Associate
Associate Scientist – Social and Gender Research Full Time
About IRRI
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is dedicated to reducing poverty and hunger through rice science; improving the health and welfare of rice farmers and consumers; and protecting the rice-growing environment for future generations. IRRI is an independent, nonprofit, research and educational institute, founded in 1960 by the Ford and Rockefeller foundations with support from the Philippine government. The institute, headquartered in Los Baños, Philippines, has offices in 17 rice-growing countries in Asia and Africa, and over 1,000 staff.
Working with in-country partners, IRRI develops advanced rice varieties that yield more grain and better withstand pests and disease as well as flooding, drought, and other harmful effects of climate change.
Job Purpose
The incumbent will contribute to the implementation of research activities of the new OneCGIAR Harnessing Gender and Social Equality for Resilience in Agri-food Systems (HER+) Initiative in India/ Asia. The first business cycle of HER+ extends from April 2022 to March 2025. The Senior Scientist will coordinate and lead the activities of work package 2 in Asia, which focuses on socio-technical innovation bundling (STIBs) for women’s resilience and empowerment in the context of climate change. The research focuses on developing, testing and evaluating context-specific STIBs in selected learning labs; Designing and testing pathways and processes for enhanced uptake of STIBs by women and; developing a toolbox with guidance for designing, implementing and evaluating STIBs. The senior associate scientist will closely with the Senior scientist and work package team across Asia and Africa, contributing to designing, implementation, monitoring and reporting of the Work Package in Asia. This position will support partnership management in Asia.
This position will be based at the IRRI India Office in Odisha and may only be filled in by the permanent citizens of India.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Contribute to research on design and deployment of STIBs with a focus on gender, youth and social inclusion in agri-food systems in Asia.
- Contribute to Evidence synthesis and Gap Mapping on key themes relevant to the Work Package focus and development of toolbox.
- Lead literature reviews and produce reports
- Lead design and implementation of quantitative and qualitative surveys and ensure data quality.
- Lead data analysis and reporting.
- Contribute to the development of communication products.
- Support delivery of all outputs and outcomes aligned with HER+ WP2
- Contribute to partnership building with research and academic partners including other CG initiatives in India, as well as other work package leaders.
- Support coordination with other CG centers for joint advocacy and knowledge generation and sharing on gender-responsive innovation package adoption and impacts
- Monitor the progress of the work package and development progress and technical reports.
- Develop relevant communications materials in collaboration with the Initiative and IRRI communications teams..
- Contribute to articles in peer-reviewed journals.
- Represent the HER+, GENDER Platform and IRRI to a wide audience by presenting at national and international conferences/meetings
Qualifications
Masters in Rural Sociology, Gender Studies, Anthropology, Feminist Economics, Development Economics, Development Studies, Agricultural Economics, Institutional Economics, Geography or related field with a minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience
or
PhD in Rural Sociology, Gender Studies, Anthropology, Feminist Economics, Development Economics, Development Studies, Agricultural Economics, Institutional Economics, Geography or related field with a minimum of 1 year of relevant work experience.
Skills Required
Mandatory
- A deep and sound grounding in theoretical and analytical frameworks and concepts of gender and social equity.
- Excellent Written and Oral communication skills in English.
- Strong quantitative and/or qualitative analytical skills, with a keen interest in and
- experience with mixed methods.
- Evidence of scientific publications.
- Evidence of high-quality communication products.
- Experience of working with R&D partners nationally
- Experience with Ag R4D and reporting.
- Sound interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural and multidisciplinary team
Preferred
- Experience working on Gender R4D and evidence generation in Asia and/or Africa
Allowances
In addition to the base salary indicated above, IRRI also offers the following allowances:
- House-Rent Allowance: IRRI provides a house rent allowance of 40% of base pay per month.
- Transport Allowance: A monthly transport allowance is provided to NRS as below: NRS L6: INR 5,000
- Dearness Allowance: One Hundred and Thirteen percent (113%) of employee’s base pay.
- Leave Travel Allowance (LTA): One-month base pay per annum, on availing minimum 2 days of vacation leave
- Education Allowance: INR 1000/- per child per month (limited 2 children)
IRRI offers a highly extensive employee benefits package inclusive of globally-covered medical insurance, retirement plan, life and accident insurance and other allowances. Join our team and be part of our story!
Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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