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Dear all,
The International Call for Post-Doctoral Fellows in Climate Change Research
is now open.
You can access it online at: http://iihs.co.in/about/careers/post-doc/
The selected candidates are expected to join from 1 October 2014.
Kindly share the call within your networks and research community.
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The Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) invites applications for
Post-Doctoral Fellows to participate in a 5-year international
interdisciplinary research programme on Climate Change Vulnerability,
Impacts and Adaptation in the Semi-Arid Areas of South Asia. Appointments
will be for a year, extendable to two years.
Background
These Fellowships are part of a multi-million dollar, 7-year IDRC/DFID
funded frontier international research programme: CARIAA (Collaborative
Adaptation Research in Africa and Asia) that builds on the recent IPCC
Assessment Report 5 and focuses on three climate hotspots across Asia and
Africa: (a) semi-arid regions (SARs) (b) deltas and (c) glacier and
snow-pack dependent river basins.
IIHS leads the South-Asia regional research programme as part of the ASSAR
(Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions) consortium, led by the University
of Cape Town. It includes other international partners like the University
of East Anglia, Oxfam and START. Within India, ATREE, IITM and WOTR are IIHS
sub-grantees working across three Indian states and multiple transects: the
Bhavani basin region in Tamil Nadu, Ahmednagar in Maharashtra and Bangalore
in Karnataka. The programme PI is one of the Coordinating Lead Authors of
the IPCC Assessment Report 5 (2014).
ASSAR aims to deepen our understanding of climate vulnerability and
adaptation in SARs and explore what is needed to transform current reactive
adaptation practices to be more proactive, and enable widespread impact. Its
main research themes are: i) socio-economic, political and governance
dynamics; ii) climate and biophysical impacts; and iii) adaptation
practices, options and strategies across the rural and urban areas.
It includes year-long Regional Diagnostic Studies (RDS); a two year Regional
Research Programme (RRP) based on qualitative and quantitative field based
research; development of climate scenarios; and formulation of adaptation
strategies in conjunction with public agencies and local communities.
Terms of Reference
The Post-Doctoral Fellow will be responsible for research, policy analysis,
publication and teaching around climate change vulnerability and scaling
adaptation strategies in urban, peri-urban and rural contexts of India,
around one of the following research themes:
Socio-Economic, Political and Governance aspects of Climate Change
Adaptation
Climate Change, Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods
Climate Change and the Water-Energy nexus
Urban Climate Adaptation and Mitigation
The Post-Doctoral fellow is expected to:
Work within a multi-disciplinary team that includes agricultural
scientists, climate scientists , ecologists, economists, hydrologists,
technologists, social scientists and urbanists across multiple field sites
Help investigate and test new approaches, tools and methods to assist in
reducing climate vulnerability and enable climate adaptation at scale
Co-author journal articles, policy briefs and disseminate research
findings via multiple channels
Necessary Qualifications
A PhD in Ecology and Natural Resource Management, Agriculture Science,
Climate and Sustainability Science, Hydrology, Energy Studies,
Environmental/Resource Economics, Technology, Political Science, or relevant
related areas, from an internationally acknowledged University/Research centre
A minimum of one year of post-qualification research, typically at the
interface of climate change and a ASSAR relevant research theme (listed above)
Quality internationally peer-reviewed academic publications
A strong grasp over recent climate change related academic literature,
policies and adaptation practices, especially in South Asia
Desirable Qualifications
Ability to work independently and manage a team of researchers
Experience in international multi-party collaborative projects
Fluency in at least one of the following languages: Hindi, Marathi,
Kannada or Tamil
The position will be based out of the IIHS, Bangalore office and report to
the Project Lead for CARIAA|ASSAR. Successful candidates shall be expected
to join no later than 1 October 2014.
IIHS encourages women, people with disabilities and those from economically
and socially excluded communities with the requisite skills and
qualifications to apply for positions.
Applications must include
A cover letter that explains precisely how the applicant’s
qualifications and research converges with this call and what s/he plans to
do during the Fellowship
CV not exceeding three pages (standard format attached)
Writing sample (a peer-reviewed article or the introduction and chapter
of PhD dissertation)
Names and full contact addresses (including e-mail and telephone
numbers) of three referees
Applications must be submitted by email to [email protected]
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Kind regards,
Sumetee Pahwa Gajjar
Lead - Practice
Indian Institute for Human Settlements
www.iihs.co.in
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