Research Associate, Bioenergy and Environment
- CIFOR-ICRAF
- Nairobi, Kenya
- KES 3,000,000 – KES 4,500,000
1.
Project management
- Contribute towards research design, implementation, data analysis and interpretation, monitoring, evaluation and learning processes
2.
Leadership:
- Identify innovative ideas for technology and innovations development and support partnerships and collaboration development within Kenya country office, region, globally and with other organizations.
3.
Financial resource mobilization
- Contribute to multidisciplinary concept note and proposal development for fund raising for bioenergy-biochar systems and their integration in the broader research initiatives, circular bioeconomy, climate change, agroforestry and related work themes.
4.
Science production, innovative use, and practice change
- Produce and disseminate quality, impactful and transformative scientific body of knowledge.
Requirements
- MSc in natural resource management, environmental management, environmental science and technology development and other related fields
- Over 5 years’ experience in research, technology and innovations development in bioenergy-biochar systems, circular bioeconomy, climate change, community development.
- Experience in enhancing collaboration and building the capacity of local communities
- Proven record in scientific writing including peer reviewed journal papers
Skills
- Bioenergy Systems
- Biochar Production
- Research Design
- Data Analysis
- Proposal Development
- Scientific Writing
- Stakeholder Engagement
