Research Fellow, Gender, Youth, and Inclusive Development Programme at African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS)

Job Specifications

The Research Fellow will head and support the development of the newly established Gender, Youth and Inclusive Development Programme within ACTS. He/she will contribute towards strengthening the participation of women, youth and marginalised groups in the development, deployment, application and utilization of science, technology, and innovation for sustainable and inclusive development. Specifically, the Research Fellow will be expected to handle the following core tasks as a minimum at the program level.

• Provide leadership to the programme.
• Support the integration of gender, youth and inclusive development in all projects undertaken in all the five programs of the organisation.
• Mobilise resources through proposals development targeting projects in gender, youth and inclusive development.
• Undertake policy research, capacity building and training
• Support capacity building activities related to STI, gender, youth, and inclusive development.
• Produce high quality policy outputs (not limited to policy briefs, dissemination workshops and knowledge exchange events).
• Support junior researchers in the program.

Minimum Requirements

The candidate must hold a PhD Degree in a gender, youth and inclusive development or relevant field from a recognized institution; and have at least the following:

• A minimum of 3 years post PhD research experience in the field of gender, youth and inclusive development
• An established publication record (e.g. minimum 4 publications; preferably in peer reviewed journals).
• Evidence of winning research project funding (preferably as principal investigator).
• Evidence of organizing policy dialogue and outreach workshops.
• Management and leadership experience.