself liable to
disqualification from the recruitment exercise or, if appointed, to
dismissal.
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