{"id":5638,"date":"2022-08-30T00:00:01","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T04:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/?p=5638"},"modified":"2026-04-07T12:38:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T16:38:00","slug":"call-for-applications-idrc-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/2022\/call-for-applications-idrc-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"[CLOSED] Call for Applications: Establishing Research Chair on Gender and Forced Displacement in Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"

PLEASE NOTE: The application period for this opportunity has closed.<\/h3>\n

Recruitment of IDRC Research Chair on Gender and Forced Displacement in Asia<\/h3>\n

LERRN is pleased to announce the following Call for Proposals from the Asian Institute of Technology<\/a>, and our Partner Organization, the International Development Research Centre<\/a> (IDRC):<\/p>\n

The Asian Institute of Technology is currently recruiting a Research Chair to lead a centre on Gender and Forced Displacement in Asia. The project is supported by IDRC Canada. The IDRC Research Chair position focuses on research on gender in the context of conflict-induced\/climate change and disaster-induced\/development-induced forced displacement in South and Southeast Asia. It covers both internal and cross-border displacement. The Chair will be hosted by the Gender and Development Studies academic Program. The Chair will address the research gap between knowledge and policy responses when it comes to the gender dimensions of forced displacement.<\/p>\n

Rank:<\/strong>\u00a0Senior Research Fellow or Research Professor (associate\/full)<\/p>\n

Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand.<\/p>\n

Background<\/a><\/dt>

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The IDRC Research Chair position focuses on research on gender in the context of conflict-induced\/\/ climate change and disaster-induced\/ development-induced forced displacement in South and South East Asia. It covers both internal and cross-border mobility of people caused by displacement. The Chair will be hosted by the Gender and Development Studies academic Program, and will place gender as a main research focus on the issue of forced displacement and the programmatic goal of the position. The established Chair will address the research gap between important drivers of forced displacement in the region with needed knowledge and policy responses when it comes to gender dimensions of forced displacement. This identifiable gap in the exiting theorizing on gender and forced displacement will also guide the research questions on drivers and responses.<\/p>\n

Some guiding research objectives for the Gender and Forced Displacement Chair and Center at AIT being:<\/p>\n

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  1. Identify major drivers, including emerging ones, of forced displacement in the Southeast\/South Asia and how are these drivers influenced by gender dynamics? How are political trends, climate change and investments likely to impact these drivers and their gender dynamics?<\/li>\n
  2. Understand the gender dimensions in experiences of forced displacement, how are these different or similar between women, men and SOGIE groups? How do different displaced people experience different vulnerabilities in various stages of displacement \u2013 from pre-displacement situation, decision to move out, during the time they move, settling down and integrating into the host community?<\/li>\n
  3. Analyze existing policy responses to forced displacement at different levels, from local, national and regional levels, and how do they address gender dynamics? Identify what are the policy gaps in addressing the gender dimensions of forced displacement in the region at these different levels? Additionally, how are humanitarian agencies, including civil society organizations addressing gender needs in forced displacement?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The selected Chair is expected to establish and lead the Institute\u2019s Center on Gender and Forced Displacement with a\u00a0 long-term vision for the continuity of the research program beyond the funding period. The Center, headed by the Chair as Center Director, will be a focal point for the research and related activities on forced displacement carried out at AIT.<\/p>\n

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    Duties and Responsibilities<\/a><\/dt>

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