Consultant - Infrasound Technology Development Roadmapping

The Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization with its Headquarters in Vienna is the international organisation setting up the global verification system foreseen under the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), which is the Treaty banning any nuclear weapon test explosion or any other nuclear explosions. The treaty provides for a global verification regime, including a network of 321 stations worldwide, a communication system, an international data centre and on site inspections to monitor compliance.
We seek to recruit a highly qualified candidate for the following positions in the Commission's Provisional Technical Secretariat:
Title of Assignment: Consultant - Infrasound Technology Development Roadmapping
Vacancy Number: VACIMS0010-2012
Date of Issuance: 05-Mar-2012
Deadline Date: 19-Mar-2012
Start date: 01 April 2012
Duration: 8 months subject to the availability of funds
Assignment:
Background:
In the last decade, significant progress has been made in nuclear explosion monitoring Research and Development (R&D), but substantial improvements are yet possible. New technologies are of paramount importance to the CTBTO in order to maintain its effectiveness and ensure its long-term relevance to the verification regime. Infrasound is an important nuclear explosion monitoring technology that has gained a lot of attention by the scientific community in the last years. Thus, the way forward in this field should be clear and in accordance with the overall nuclear monitoring vision. For this reason the development of Infrasound Technology Development Roadmaps are necessary to help CTBTO build upon existing technological accomplishments and project them into near-future technical development themes.

Technology roadmaps assess future needs and articulate the elements required to fulfill such needs. It maps technological innovations needed to address future requests in nuclear explosion monitoring and must rely on open-innovation and networking and should bring together stakeholders that share a common vision on nuclear explosion monitoring. Roadmapping should describe the joint effort of the participants leading toward the transformation of their vision into reality within a given timeframe. One of the main advantages of roadmapping is that it helps identifying R&D areas with the highest potential and facilitates decisions based on well-informed assumptions, thus reducing the risk of unproductive fund allocations.

The Provisional Technical Secretariat (PTS) Infrasound Technology Roadmapping effort planned for 2012 will be coordinated in the Acoustic Monitoring Unit of the Engineering & Development Section of the IMS Division. The goal is to couple scientific work with technology management. The outcome is expected to provide useful input to the technology development strategy and harmonize CTBTO’s effort with that of the international community in nuclear explosion monitoring.

Objective and Scope
Under the guidance of the IMS Engineering and Development Section, an Infrasound Technology Roadmap for CTBTO will be carried out by a consultant. This 7 year Roadmap is expected to be compatible with the overall vision and culture of the organization and in accordance with the roadmaps of the technologically advanced partners at CTBTO.

The main phases of the Infrasound Roadmapping project are:

Phase I: Background Information - needs and capabilities specification;
Phase II: target definition and Development of a 7-year Roadmap; and
Phase III: roadmap validation through feedback from contributing partners.

Phase I:
* Conduct an Infrasound Technology Roadmap study in the nuclear explosion monitoring sector based on existing roadmaps in other organizations;
* Identify pertinent partners and potential points of contact;
* Evaluate current portfolio of development actions at CTBTO and identify future capabilities in alignment with the organization’s vision; and
* Establish targets and statement of purpose for the CTBTO Infrasound Technology Development Roadmap.
Phase II:
* Define realistic Roadmap implementation boundaries;
* Identify enabling technologies and attributes of future monitoring systems;
* Identify technology drivers;
* Recommend primary and alternative technologies; and
* Compile CTBTO’s Infrasound Technology Development Roadmap.

Phase III:
* Assist the Acoustic Monitoring Project Manager communicate draft final products to contributing partners and the scientific community;
* Assess partners and scientific community feedback, incorporate comments and feedback and finalize the report.

Work for this consultancy will be carried out at the Commission's offices in Vienna, Austria.
Qualifications:
  1. Advanced university degree or higher in a relevant area;
  2. Demonstrated expertise and experience in one or more of the following areas: Research and Development (R&D), Knowledge Management, Science & Technology Strategy and Policy Development, Systems Engineering;
  3. Familiarity with CTBTO and specifically the International Monitoring System and its sub-systems;
  4. Experience in with roadmap formulation or similar experience project management;
  5. Ability to work in an international setting;
  6. Ability to meet deadlines;
  7. Excellent communication abilities with the capability to liaise with multiple parties; and
  8. Excellent written and oral communication skills in the English language.
Competencies:
Conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results and be able to work independently with minimum supervision. Very good skills in communicating with people from different backgrounds and demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural environment.
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