The International Water Management Institute (IWMI), a CGIAR Research Center, is seeking a research qualified specialized in Action Research to join its office in Anand, India, as a Research Specialist - Action Research.

The Research Specialist will primarily contribute to the ongoing initiative, Indo-German Cooperation on Agrivoltaics (IGCA). IGCA aims to accelerate and mainstream the adoption of agrivoltaics in India, generating benefits for the rural population without compromising food security. The role also contributes to relevant IWMI-India projects and partnerships including those with ICAR, Tata Trusts and other collaborators.

The Research Specialist is responsible for planning, designing, overseeing, and monitoring action research activities, including protocol development, scientific process documentation, data collection, analysis, and interpretation to achieve research goals and objectives in agrivoltaics and action research. The role engages with stakeholders, assigns and mentors support staff, organizes capacity development sessions,



and produces knowledge products to enhance collaboration, outreach, and stakeholder expertise. The Research Specialist ensures timely recording and analysis of data, maintains optimal data pipelines, and develops comprehensive reports and provides inputs to publications to disseminate findings and support evidence-based decision-making.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Main Purpose of Job:

Plan, design, oversee, and monitor research activities, including developing field action sites, protocols, data collection, analysis, and interpretation, based on a defined research plan to achieve project objectives and development outcomes
Gather and synthesize information and literature to design studies, experiments, surveys, related to action research ensuring alignment with the research outline provided
Design and implement monitoring system to assess the performance and impacts of agrivoltaics and action research projects.
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📌 Research Specialist (Anand)
🏢 International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
📍 Anand