The International Water Management Institute (IWMI), a CGIAR Research Center is seeking an innovative & multi skilled candidate to join as a Post Doctoral Fellow xe2x80x93 Water, Conflicts and Resilience. This position will be based in one of IWMIxe2x80x99s offices in Africa.
The Post-Doctoral Fellow xe2x80x93 Water, Conflicts, and Resilience will develop innovative solutions to enhance water and climate resilience in fragile, conflict, or disaster-affected situations. The successful candidate will primarily carry out research under the One CGIAR initiative on xe2x80x9cFragility, Conflict, and Migrationxe2x80x9d and the bilateral project xe2x80x9cVegetable Irrigation for Climate Resilience Toolkitxe2x80x9d. The postdoc will develop and implement new frameworks to support institutions in the design, implementation, and monitoring of water innovations aimed at reducing water-related conflicts, strengthening water security through emergency and crisis response initiatives, and enhancing resilience to shocks and stresses through preventive and adaptive programming.
The successful candidate is expected to work in an interdisciplinary manner with IWMI and One CGIAR researchers in the fields of agriculture, water resources management, hydrology, climate change science, and digital innovations. They incumbent will also lead stakeholder engagement to ensure the translation of research into impact. Furthermore, the postdoc is expected to, together with the relevant project leaders, the Strategic Program Director for Water, Climate, and Resilience, the Research Group Leader for Climate Adaptation and Resilience (CCAR), and IWMI and CGIAR scientists, develop new research ideas and proposals for expanding the portfolio on water, conflicts, and resilience within IWMI and the One CGIAR. The successful candidate is also expected to present IWMIxe2x80x99s work on water, conflict, emergencies, and resilience through national and international platforms.
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