DESCRIPTION

SEI is an independent international research institute, engaged in environment and development issues at local, national, regional and global policy levels for more than a quarter of a century. Our goal is to bring about change for sustainable development by bridging science and policy. We do this by providing integrated analysis that supports decision makers. SEI works from seven main locations, with additional offices linked to these. Project teams generally span locations.

The overall responsibility of the Research Fellow is to undertake research activities in ongoing projects and also lead the development of new research projects involving gender, environment and development. 

Responsibilities:

Research:

• Identify, formulate, develop, lead and implement gender, environment and development research projects that further the aims and objectives of SEI. 
• Ensure high quality research process and outputs including peer-reviewed publications and briefings to reach key academic, policy and media audiences.
• Identify funding sources, lead or contribute to fundraising, and seek to secure funding for these projects.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to junior research staff. 

Centre development:

• Provide guidance to junior research staff in research development and implementation, support professional and career development for junior research staff, and contribute to SEI’s staff development program. 
• In collaboration with the SEI Communications Team and the Centre Communications Coordinator facilitate and support internal communications and outreach activities including presentations, speeches and media articles. 
• Contribute to strengthening the relationship between Asia Centre with the host country (Thai government) and partnership with SEI Asia's host institution (Chulalongkorn University).

Other duties and responsibilities:

• Promote the aims and objectives of the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) as set out in its Mission and in conformation with the strategic plan. This includes participating in and contributing to the development of the respective Centre and Research Themes.
• Implement the projects and/or research work according to the work plans and available budget, cooperate with, and support, colleagues in the research team to ensure on-time and high quality delivery, and report progress in accordance with the SEI Project Manual. 
• Be a proactive team member, cooperating with, and supporting, colleagues in your research group and collaborating with colleagues and experts across SEI's other Centres.
• Ensure exchange of ideas with relevant institutions and audiences including scientists, think tanks, policymakers and media.
• Respect and implement all the Institute policies, including the code of conduct, environment policy and the secondment policy.
• Report directly to the respective line manager and project manager(s). The Research Fellow will support other specific project leader/managers as agreed with their line manager.

REQUIREMENTS

Required Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

1. Ph.D. and 3 years, or a Master's Degree and 8 years working experience, related primarily to gender, environment and development research, preferably, applied research that links with policy engagement and/or influences policy action and decision-making.
2. Very good research background in gender, environment and natural resource management, with a strong publication record having contributed to both scientific and practitioner literature.
3. Experience in project/research design, implementation and management.
4. Good background in data processing and data preparation through quantitative and qualitative, or mixed methods approaches.
5. Proven experience in fundraising.
6. Experience in writing proposals.
7. Excellent fluency in spoken and written English.
8. Strong motivation, personal initiative and commitment to excellence and results, as well as enthusiasm for doing scientific research.
9. Demonstrated record of interdisciplinary collaboration, partnership and team building and the desire to work in a collaborative environment with time management.

Desirable Qualifications:

1. Experience in working in the Asian region, notably through engagement in a variety of public forums: conferences, workshops, dialogues, roundtable discussions, gender mainstreaming and capacity building projects.
2. Experience in communicating scientific information to a range of different audiences.
3. Interest in working at the interface of social science and policy engagement as well as qualitative approaches.
4. Knowledge of an Asian language.

BENEFITS

Salary package including health insurance and provident fund commensurate with academic background and experience. SEI Asia offers an exciting and interesting opportunity to work alongside some of the region's leading researchers to bring genuine change to the world we live in.

Deadline for submit: 23 March 2017