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Job Description

Post-Doctoral Fellow- social scientist on humanitarian relief and resilience programming
Key Responsibilities

• Conduct Reviewing literature review and analysis on the relationship and the discourse between humanitarian relief and resilience programming in the Horn of Africa through empirical cases
• Mapping stakeholder networks 
• Conducting original case study research focused on prominent humanitarian and resilience actors
• Publishing research articles based on the above activities
• Contribute to the development of proposals and resource mobilization efforts
• In addition to research, the post-doc will also convene stakeholders (international, regional, national and sub-national) to identify pathways and mechanisms of strengthening the coherence and synergies between short-term relief and long-term resilience programming.
• Perform any other related duties as may be assigned

Requirements

• PhD in development studies, geography, anthropology or a related discipline
• Relevant professional certification
• Proven track record of scientific writing as first and/or corresponding author
• Knowledge on pastoralism and dryland systems in developing countries
• Experience working in the Horn of Africa region and/or on closely related topics. Programmatic experience within humanitarian relief and/or resilience programming will be a significant advantage.
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary and teams and cultural contexts 

Post location: The position will be based in Nairobi, Kenya

Terms of Appointment

This is position is at job level HG 16 and it is open to both national and international applicants. The position is a two (2) year contract, renewable subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funding. ILRI offers a competitive salary and benefits package which includes; medical and other insurances.

Applications: Applicants should send a cover letter and CV expressing their interest in the position, what they can bring to the role and the names and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience to the Director, People and Organizational Development through our recruitment portal by clicking on the "Apply Now" tab above. Screening of applications will start on 31 December 2022 and continue until the position is filled. The position title and reference number: PIL/768/2022 should be clearly marked on the subject line of the online application.

We thank all applicants for their interest in working for ILRI. Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

ILRI does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing or training). ILRI also does not concern itself with information on applicants’ bank accounts

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