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JOB- Post-doc Researcher, Project on Land and Water Use in Khorezm, 
Uzbekistan

Posted by: Anna-Katharina Hornidge <hornidge at uni-bonn.de>




Post-Doc Researcher

"'Spread the Innovation' - Feeding Project Innovations into the
Decision-Making Process in Khorezm, Uzbekistan"

ZEF (Center for Development Research), Bonn, Germany
Department of Political and Cultural Change

Applications before

15 October 2009

Description:

The work is part of ZEF's long-term interdisciplinary research project
on sustainable land and water use in the Khorezm province, Aral sea
region (full project title Economic and Ecological Restructuring of
Land and Water Use in the Khorezm Region (Uzbekistan): A Pilot Project
in Development Research) http://www.khorezm.uni-bonn.de/).

The aim of this post-Doc research is to increase the understanding and
identify the existing and potential embeddedness of technological and
institutional innovation packages developed by the project in the
local, regional and national legal policy and institutional
environment of Uzbekistan. The intension is to conduct research on the
legal and policy environment for 2-3 selected (technological and
institutional) innovation packages. Per innovation package, one report
on policy recommendations is expected. In conducting this research,
the post-Doc researcher will closely cooperate with a local Senior
Advisor with profound knowledge of and networks in the political
culture and decision-making processes in the agricultural and water
management sector in Uzbekistan and expertise in donor relations in
the Uzbek setting, who regularly represents the project on
conferences, workshops, internal meetings of the national policy and
international donor arena in Uzbekistan. A further collaboration is
anticipated with subject matter specialists on the selected innovation
packages, and with the coordinator of the 'Follow-the-Innovation' process.

Tasks:

  - Conduct applied policy research on the local, regional and national
    level, legal and policy environment for 2-3 (technological and
    institutional) innovation packages.
  - Prepare 2-3 reports on the institutional and policy environment for
    the selected innovation packages including concrete policy 
recommendations.
  - Closely cooperate with a local Uzbek Senior Advisor employed by the
    project, well networked in the political circles of Uzbekistan.
  - Provide guidance and advice to the project and in particular the
    donor organisations and international finance institutions on the
    internal governance structures of the respective policymaking bodies
    (local, regional and national level) relevant for the legal embedding
    of the selected innovations.
  - Attend (and understand as research ground) conferences, workshops,
    internal meetings of the national policy and international donor arena
    in Uzbekistan
  - Actively participate in project activities.

Start and duration:

 From 01 January 2010 to 30 November 2010 (altogether 11 months)

Duty station:

  - Uzbekistan (Tashkent and Urgench) for 7-8 months (can be divided
    into two phases of each 3-4 months) and 3-4 months in Bonn, Germany

Requirements:

  - Social science Postgraduate University Degree (PhD preferred)
  - Publication record of former work in Central Asia or on relevant
    topics such as policy and governance research
  - Research/Work experience in Uzbekistan and the Central Asian region
    preferred
  - Experience with policy and governance research in post-soviet setting
  - Effective interpersonal communication skills including ability to
    work harmoniously in a team
  - Good network builder;
  - Demonstrated initiative and willingness to accomplish unexpected tasks;
  - Excellent writing skills in English
  - Uzbek and/or Russian language skills are a recommendation
  - Willingness and availability to travel both in country and region;

Additional information:

For more detailed information on this workpackage, please contact:

Dr. Anna-Katharina Hornidge, ZEFa, Bonn, Mail: hornidge at uni-bonn.de,
Phone: 00-49-228-731718

Submission of Application:

Please send your complete set of application documents to:

Ms. Maike Retat-Amin, Center for Development Research, Zentrum für
Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF), University of Bonn, Walter-Flex-Str. 1-3,
53113 Bonn, Germany, Mail: mretat at uni-bonn.de


Dr. Anna-Katharina Hornidge
Senior Researcher
Center for Development Research
Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF), University of Bonn, Room 148
Walter-Flex-Str. 1-3
53113 Bonn, Germany

tel: ++49 228 731718
fax: ++49 228 731972
email: hornidge at uni-bonn.de
www.zef.de




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