Scientific Coordinator

IUCN
📍 Dakar, Dakar Region, Senegal 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted February 18, 2026

Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Scientific Coordinator will support the execution of the portfolio of projects through the Science Team, with a primary focus on coordination, stakeholder engagement, and project management. Application of IUCN Standard Knowledge Products, such as the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, and derived products like STAR, will be a common theme, and these are expected to be harnessed as appropriate in all projects. Most if not all Science projects will be implemented jointly with the IUCN Commissions and/or with peer conservation science-related institutions and networks, both among the IUCN Membership and beyond it. Most if not all projects will also anticipate written outputs for publication into the peer reviewed literature, either into independent scientific journals or as IUCN publications, as well as presentations in scientific and policy-related conferences and other fora.

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Job Details

  • Location Dakar, Dakar Region
  • Job Type Full-time
  • Category Life Scientists
  • Posted Date February 18, 2026
  • Application Deadline March 30, 2026