The African Academy of Sciences: call for candidates to fill the position of Executive Director

The African Academy of Sciences (AAS), a continent-wide, honorific, autonomous, professional organization, wishes to invite African Scientists to fill the following position, based at its secretariat in Nairobi, Kenya

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

The Executive Director serves as the Chief Executive of the Academy in accordance with Academy policies and directives. He/she recommends and participates in the formulation of new policies and makes decisions within existing policies as approved by the Governing Council. He/she is responsible for setting strategy and vision, building culture and values, team-building, fund raising and capital allocation.

The right candidate will be an internationally recognized scientist with proven achievements in academic and science management. He must be a PhD-degree holder (or equivalent) for the past 15 years and must have held a high level leadership position in an academic or research institution at director or chief executive level.

For further information, download the AAS Executive Director advertisement (PDF document)

Applications, which should include an updated c.v. and contact details of three references should be sent to:

The Secretary General, the African Academy of Sciences,
P.O. Box 24916, NAIROBI, Kenya
Tel: - 254-2-884401/2/3/4/5, Fax: 254-2-884406
E-mail:

TO REACH THE ACADEMY NOT LATER THAN APRIL 30, 2005