Consultant Aristotle-Confucius Symposium

ABOUT SDSN

The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) has been operating since 2012 under the auspices of the UN SecretaryGeneral. SDSN mobilizes global scientific and technological expertise to promote practical solutions for sustainable development including the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement. We aim to accelerate joint learning and promote integrated approaches that address the interconnected economic social and environmental challenges confronting the world.

SDSN works closely with United Nations agencies multilateral financing institutions the private sector and civil society. It is directed by Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs and operates through offices in New York Paris and Kuala Lumpur.

ABOUT THE ARISTOTLECONFUCIUS SYMPOSIUM

Our program aims to facilitate dialogue among leaders and scholars from diverse cultural and academic backgrounds. We are honored to collaborate with esteemed institutions of the peoples republic of China and the Hellenic Republic. The UN SDSN a global network promoting the sustainable development goals under the auspices of un secretary general Antonio Guterres is the lead convener. The Nishan World Center for Confucius studies and Tsinghua institute for advanced study in humanities and social sciences were the leading hosts of the 2024 symposium.

The 2024 QufuBeijing symposium was the third in our series of global meetings bringing together philosophers policy experts and leaders in the new digital technologies to consider the meeting points and divergences of the ancient wisdom traditions and to consider how we can draw on this vast bounty of knowledge to help us confront challenges such as the environmental crises challenges of war and peace and governance over the new cuttingedge technologies.

POSITION SUMMARY

UN SDSN is seeking a talented individual to support the SDSN Senior Manager with the AristotleConfucius symposium line of work.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• The consultant will help invite and coordinate with the symposium speakers assist with the conference volume editorial teams paper selection process.
  
• Support the review of the manuscript ensuring accuracy and copyediting.
• Manage the symposium conference email accounts and reply to relevant emails.
• Schedule meetings of the editorial team; take notes at meetings and circulate followup action items. Participate in working group meetings.
• Research and writing support for AC symposiums substantive deliverables.
• Managing and organizing drafts gaining legal consent for use of images and figures copyediting and supporting the design layout of the conference volume.
• Other items as relevant and assigned by the SDSNs Senior Manager.

QUALIFICATIONS EDUCATION EXPERIENCE

• Professional fluency in English required (written and spoken)
• Masters degree or higher in philosophy history humanity or economics is preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant professional experience in philosophy history humanity or economics.
• Highly organized and detailoriented
• Exceptional writing editing and oral communications skills required
• Experience communicating with and working alongside highlevel experts

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Location: Remote.

Contract Length: 12 months.

Salary Range : $16 26 per hour 15 hours per week.

Reports to: Philo Yuqing Wang Senior Manager

SDSN is an Equal Opportunity Employer

SDSN provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to unlawful considerations of race color creed religion gender sex national origin ancestry citizenship status genetic information military or veteran status age and physical or mental disability or any other classification protected by applicable local state or federal laws.

APPLICATION PROCESS

To apply please submit a cover letter and a CV on HR Partner. Please include links to relevant projects and code samples that you have worked on.

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