Position: Associate Scientist – Social And Gender Research

Organization: International Rice Research Institute

Location: Odisha

Apply: https://www.irri.org/jobs

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)