International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is looking for Associate Scientist – Solar Energy and Climate Resilience 2025 in Dhaka.
Job Responsibilities:
- Design and implement field-based research methodologies to assess solar project activities feasibility, community needs, and socio-economic impacts.
- Provide research support to other on-going/new water management related projects in Bangladesh.
- Facilitate regular communication with stakeholders to ensure alignment and coordination including organization consultations, national forums, meetings etc.
- Oversee the implementation of project activities in target locations, ensuring adherence to timelines and quality standards.
- Monitor field operations to assess progress, identify challenges, and propose solutions.
- Support activities related to communications and knowledge mobilization for the project including documentation of best practices, lessons learned, and success stories for knowledge sharing.
- Assist in the tracking and monitoring of project proposals, budgets, and implementation plans.
- Provide technical and logistical support for project events, field visits, and capacity-building initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with organizational and donor policies, including environmental and social safeguards
- Build and maintain effective relationships with project partners, including local government bodies, NGOs, private sector entities, and technical experts.
- Represent the project in stakeholder meetings, workshops, and public forums.
- Coordinate with local communities and stakeholders to ensure inclusive participation and support for project interventions.
- Collect, analyze, and interpret quantitative and qualitative data from field studies to support policy decision making and preparation of journal manuscripts
- Prepare detailed research reports and presentations summarizing key findings.
- Downloading and analyzing data on agro-food systems (e.g., cropping pattern, crop production, land use, irrigation, poverty, nutrition, human development indicators) from secondary sources such as Census, National Surveys etc.
- Designing survey instruments and protocols; program survey data collection; training enumerators and coordinate with agencies.
- Maintain data repository in prescribed formats by the organization.
- Prepare periodic progress reports for internal and external stakeholders, highlighting achievements, challenges, and recommendations.
- Provide support in project documentation as required by the organizational and donor guidelines.
- Provide technical input to project teams to develop communications material.
- Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor from time to time
Location:
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Eligibilities
Job Requirements:
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Renewable Energy, Environmental Science, Engineering, Water Resources, Social Sciences, or a related field coupled with a minimum of 5 years’ experience or
- PhD degree in Renewable Energy, Environmental Science, Engineering, Water Resources, Social Sciences, or a related field with 3 years’ experience
Skills Required
Mandatory
- Work experience in research, project implementation, or a related role, preferably in Solar, renewable energy, water management, or rural development projects
- Proven track record in partner liaison and stakeholder engagement with government and private sector partners in Bangladesh
- Experience in field-based research and data collection, particularly working with research organizations in South Asia.
- Experience using statistical and/or qualitative software packages (e.g., STATA/R and/or Atlas Ti, NVivo)
- Strong understanding of solar energy systems, applications, and policies.
- Good understanding of water management-related aspects
- Excellent research, analytical, and report-writing skills
- Strong interpersonal skills for working with diverse stakeholders
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in challenging field conditions
- Strong understanding of the development sector and key issues such as poverty alleviation, gender equity, and sustainability
- Willingness and ability to travel across South Asia and internationally, including to rural areas to for community and stakeholder interaction
Preferred
- Demonstrated organizational skills with the ability to work independently and as part of a multicultural team.
- Multi-tasking skills and enthusiasm for working across different sectors will be preferred
- Previous experience in supporting event organization and management will be preferred
- Experience in working with multicultural and interdisciplinary research teams.
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