USP
Suva, Fiji
The Opportunity
Through the USP’s Institute of Applied Sciences (IAS), we seek to hire Project Officer for Laucala Campus in Suva (Fiji) for a fixed-term period expiring on 1 December 2027.
A new research project on Water Security for Locally Relocated Coastal Communities in the Western Pacific Islands funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) is looking at climate-forced relocation options for coastal subsistence-oriented communities on islands in the western Pacific Ocean. It is proposed that such localized (upslope, inland) relocation will be sustainable only if relocated communities are able to access enough water for their diverse needs. This project will work with selected communities in Fiji and Vanuatu to identify pathways for sustainable relocation, underpinned by adequate and safe water access and availability.
The positions of the Project Officers will be to support the project, specifically to;
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