Research Chair on forced displacement in West Africa at University of Ghana

We have started building our professional LinkedIn page. Follow Company: University of Ghana Location: Ghana State: Jobs in Accra Job type: Full-Time Job category: Education/Teaching Jobs in Ghana No views yet Job Description Job Title: Research Chair on forced displacement in West Africa Job Site: Centre for Migration Studies, College of Humanities, University of Ghana Duration: 5 years Funding Support: International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada Project Background The Centre for Migration Studies at the University of Ghana invites applications for a research chair on forced displacement in the West African sub-region. The successful candidate should be able to bring greater visibility to knowledge production, knowledge transfer and exchange, foster links and mutual learning between senior faculty members and early career researchers working on issues around forced displacement and amplify the perspectives of the research chair in policy discussions at the national, regional and global levels. Applicants should be able to conduct research on forced displacement using gender-transformative approaches, engage with civil society, policymakers and other stakeholders in addressing forced displacement at the local, national, regional and global levels and organize and lead outreach activities in displaced contexts in Ghana and in other West African countries. Job Description/Deliverables

• Establish a mentorship program for early career researchers on migration and forced displacement.

• Collaborate with other IDRC Chairs on forced displacement in other parts of Africa.

• Engage with different stakeholders through public and social media engagement.

• Organize and host policy dialogues, conferences and capacity-building workshops in Ghana on forced displacement

• Lead the production of community outreach using artistic methodologies in Ghana and the sub-region.

• Carry out both qualitative and quantitative research in Ghana and the sub-region using gender-transformative approaches in migration/ forced displacement.

• Develop frequent and effective communication strategies between IDRC and CMS

• Lead the publication of policy briefs and academic publications using findings from the research activities of the chair

• Strengthen the Centre for Migration Studies’ local and international partnerships and networks.

• Broaden the generation and sustainability of funds for the Centre for Migration Studies on migration and forced displacement

• Develop strategies to sustain the activities and establishment of the forced displacement chair in the University of Ghana even after 5years when the IDRC funding has run out.

Qualification Required & Experience

• PhD in Migration Studies, the Social Sciences or related fields of...