Research Fellow (Silk Road Connectivity)

Обязанности

· Co-design, plan and undertake anticipatory research on cross-border and greater regional issues such as sustainability, regionalism, connectivity, energy, trade, natural resources, etc.

· Develop complementary products, timely policy briefs and internationally indexed peer-reviewed publications

· Conduct interdisciplinary futures research and use futures tools supporting WIUT’s proposed UNESCO Chair in Anticipatory Governance and Sustainable Policy Making

· Research should have local, regional, and international relevance; using a diverse range of innovative research approaches and methods

· Leverage existing links with regional and international research and outreach partners

· Strengthen and form relationships with different stakeholders

· Generate external sponsorship for research and outreach activities

· Collaborate and publish research with lecturers and local and international co-authors

· Through interdisciplinary research, increase CPRO’s ‘think-tank’ footprint, influencing policy, implementation, and the way policy is made and how people participate

Требования

• Earned / near completion of internationally recognized doctorate in a relevant discipline such as development economics, public policy, a specific sector, area studies or futures studies on governance

• Relevant professional/research experience on Central Asia / Silk Road countries

• Demonstrated capacity in policy research and analysis

• A record of indexed international peer-reviewed publications in English

• Fluent in English (Russian desired), excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Strong experience revising, editing, and proofreading for international publication

• Proficiency in quantitative, qualitative, and futures research and analysis methods

• Demonstrated contribution to successful grant writing leading to sponsored research

Условия

Working time:

40 hours per week, 5/2

Our benefits:

• Health and Welfare
• Medical Insurance
• Financial aid (in case of a serious illness, a surgery, etc.)
• Maternity leave
• Sick leave (paid)
• Paid and unpaid leave (Professional support, technical support staff are entitled to 28, 24 working days annual paid leave, respectively).
• Sport and leisure facilities
• Tuition assistance (WIUT offers several schemes of a tuition reduction for eligible employees and their family members)
• Other bonuses