United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Organization: Overseas Development Institute
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 05 Oct 2014

OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

Post Doctoral Fellowship

Contract: Fixed-term one year

Salary: £26,792 - £31,960 per annum

Location: London

Ref: HPG/05/14

The UK’s leading independent think-tank on international development and humanitarian issues.

About us

ODI (www.odi.org.uk) aims to inspire and inform policy and practice to reduce poverty by locking together high-quality applied research and practical policy advice.

The successful candidate will carry out applied research and policy analysis in HPG. You will contribute under the supervision of the Head of HPG or a Research Fellow to developing, fundraising for, conducting and managing policy relevant, high-quality and innovative research, policy advice and public-affairs programmes, within the Institute’s overall strategy and with the aim of inspiring and informing policy.

You will also contribute to policy research and advisory projects, which are generally cross country and cross institutional, and will engage with policymakers in research and advisory processes, and disseminate results of research findings.

Our Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) is one of the world’s leading teams of independent researchers and information professionals working on humanitarian issues. It is dedicated to improving humanitarian policy and practice through a combination of high-quality analysis, dialogue and debate.

Recent highlights include:

• HPG Working Papers:
• Regional organisations and humanitarian action
• Disaster as opportunity? Building back better in Aceh, Myanmar and Haiti
• Talking to the 'other side': Humanitarian negotiations in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile, Sudan
• A history of the humanitarian system: Western origins and foundations
• HPG Briefing Paper:
• The search for common ground: civil–military relations in Afghanistan, 2002–13 - Policy Brief
• HPG Research Report:
• Sanctuary in the city? Urban displacement and vulnerability - Final report

You will join a dynamic team, and will support the Head of HPG in strategy development, fundraising, research and public affairs, helping to drive a multidisciplinary and innovative programme.

About you

You will have:

• PhD in Humanitarian studies or equivalent PhD qualification where the dissertation focused on humanitarian studies, obtained not earlier than 2011
• active knowledge of key international institutions in the sector and beyond;
• experience in producing research outputs;
• significant experience in international policy-oriented research, demonstrated by publications and reports;
• strong interpersonal skills with the ability to negotiate successfully and demonstrate cultural awareness;
• excellent analytical, writing and presentation skills;
• good multi-tasking skills
• the ability to work as part of a team as well as on your own initiative;
• willingness to travel on a frequent basis.

Closing date: 5 October 2014

How to apply:

For more information, please download an application pack from our website at www.odi.org.uk/jobs If you are experiencing difficulties downloading, please telephone 020 7922 8234 or email recruitment@odi.org.uk.

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