United Kingdom: Research Fellow or Senior Research Fellow Climate adaptation in Fragile and Conflict Affected States Global Risks and Resilience

May 9, 2023 | Overseas Development Institute
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The role

The Global Risks and Resilience Programme is looking to hire a Climate and Security Risk – Research Fellow or Senior Research Fellow/ Policy Lead – Sahel, Horn of Africa and the Middle East. The team pioneers research, analysis and policy advice to understanding risk and managing uncertainty. ODI looks at the nexus between new and emerging threats – climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, economic and financial instability, transnational criminal networks and terrorism, cyber disruption and disinformation, geopolitical volatility and conflict – to understand the impacts on poverty, socio-economic development, and the required policy responses.

ODI brings together a multi-disciplinary team to adopt an approach which is grounded in the recognition that threats, hazards, exposures to them and vulnerabilities create intersecting conflict and climate risks, and need to be studied as such by promoting risk-informed development approaches to that enables: 

• generation of foresight to anticipate evolving, emerging and new risks and opportunities within rapidly changing socio-technological conditions and how these can interact with development decisions

The Climate and Security Risk – Research Fellow or Senior Research Fellow- Policy Lead – Sahel, Horn of Africa and the Middle East, would suit candidates that have a deep understanding of the impact of climate change and external shocks in conflict and fragile political settings (including current discussions around ‘Loss and Damage’); national adaptation planning and accessing finance for adaptation in conflict and fragile affected states.

ODI welcomes candidates with extensive experience in fragile, conflict and vulnerable states in the Sahel, Horn of Africa and the Middle East. Candidates should have a strong track record and expertise in working in countries affected by conflict with extensive experience in: disaster risk and climate change governance; risk finance, peace, conflict, violence and security; natural resources and political economy; and migration and displacement.

Under the supervision of the Director of Programme and senior research fellow, the post holder will contribute to the thought leadership, policy advice and analysis.

ONLY CANDIDATES WITH DEMONSTRABLY RELEVANT EXPERIENCE SHOULD APPLY.

Closing date: Sunday 28^th May 2023

Interview date:  TBD

ODI is committed to developing and supporting diverse and inclusive teams of people who share its passion, where everyone can be themselves and succeed on merit. ODI welcomes applicants from a range of diverse backgrounds including those who experience intersectional marginalisation on the basis of their class, race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religious identity or belief, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. ODI also welcomes applications from those living with disabilities. 

This post may be of interest to those keen to contribute to ODI's decolonisation agenda.

To download the job description and role details please follow this link. If experiencing difficulties downloading, please telephone 020 7922 0351 or email  humanresources@odi.org.uk.

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