Postdoctoral Fellow

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Assess policy implications of action research field pilots related to accelerating equitable, affordable and sustainable energy access in eastern Ganga basin.
- Provide inputs for the development of a ‘groundwater governance toolbox’ for Ganga basin by undertaking a comprehensive review of groundwater governance experiences, experiments and tools in India and South Asia.
- Contribute to stakeholder engagement and institutional analyses to understand interests, role, influence and efforts in shaping policies at various scales.
- Conceptualize, plan and organize policy dialogues and consultations in Ganga basin in partnership with relevant provincial and national government departments and national, regional and international partners.
- Contribute to cross-country and cross-basin learning and synthesis - including, for instance, on international experiences and best practices in co-management of water, energy, food and ecosystems.
- Maintain a high level of research output for publication outlets, including peer-reviewed journals within the wider scientific community, on topics of close relevance to the work.
- Support the IWMI Anand Office Lead and IWMI India Country Representative in managing the IWMI and OneCG national, regional and international project portfolio.
- Identify new research trends and niches and develop multi-year multi-partner proposals for innovative research.
- Provide information on relevant projects and research results and breakthroughs for communication to donors, research users, partners, networks and policy platforms.
- Contribute to proposal writing and fundraising opportunities for bilateral and multilateral funding sources.

**Requirements**:
**Essential**:

- A PhD or equivalent in management, development economics, water management, environmental sciences, natural resources management, or a closely related field with at professional experience in developing country context, preferably in South Asia.
- Demonstrated in-depth knowledge and research experience relevant to the Water, Energy, Food and Ecosystems domain.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to explain complex development challenges and interdisciplinary work to a policy audience.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, managers, and other stakeholders in a multicultural setting, with sensitivity and respect for diversity.

**Desirable**:

- Track record of scientific publishing, with demonstrated development impact.
- Experience implementing action-research projects will be given preference.

**Benefits**

This is a globally recruited position with a USD demoninated base salary, comprehensive international health insurance, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, long-term disability insurance coverage and a USD 400/month transportation allowance. The duration of the initial contract will be for 2 years.
- Health insurance