ICIPE Research Grant Officer Jobs in Kenya

ICIPE Research Grant Officer Jobs in Kenya

icipe—International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology—is a world-class research centre with a mission to alleviate poverty by ensuring food security, improving health, protecting the environment and building the capacity of researchers and communities across the developing world through the application of insect sciences.

Employing close to 500 national and international staff, icipe is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya with outposts in Ethiopia and on the shores of Lake Victoria in western Kenya.

icipe has a proud reputation and history of
delivering world-quality science that has made crucial contributions to African food and health policy, delivered development outcomes to rural communities, and has been at the forefront of building Africa’s biological
research capacity.

The Centre’s research activities span the African continent with partnerships linking research organisations, not only across Africa, but also the globe.

In addition, 100–150 graduate students and a number of postdoctoral fellows contribute to icipe’s research portfolio annually.

icipe seeks to recruit a suitable person to fill the position of Research Grant Officer, Regional Coordination Unit(RCU) of the Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund (RSIF).

The position is tenable at the icipe Duduville Campus, and is available to commence immediately.

The position will be offered for an initial contract of 2 years, renewable subject to continued project needs, funding for the
Job purpose

The Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund is one of the flagship programmes of the Partnership for Skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology (PASET), an initiative by African governments to address systemic gaps in skills and knowledge necessary for long-term, sustained economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

PASET was launched in 2013 by the governments of Senegal, Ethiopia and Rwanda.

The governments of Kenya and Ivory Coast have since joined the initiative, while several
others have expressed commitment to enter the partnership.

With funding from African governments, the World Bank and the Korean government, RSIF aims to support PhD training, and research and innovation in various African universities selected as centres of excellence in fields
identified by PASET as priority economic sectors for growth and development, including food security, ICT and materials science.

A competitive grants scheme, RSIF has two components: