Applications are now being reviewed for an 18-month post-doctoral level research position to lead the East Africa portion of a global project on the politics and process of refugee leadership.
Deadline: The deadline for the submission of applications for this position has now passed.
With the support of the Gerda Henkel Foundation, this position is part of a comparative study on the politics and process of refugee leadership across major refugee-hosting regions of the global South, with an initial focus on Latin America and East Africa. This research is a collaboration between R-SEAT (Refugees Seeking Equal Access at the Table) and LERRN (the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network), with the active cooperation of the RLRH (Refugee-led Research Hub) in East Africa. The project builds on our recent work on the impact of refugee-led organizations in East Africa and the Middle East. It seeks to inform research, policy and practice on the conditions that enable or constrain refugees from demonstrating leadership in navigating local, national and regional power structures to influence the development and implementation of policy and programmes intended to affect the daily lives of refugees. This 18-month project will emphasize the active and equal participation of researchers with lived experience of displacement in developing the research methodology, conducting research, producing knowledge, and mobilizing knowledge to influence research, policy and practice.
How to Apply:
Applicants must submit the following by e-mail as a single document to James.Milner@carleton.ca by 9am EST on Monday, 24 April 2023 with the subject line “East Africa Research Lead application”:
- Cover letter outlining how the candidate has demonstrated the above requirements, including if the candidate has lived experience of forced migration (maximum 2 pages)
- CV (maximum 5 pages)
- Writing sample
- Names of three references to be contacted if the candidate is selected to proceed at Stage 1
Stage 1: Candidates who are short-listed will be informed by 8 May 2023. They will then be asked to complete a written assignment in response to the project’s concept note by 22 May 2023.
Stage 2: Candidates successful at the second stage will be invited to an interview, to be scheduled in mid-June 2023.
The successful candidate will be notified by 23 June 2023, with an expected start date of 1 September 2023.