FELLOWSHIPS AT ICRW
Fertility and Empowerment Post-Doctoral Fellow
ICRW is offering a post-doctoral fellowship for a social scientist with gender and population expertise at its Washington, D.C. office. This fellowship is geared toward early career Ph.D. professionals who would like to conduct research within an action research organization and network with a wide range of experts in gender and population in resource-poor settings.
The fellow will make substantive contributions to a research project examining the impact of fertility decline on women's empowerment in developing countries. The fellow will work directly with the vice president for research, innovation, and impact and other D.C.-based research staff, as well as with experts in gender and population from other organizations and academic institutions. Depending on interest and expertise, the fellow may also participate in other gender and population relevant projects at ICRW, including work on adolescents and son preference.
Primary DutieS
- Collaborate with colleagues on country case studies (data gathering, synthesis and writing) that will examine the impact of fertility declines and family planning access on women’s empowerment and gender relations.
- Co-author at least one chapter of an edited volume from the project on fertility and empowerment.
- Help to develop a network of gender and population experts.
- Participate in fertility and empowerment working group meetings.
- Participate in other program and policy relevant research on gender and population issues at ICRW, including but not necessarily limited to issues such as adolescents and son preference (dependent on the fellow’s substantive and technical skills, interests and experience, and emerging needs for other projects).
- Participate in proposal writing (dependent on skills, interest, and opportunity).
The fellow may also have the opportunity to produce research papers—sole-authored or in collaboration with members of the network or ICRW staff—on topics related to the projects he/she works on.
Required Education, Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Applicants must have a recently completed their Ph.D. (within 3 years or less) in the social sciences with a specialization in demography/population studies. Strong preference for candidates with on-the-ground experience in practitioner or policy organizations in developing countries. Candidates with one or more peer-reviewed publications are preferred.
The following skills are required for the fellowship:
- Substantive background in gender, population, and social science issues and research
- Strong analytical and conceptual skills
- Strong interest in linking research with policies and program practice
- Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation abilities
- Strong quantitative and qualitative research skills
- Ability to take initiative and work independently or with minimal direct guidance
- Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues
- Interest in and comfort level with networking activities
- Interest in and comfort level with writing proposals
- Fluency in English
Duration
The term of the fellowship is one year, extendable to two years with mutual consent. The fellowship is a full-time commitment.
Terms
The fellowship award consists of an annual stipend and health insurance. The fellow is responsible for all local accommodations and living costs. The fellow will be provided with office space in ICRW’s Washington, D.C. office, and will have access to office support. Travel for fellowship-related research activities and limited conference travel will also be supported.
Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest summarizing their background and interest in the field of gender and population, curriculum vitae, and two writing samples to jobs@icrw.org with “F & E Post-Doc Fellowship” in the subject line.
Screening of applicants will continue until the position is filled.
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