Greenland's Nature Institute is looking for two Program Coordinators.

The Department of Fish and Shellfish under the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources works with monitoring, research, and advice on fishery resources. We are looking for one or two engaged and flexible program coordinators with good collaboration skills who are eager to work in an international research environment where your competencies are utilized to find solutions in the laboratory, in the field, and at the computer.

The tasks are diverse and varied and a combination of: a) laboratory work b) work at sea with the institute's research vessels c) collection of biological samples, from fishermen and from fish factories d) data entry and quality assurance of data, as well as further work with data e) preparation of technical equipment.

You will work closely with the department's other technicians, researchers, and students. You are service-minded and welcoming with an eye for finding solutions in an uncomplicated manner. You coordinate, plan, and lead independent work in laboratories and in the field. You are responsible for preparing all equipment, including ensuring that technical equipment is stored and ready for operation, and that research equipment and safety equipment are updated. You are capable of ensuring the execution of fieldwork so that data is safely collected, and you are eager to work in a laboratory with the subsequent analyses.

It is an advantage if you can communicate in Greenlandic, Danish, and English.

Qualifications: 

• Education as a laboratory technician, fisheries technician, biological assistant, or similar.
• Familiar with the Office suite, especially Excel and Word
• Experience with planning tasks in the laboratory and with fieldwork at sea
• Can collaborate in a team, but also thrive in working independently and proactively
• Skills in organizing and structuring, preferably in laboratories, as well as planning and executing the practical daily work
• Welcoming, enthusiastic, and eager to collaborate across professional groups

Salary and employment conditions
Salary - and employment conditions, including the right to relocation and departure travel and moving expenses, in accordance with the agreement/collective agreement applicable at the time of commencement between the Government of Greenland and the relevant negotiating organization.

Housing
No staff housing is provided for the position. If an applicant already has staff housing through employment in the Government, the right to assigned staff housing is retained. The staff housing is linked to the employment relationship and must be vacated upon termination of the employment relationship.

Application deadline is November 16, 2026

For further questions, contact department head Søren Post SoPo@natur.gl or +299 361200.
You can find the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources' website at www.natur.gl,

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