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Post Doctoral Researcher in Evaluation of Complex Interventions
| Salary: |
£36,159 to £47,794
per annum pro rata
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| Post Type: |
Full Time
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| Contract Type: |
Permanent
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| Closing Date: |
23.59 hours BST on Thursday 05 September 2019 |
| Reference: |
19-2019 |
The Participation and Social Change Team at IDS are seeking to recruit a Post Doctoral Researcher to work with teams innovating in evaluation methodologies that bridge participatory and complexity-aware approaches to support evidence generation and learning for adaptive management. This is a unique position for someone who is centrally concerned with understanding how development outcomes and impact can be achieved for those living at the margins, and who wishes to contribute to new, intelligent evaluation research in international development
Applicants will have a PhD in Development Studies, Anthropology or Political Science along with a broad, varied and in-depth knowledge of the theoretical and practical literature on impact evaluation, contribution analysis, complexity-aware approaches, monitoring, evaluation and learning, evaluation of innovation, participatory action research, adaptive management. Excellent analytical, research methods and writing skills are essential and applicants should have strong interpersonal skills.
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IDS is committed to eliminating discrimination, and to embedding and supporting equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, in our work and in all our activities. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, irrespective of background, belief or identity and particularly encourage applications from groups which are underrepresented at IDS.
Our vision is of a more equitable and sustainable world, where people everywhere can live their lives free from poverty and injustice.
