Deadline: 12-Jun-22
The Seminar on Rural Development (SLE) has launched a call for participation in a short-term research project in India and Germany: Increasing Resilience to Climate Change through Adaptive Policies in the Agriculture and Water Sectors – A comparative Perspective based on Approaches in India and Germany.
This is a call for applications for a collaborative project on agriculture-water nexus by the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, GIZ and Humboldt University (Germany).
Areas
Substantive field research experience in any of the following areas: Agroecology, rural development, regional planning, development studies, biodiversity conservation, sustainable food systems, land use management, rural water management, climate adaptation/mitigation
Details
- The participants from India will join the project on 1st July 2022. The main field work will take place in rural areas in Germany and India between July/August (Germany), and September until end of October 2022 (India).
- The project will end after the report writing phase by mid-December (November and December can be managed by digital meetings). The research findings will be presented to the cooperation partner, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), which is also funding the study.
Tasks
During the 90-day core fieldwork phase the following activities are scheduled and to be realized by the team:
- Contributing to building a common, enhanced understanding of the research problem and results; and developing a research team learning agenda
- Joint planning of research field work and implementing the empirical research phase in interdisciplinary small tandem teams
- Design and planning of participatory research methods; focus group discussions, interview guidelines, data assessment tools, etc.
- Conducting the field research including interviews, focus group discussions, data collection
- Qualitative data analysis (mixed method approach)
- Presentation of data analysis and write-up of field research results
- Identification and critical examination of adaptation actions and policies in the agriculture-water nexus
- Constructive and critical engagement with the research design and field observations
- Bringing into the teamwork own ideas and experience
Eligibility Criteria
- Completed Master’s degree with a first class in a relevant field of study (Agricultural Sciences, Climate Studies, Development Studies, Economics, Environmental Management, Geography, Global Studies, Social Sciences, Sustainability Studies, Political Sciences, Anthropology, Spatial Planning, Public Policy, or comparable programmes)
- Personal engagement promoting development efforts along the SDG objectives (e.g. civil society engagement, publication of articles, social media activism, etc.) preferred
- Citizenship of India
- Language: Excellent language skills in spoken and written English is essential. Spoken Hindi, Kannada and/or Tamil is desirable. German is an asset.
- Not more than 35 years of age
- Proven Skills:
- Qualitative and/or participatory data collection and analysis
- Teamwork experience
- Digital collaboration tools
- Knowledge of Indian policy frameworks and critical issues of climate, water and agriculture
- Willingness and ability to travel within India and to and within Germany
- Capacity to quickly adapt to new contexts
For more information, visit https://www.sle-berlin.de/index.php/aktuelles/call-for-applications-for-the-participation-in-a-german-indian-short-term-research-project