Senior Research Officer

4 months ago

Pretoria, South Africa International Water Management Institute Full time

**_ This position is a remote role telecommuting to Pretoria, South Africa, and will be hosted by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI)._**

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. The Alliance is part of CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food-secure future. 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.

The primary objective of this role is to support and enhance the data science capabilities of the Climate Security team. The team is dedicated to understanding the interconnectedness of climate, the environment, and security, with a specific focus on identifying drivers and causes of food insecurity in regions affected by climate-related challenges.

**DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Conduct in-depth research on complex socio-ecological systems, considering both natural and human components.
- Collect, harmonize, and produce databases using climate, ecology, socioeconomics, conflict, as well as other sources.
- Integrate data from diverse sources to develop comprehensive models of socio-ecological dynamics.
- Develop and utilize statistical approaches to analyse the different data sources.
- Engage with broader research teams to communicate outputs, support data integration, and disseminate knowledge.
- Communicate research findings through publications in peer-reviewed journals, presentations at conferences, and other relevant channels.

**Requirements**:
**EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE**:
Essential,
- Master’s degree in data science, systems science, ecology, environmental science, or a related discipline, coupled with a minimum of 4-6 years of relevant work experience.
- Experience in climate, ecology, and environmental science.
- Proficiency in quantitative and qualitative research methods.

**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES**:
Essential,
- Strong programming skills for modelling (e.g., Python, R).
- Strong working knowledge of GIS.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team environment.
- Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively, verbally & in writing.
- Excellent oral and written language skills in English, including effective listening and strong verbal and written communication abilities.
- Ability to work independently and remotely.

**Benefits**
- IWMI believes that diversity powers our innovation, contributes to our excellence, and is critical for our mission. We offer a multi-cultural, multi-colour, multi-generational and multi-disciplinary working environment. We are consciously creating an inclusive organization that reflects our global character and our commitment to gender equity. We, therefore, encourage applicants from all cultures, races, ethnicities, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability status, sexual orientations, and gender identities._

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