ABOUT WorldFish
WorldFish is an international, nonprofit research and innovation institution that creates, advances, and translates aquatic?food?systems science into scalable solutions. We vision an inclusive world of healthy, well-nourished people and a sustainable blue planet, now and in the future. Our mission is to end hunger and advance progress on the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals through science and innovation to transform food, land, and water systems with aquatic foods for healthier people and the planet.
For over 45-years, WorldFish's data, evidence, and insights have shaped practices, policies and investments to end hunger and advance sustainable development in low- and middle-income countries. We have a global presence across 20 countries in Asia, Africa, and the Pacific, with 460 staff of 30 nationalities deployed where the most significant sustainable development challenges can be addressed through holistic aquatic food systems solutions. Embedded in local, national, and international partnerships, our work sets agendas, builds capacities, and supports decision-making for climate action, food and nutrition security, sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, blue economy, OneHealth, and AgriTech, integrating gender, youth, and social inclusion.
A core element of the 2030 WorldFish Research and Innovation Strategy: Aquatic Foods for Healthy People and Planet is focused on building the resilience of aquatic food systems to shocks, which is critical to COVID-19 response and recovery.
WorldFish is part of CGIAR, the world's largest agricultural research and innovation network. For more information, please visit https://www.worldfishcenter.org.
Position Background
WorldFish Bangladesh and South Asia is hiring ResearchAssistant funded by USAID funded ‘ECOFISH II in order to meet its vision: Be the research partner of choice, delivering high impact, transformative and equitable fisheries and aquaculture solutions to reduce poverty and malnutrition in Bangladesh and South Asia. The key objective of the ECOFISH II project is improved social and ecological resilience of coastal fisheries securing equitable food, nutrition and income benefits for fishing communities. The Activity has been focusing on ecosystem resilience, biodiversity conservation, hilsa management, riverine catfish conservation, co-management, livelihood resileince, food, nutrition and gender equity, mainly working on the Zone of Resilience (ZOR) focusing on small-scale artisanal fisheries, continuation of the best practices in the lower Meghna River Ecosystem (MRE) including Nijhum Dwip Marine Protected Area (MPA). Under the overall guidance of the ECOFISH II Project Manager and direct supervison of Research Associate, the Research Assistant will implement the planned activities directly, with the partners and stakeholders. The position-holder needs to coordinate and implement relevent field activities with the guidance of relevent component Leads (IR-1 amp; 2 Scientists, Specialists and MEL Manager). The position is located at ZoR (Cox’s Bazar region) or in MRE sites (Patuakhali, Bhola and Barisal region) as per need. Overall, the incumbent must hails WorldFish LEAD (Learning, Excellence, Accountability and Diversity) values through ECOFISH Team works in the coastal aquatic food systems.
Requirements
Benefits
This position is open to National applicants and WorldFish offers a competitive remuneration package including (but not limited to) insurance coverage for staf