Senior Gender Expertise Postdoctoral Fellow

About the role

The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) is seeking a senior postdoctoral fellow with expertise in gender to lead research, capacity‑building and stakeholder engagement on natural resource management across multiple regions.

Key responsibilities

• Provide scientific guidance ensuring research concepts and methods meet the highest scientific standards.
• Collaborate with theme coordinators to define and implement research activities in emerging interest areas.
• Write, supervise and disseminate scientific publications and communications.
• Lead project capacity‑building initiatives and mentor junior scientists.
• Represent CIFOR in national, regional and global forums on forest governance.
• Develop and maintain constructive partnerships with stakeholders.
• Identify and secure additional funding for relevant research areas.
• Plan, monitor and report on research activities, including budgeting and donor reporting.

Required profile

• PhD in a relevant discipline with a strong record of peer‑reviewed publications.
• Experience in collaborative natural resource management or social‑science research, including fieldwork in developing countries.
• Proven ability to develop and manage budgets for multiple projects.
• Demonstrated success in resource mobilisation, proposal development and securing donor funding.
• Fluent spoken and written English; additional international language(s) an advantage.
• Experience working in multicultural, multidisciplinary research teams and coordinating with multiple partners.