The Organization
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) delivers research-based solutions that harness agricultural biodiversity and sustainably transform food systems to improve people’s lives. Alliance solutions address the global crises of malnutrition, climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation.
With novel partnerships, the Alliance generates evidence and mainstreams innovations to transform food systems and landscapes so that they sustain the planet, drive prosperity, and nourish people in a climate crisis. The Alliance is part of CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food-secure future.
Through the development of CGIAR FOCUS Climate Security, CGIAR aims to unpack the linkages- and address knowledge gaps- with regard to the relationship between climate change and food security to leverage CGIAR expertise for peace and security outcomes. Using a multidisciplinary methodological approach, our main objective is to generate and align climate security-sensitive climate, land, food, and water systems science and evidence with ongoing efforts to address socio-political security, stability, and peace in the realms of policy, programming, and finance.
About the position
The CGIAR FOCUS Climate Security is looking for a highly talented Gender and Migration Climate Security Scientist. The purpose of this position is to coordinate and conduct research on Gender, Inequality and Migration for Climate Security within the CGIAR FOCUS Climate Security and contribute to the delivery of state-of-the-art knowledge generation on issues related to migration, inequality, gender, climate, conflict, and peacebuilding, with a specific focus on climate security-sensitive programming, including through work on some or all of the following broad themes in the program of study: 1) effect of climate risks on vulnerable populations and migrants, climate adaptation, resilience, and their relationship to conflict; 2) gender, social equity, and climate-related insecurity (issues related to unequal access, social cohesion, marginalization, political economy across multiple scales); 3) local institutions and peace (cross-cutting issues across the humanitarian, development and peace nexus in fragile and complex environments, with a focus on programming); 4) understanding mobility and forced climate migration, its drivers and impacts at origin and destination, unveiling the climate conflict migration nexus, the role of diaspora and remittances.
With a background in migration and/or gender, and a strong background in peace and conflict studies, policy, and related qualitative and/or quantitative analysis skills, the successful candidate will contribute to the following four research areas:
Gender and Migration are integral and cross-cutting themes in the above four research areas.
Key Responsibilities
Qualifications and requirements:
Terms of employment
This is an internationally recruited position and will be based in either Nairobi (Kenya), Pretoria (South Africa), Cairo (Egypt), or Dakar (Senegal). (Please note that preference will be given to Pretoria and Cairo where possible). The initial contract will be for two (2) years, subject to a trial period of six (6) months, and is renewable based on performance and availability. This is a position at level BG09, on a scale of 14 levels, with level BG14 being the highest.
The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT offers a multicultural, collegial research environment with a competitive salary and excellent benefits. We are an equal opportunity employer, and strive for gender, diversity, and inclusion in our staff, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, or any other characteristic.
Applications
Please apply online through the website (https://alliancebioversityciat.org/careers) not later than 23rd November 2022, attaching a cover letter illustrating your suitability for the above position against the listed qualifications, competencies, skills together with a detailed curriculum vitae, including names and contact information of three referees knowledgeable about your professional qualifications and work experience. Both documents in English. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
We invite you to learn more about us at: http://alliancebioversityciat.org
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