Research Fellow, IWMI SAAF Science Program

About the role

ILRI is recruiting a research fellow on behalf of the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) within its Sustainable Animal and Aquatic Foods (SAAF) Science program. The fellowship is based in Nairobi and lasts 4 months. The fellow supports the assessment of the impacts of water bunds on household livelihoods and the co-design of gender-transformative approaches for scaling water bunds in pastoral systems in Kajiado County, Kenya, and also helps understand irrigation water tariffs in selected irrigation schemes.

Key responsibilities

• Design data collection tools (questionnaires, FGD and KII guides) and program CAPI questionnaires
• Support data collection, including enumerator training and follow-up of the data collection partner
• Clean and analyze socio-economic data using STATA, producing summary statistics and regression analysis
• Analyze qualitative data with NVivo or another relevant tool
• Review relevant literature and summarize findings
• Co-author research outputs such as blogs, technical briefs and working papers

Required profile

• Applicant must come from a National Agricultural Research Institute or organization (NARI/O)
• Master's degree in economics, agricultural economics, development economics or a related discipline
• Experience with qualitative and quantitative data collection, and with cleaning and analyzing quantitative data
• Experience with qualitative data analysis and summarizing academic literature
• Experience writing policy briefs and working papers

Required skills

• Proficiency in STATA and NVivo
• Strong analytical, organizational and data management skills

What we offer

• A monthly stipend covering accommodation, transport and daily living expenses
• Medical insurance for the duration of the fellowship

Applications must include a cover letter addressed to the Senior Manager, Capacity Development, a CV and academic transcripts or certificates; they are reviewed on a rolling basis and only shortlisted candidates are contacted. ILRI charges no fees at any stage of the recruitment process.