Summary
Date Posted: Friday, December 09, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Key Responsibilities
• Understand the historical process of identifying triggers and evaluating the socioeconomic and institutional parameters that could be embedded with weather-related triggers
• Conduct needs assessment to identify gaps for application of triggers, expressed by practitioners across the cycle of anticipatory action,
• Explore the linkages (top-down/bottom-up) between the trigger design, targeted actions and the planning processes, among others
• Facilitate dialogue among selected practitioners to select pre-agreed drought triggers based on forecasted impacts of drought and its applicability
• Write up of research outputs (incl. scientific reports, peer-reviewed publications, briefs)
• Supervise research assistants and research fellows.
• Provide scientific leadership to junior researchers and fellows
• Contribute to the development of proposals and resource mobilization efforts

Requirements
• PhD in development economics, sociology, anthropology or related field
• Strong skills in qualitative research and community engagement
• Practical knowledge of dryland communities and food security actions
• Excellent spoken and written English
• Proven track record of scientific writing as first and/or corresponding author
• Ability to effectively manage, visualize and analyze climatic and socio-economic datasets
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary and teams and cultural contexts
Closing: 31 December 2022


Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Level of Education: Associate Degree

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