Researcher – Integrated Water Modeling and Assessment

Job Description

The International Water Management Institute (IWMI), a CGIAR Research Center, is seeking an innovative and multi-skilled candidate to join its office in Amman, Jordan, as a Researcher in Integrated Water Modeling and Assessment.

The Researcher in Integrated Water Modeling and Assessment shall provide technical and project implementation support for water and agriculture-related projects. The successful candidate will primarily focus on leading diverse water modeling activities and upscaling different water data-based solutions to be developed under various projects in the MENA region, such as the water dashboards and the Water Accounting Plus tool.

Experience in remote sensing data handling and applying data science techniques for water and land management (e.g., Python), and climate change-related aspects within the agricultural system is required. Furthermore, knowledge in integrated food, land, water, and energy systems for climate-resilient landscapes will be of added value.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Contribute to the different water modeling and assessment works in the Central West Asia/Middle East and North Africa region using the Water Accounting Plus tool and other modeling frameworks (physical and conceptual).
• Contribute to a growing MENA region’s portfolio of work related to the management of water and land resources, climate services, water data science, and digital innovation, national policies, and strategies for achieving national and regional development priorities.
• Lead high-quality and innovative applied research and proposal development on key research areas, such as large-scale integrated water resources assessment, water security, integrated river basin management, and future intersectoral water allocation that balances up- and downstream needs.
• Develop capacity building training modules and awareness-raising activities on water modeling and assessment.
• Organize stakeholder consultations and meetings and disseminate research findings.
• Initiate, develop, and sustain collaboration with research and public and private sector partners active in MENA’s water and agricultural sectors.
• Prepare research reports, scientific publications, policy briefs, and extension materials to disseminate and uptake research outputs.
• Identify new research trends and niches and develop multi-year multi-partner proposals for innovative research.
• Plan and execute the processing of large-scale digital imagery and GIS information layers using specialized image processing software such as ERDAS Imagine, ArcGIS, or similar software.