Applications Invited for Policy Research Fellow UNU-IIGH PSA

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About the Organization

The United Nations University (UNU) is an international community of scholars engaged in policy-oriented research, capacity development and dissemination of knowledge, furthering the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. UNU’s mission is to contribute, through research and capacity building, to efforts to resolve the pressing global problems that are the concern of the United Nations and its Member States.

For the past four decades, United Nations University (UNU) has been a go-to think tank for impartial research on human survival, conflict prevention, sustainable development and welfare. With more than 400 researchers in 12 countries, UNU’s work spans the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, generating policy-relevant knowledge to effect positive global change. UNU maintains more than 200 collaborations with UN agencies and leading universities and research institutions across the globe.

About the Fellowship

UNU-IIGH’s research interrogates power and gender asymmetries that lead to inequitable and unjust health outcomes in (a) the system of global health governance (b) gendered health systems, (c) digital health security and governance, and (d) climate emergencies and just transitions. We seek to catalyse equitable and effective health policies and practices by engaging with a wide array of actors, including governments, multilateral fora, academia, and civil society.

We seek four individuals, one for each work package, who have theoretical and practical knowledge of the critical lenses that we use in our work such as (a) power, (b) feminism (c) intersectionality and (d) decoloniality, and who are able to contextualize these dynamics in global health practice. Candidates with experience in translating knowledge to policy, with ability to work inter-disciplinarily, and to engage with key global actors at different levels will be preferred. Each candidate will report to the Policy Research Lead for the work package he/she/they are selected for.

Working on selected projects within the relevant work package, the Policy Research Fellow will:

• Generate and help disseminate policy-relevant research
• Provide administrative and managerial input into the successful implementation of research and policy engagement activities
• Build and manage partnerships with external researchers and partners
• Produce specified outputs to the required standard of quality and within the timeline and budget parameters
• Contribute to capacity-building, and knowledge translation
• Contribute to resource mobilization related to the work package
• Participate in international research, policy and outreach events
• Help supervise and mentor policy research associates, PhD students, junior researchers, interns; and
• Perform any other tasks as assigned by the Director or Research Leads

Eligibility

• Master’s degree in a relevant field with a minimum of seven (7) years of relevant professional experience, including evidence of growing technical and management responsibility; or PhD in a relevant field with a minimum of five (5) years of relevant professional experience, including evidence of growing technical and management responsibility
• Demonstrated track record in international research and policy engagement in areas related to the work package
• Track record of competitive funding and resource mobilization from national and international funding agencies
• Excellent verbal and written skills in English across a range of communication formats (academic publications, programme reports, policy briefs). Knowledge of another official UN language would be an asset.
• Evidence of academic and peer-reviewed publications related to relevant areas of the work packages
• Evidence of strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity

Desirable

• Evidence of teaching and research supervision experience

How to Apply

To apply to UNU, you will not need an account. Instead, we ask that you:

Apply via the apply link;

fill out the UNU P11 Form (please avoid using similar forms provided by other United Nations organisations);

provide a motivation statement (in the P11 form); and

answer a few questions that are tailored to the position.

previous applicants who applied for the same position need not apply

You may wish to refer to the UN Values and Behaviours Framework for more information.

Application Deadline: 10 October 2024

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