JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)
February 1, 2018 - July 31, 2018
East-West Center
Position Title/Short Description
Section: Other Nonacademic (Temporary, Part-Time, Non-Salaried, Consulting, Etc.)
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii, UNITED STATES
JEL Classification: 00 -- Default: Any Field
Keywords:
Multidisciplinary research skills
Indo-Asia-Pacific region experience
Full Text of JOE Listing:
Applications are being accepted for two Fellow positions in the East-West Center’s Early Career Scholars (ECS) program. The ECS program mentors outstanding individuals with the intellectual curiosity and multidisciplinary research skills needed to explore the rapid and transformative changes occurring in agriculture, urbanization, food security, water, labor and migration, and climate across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. The Fellow will work constructively with colleagues from across the region to advance methodologies for finding, marketing, and implementing new solutions in the language and methods of biophysical and social sciences. The ECS program offers the Fellow an opportunity to join a community of collaborators from the Center’s Hawaii and Washington, D.C. locations to create imaginative, transdisciplinary projects in pursuit of insights into the complex systems that matter most for science and society in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. The positions are for a two-year limited appointment and will include the following responsibilities:
• Engage deeply in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to develop a regional perspective
• Design and conduct collaborative research with scholars across disciplines on issues of emerging importance in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region which contribute to the management and resolution of critical agriculture, urbanization, food security, water, labor and migration, and/or climate issues in the region
• Contribute to scholarly material for publication such as research papers, articles, reports, and monographs
• Participate in a leadership training program that stresses building effective teams, coaching and management strategies, identifying stakeholders, conflict resolution, entrepreneurial skills, operating in a digital world, and building the organization of the future
• Learn about a wide range of foundations and grant-giving institutions to enhance grant writing skills
• Apply relevant research policy through stakeholder engagement at various steps of the research cycle and through a variety of publication types and other communication modes (workshops, town halls, and social media)
• Participates in the planning and organizing of seminars, workshops and conferences for intercultural exchange of knowledge, experience and research results
• Develop proposals for external funding for project activities
• Participate with colleagues and professionals from other institutions in the development of collaborative activities held at the Center and elsewhere. Carryout activities designed to increase substantive interaction of communicators, policymakers, and researchers concerned with solving challenging and complex problems in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region
See full ad details including required qualifications and how to apply at www.eastwestcenter.org/employment.
An Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled
Application Requirements:
- External Application Link