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Job Description

Copernicus Meetings is your chance to be part of a great team organizing scientific conferences all over Europe attended by 500 to 20,000 participants from all over the world. We work in close collaboration with international, non-profit scientific member associations from the Earth and environmental sciences. Equality, diversity, and inclusiveness are the main drivers for our full-hybrid events.


  • serving abstract authors, session organizers, and programme committee members in their 1-year preparation of our conferences,
  • email and telephone support for these stakeholders who are users of our custom-developed online tools for the complex organization of the conference programme,
  • collaboration with and coordination of our technical suppliers (AV, IT, signage, exhibition constructions, catering),
  • on-site running of the conferences requiring 2-3 business trips of 1 week each as well as 1-2 short trips of 2-3 days each within Europe annually.

  • You speak and write English at an advanced level.
  • You have the ability to deal with dissatisfied customers.
  • You can withstand high stress levels around deadlines or during conferences.
  • You enjoy exchange with people from all around the world with diverse backgrounds.
  • You like to travel and find your way in unknown environments.
  • You are motivated and possess good organizational and time-management skills.
  • You are open-minded to learning new technologies.
  • You are a team player with the ability to take on your own responsibilities.

  • a friendly working environment with 60 open-minded colleagues; the position requires residency in Germany with the choice of permanent home office or work in our headquarters in Göttingen;
  • a challenging and rewarding job with opportunities to contribute your unique talents;
  • a secure working position with performance-related allowances, substantial social benefits, and a family-friendly policy;
  • a good balance of stress phases and relaxation - any gained overtime and your holidays are always taken within the given year.

Join us and be part of 36 years of experience in organizing 10-15 international conferences per year, including Europe's largest (and the world's second largest) Geoscience conference with 20,000 attendees from more than 100 countries.

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