Post-Doctorate Fellow - Social Differentiation and Climate Change job at International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
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Vacancy title:
Post-Doctorate Fellow - Social Differentiation and Climate Change

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Data Science / Research ]

Jobs at:

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Deadline of this Job:
02 August 2022  

Duty Station:
Within Kenya , Nairobi , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, July 05, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Post-Doctoral Scientist to provide scientific contributions to gender and youth components of projects that aim to improve understanding of social dynamics in livestock systems and climate change and gender responsive scaling of climate smart technologies and practices.
ILRI works to improve food and nutritional security and reduce poverty in developing countries through research for efficient, safe and sustainable use of livestock. It is the only one of 15 CGIAR research centres dedicated entirely to animal agriculture research for the developing world. Co-hosted by Kenya and Ethiopia, it has regional or country offices and projects in East, South and Southeast Asia as well as Central, East, Southern and West Africa. www.ilri.org

Key Responsibilities
• Develop, design and coordinate a research project
• Design a conceptual, theoretically robust framework
• Develop research instruments
• Conduct fieldwork and manage field teams
• Conduct and analyse qualitative and/or quantitative social data and publish findings
• Develop and contribute to the writing of scientific publications and outputs such as peer reviewed journal articles and policy briefs
• Contribute to the development of proposals and resource mobilization efforts
• Perform any other related duties as may be required

Requirements
• PhD in social science (geography, anthropology, sociology, youth studies or other relevant discipline) with an emphasis on gender and/or youth
• Two to four years of completing PhD
• Familiarity with gender and agriculture/livestock system issues and challenges in East African contexts; knowledge of youth issues is preferred
• Background in drylands and pastoral contexts is a plus
• Strong analytical skills – either qualitative or quantitative, both preferred
• Prior experience managing field teams
• Strong publication record, commensurate with career level
• Ability to bridge theoretical rigor and applied significance
• Capacity to work independently
• Very good interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work effectively in teams and with partners from diverse backgrounds, nationalities, and scientific disciplines
• Strong written and spoken English skills, knowledge of French would be good, knowledge of African languages a bonus
• Willingness to travel to rural areas to supervise and manage fieldwork

Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education:
Associate Degree

Job application procedure
Interested and qualified? Go to International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) on www.ilri.org to apply


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Job Info
Job Category: Data, Monitoring, and Research jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 02 August 2022
Duty Station: Nairobi
Posted: 05-07-2022
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 05-07-2022
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 05-07-2065
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