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FIA FOUNDATION FOR THE AUTOMOBILE AND SOCIETY
Job Description
JOB TITLE: RESEARCH OFFICER
REPORTS TO: DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENT ANDRESEARCH
NO. OF SUBORDINATE STAFF: NONE
This is intended as a genea! indi"ati#n #$ the
es%#nsi&i!ities #$ the '#& and d#es n#tin"!(de detai!ed
inst("ti#ns as t# h#) the tas*s ae (ndeta*en.
J#& P(%#se
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P#!i"- tea+, dea!ing)ith esea"h (esti#ns and %#'e"ts, as )e!! as
s(%%#ting the Die"t# #$En/i#n+ent and Resea"h. In this, the
'#&0h#!de )i!! %#/ide sea+!ess se/i"e thintena!!- t# thei
"#!!eag(es and e1tena!!- t# the F#(ndati#n2s /ai#(s stat(t#-dies,
+e+&es and %atnes. The #!e e%#ts t# the Die"t# #$ En/i#n+ent
andResea"h.
Nat(e and S"#%e
The %#st is &ased $(!!0ti+e at the FIA F#(ndati#n $# the
A(t#+#&i!e and S#"iet-head(ates in "enta! L#nd#n. The head(ates
is the "enta! %#int $# a!!en(iies $#+ t(stees, %atnes, and
+e+&es.
The F#(ndati#n2s Resea"h O$$i"e is an intega! %at #$ the
P#ga++es,Ca+%aigns and P#!i"- tea+ at the FIA F#(ndati#n, and is an
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F#(ndati#n t# s(%%#t the F#(ndati#n2s esea"h %#!i"ies
anda"ti/ities. He3she %#/ides )ide0anging s(%%#t t# the
F#(ndati#n2s Die"t# #$En/i#n+ent and Resea"h.
Main A""#(nta&i!ities
4. Assist the Die"t# #$ En/i#n+ent and Resea"h 5D#ER6 )ith
theF#(ndati#n2s esea"h %#!i"ies and a"ti/ities as e(ied, in"!(ding
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net)#*, &(ta!s# inde%endent!- 5see e1%eien"e e(ied
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%esentati#nsand &ie$ings 5see e1%eien"e e(ied &e!#)68
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F#(ndati#n2s a+&assad#s8
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- "#0#dinating +ai!ings t# F#(ndati#n %atnes and +e+&es8-
+aintenan"e #$ esea"h e!e+ent #$ data&ases8- %e%aati#n #$
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F#(ndati#n2s )#*8and
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Die"t# 9enea!.
C#nta"ts
Intena!: FIA F#(ndati#n "#!!eag(es in L#nd#n, Pais, and USA8
B#ad #$T(stees8 P#ga++es C#++ittee
E1tena!: F#(ndati#n +e+&es, F#(ndati#n %atnes, *e- e1tena!
dies e.g. #theesea"h g#(%s8 N9Os8 g!#&a! dies s("h as the UN8
and #thes.
(a!i$i"ati#ns and E1%eien"e
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e1%eien"e in a esea"h #!e idea!!- in a &(s- esea"h3"a+%aigns
#ad/#"a"- en/i#n+ent, )ith %#/en e1%eien"e #$ and a&i!it- in
the $#!!#)ing:
- )#*ing (nde the g(idan"e #$ #thes8- s#+e de+#nstated
a&i!it- at %#d("ing (antitati/e3(a!itati/e esea"h
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%(&!i" %#!i"-initiati/es8
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and the esea"h#(t%(ts #$ #thes8
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O$$i"ia! Statisti"sand e1%eien"e #$ e.g. E
