Scientist (Gender, Social Inclusion and Development)

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WorldFish

  • Career category: Advocacy/ Policy
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: Other (specified in job description)
  • Organisation type: Research
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: International contract
  • Remuneration: USD 53,900 USD-USD 62,100 USD / yearly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 11/09/2026
  • Location: Kenya
Economic justice Food security & Nutrition Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI)
About WorldFish  
WorldFish is an international research organization working to transform aquatic food systems to reduce hunger, malnutrition, and poverty. It collaborates with international, regional, and national partners to co-develop and deliver scientific innovations, evidence for policy and knowledge to enable equitable and inclusive impact for millions who depend on fish and other aquatic foods for their livelihoods and nutrition. Our work in countries advances progress on multiple 2030 Sustainable Development Goals through science and innovation, with a vision of healthy people, healthy planet and shared prosperity.     

About the Project
The Scientist in Gender, Social Inclusion and Development Area at WorldFish will design, lead and publish innovative and impactful strategic research for development in gender inclusive and pro-poor value chains and markets. The Scientist would contribute to CGIAR’s Sustainable Animal and Aquatic Food Systems (SAAF), the Gender Accelerator, DéSIRA+ Project in West Africa “Integrated Fish, Livestock, and Crops for Inclusive Agroecological Resilience (i-FLiCAR)” and other projects, generating evidence on gender equality, women’s empowerment, youth engagement and social inclusion in aquatic and food systems. The Scientist would examine how gender norms and power relations influence access to resources, technologies, markets, climate adaptation, and decision-making, while supporting the design of gender-transformative solutions that enhance livelihoods, resilience, sustainability, and equitable development outcomes across Africa, Asia, and other regions where WorldFish works.

About the Position
Under the supervision of the Social and Economic Inclusion Impact Lead and together with other scientists at WorldFish, the Scientist will be responsible for co-designing, co-leading and publishing innovative and impactful strategic research for development in the area of gender-inclusive and pro-poor value chains and markets; laying the foundation of the work on women’s empowerment in the fisheries sector; unpacking “better” strategies for community-based natural resources management, importance of social networks in the fisheries and aquaculture sector, among other aspects of social and economic inclusion in these sectors.

The Scientist will undertake this interdisciplinary work through close collaboration with, and support to, WorldFish country projects teams, other CGIAR organizations researchers and partners and the WorldFish Gender Team.

Requirements
  • A PhD or equivalent degree in a relevant discipline, such as Gender, Development Economics, Sociology, Anthropology, International Development, Rural Development Studies, Human Geography, or related fields.
  • Completed a Post Doc / Fellow Program in relevant area
  • Experience conducting independent applied research in relevant area
  • Has several published international peer-reviewed articles, including as a lead author
  • Exposure to developing and refining research proposals, designing research, and implementing data collection strategies.
  • Experience in contributing to writing grant proposals.
  • Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, government agencies, and partners in implementing and scaling research.
  • High-level competency in quantitative or qualitative research methods (i.e., able to design, analyze and write up independently as well as mentor others) and commitment to interdisciplinary and mixed methods research approaches.

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