BE THE NEXT INDONESIAN YOUNG ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCHER!
About WRI Indonesia
WRI Indonesia is national entity (Yayasan)
associated with the World Resources Institute (WRI), a global
environmental research organization that turns big ideas into action at
the nexus of environment, economic opportunity, and human well-being.
WRI work with various stakeholders in the natural resources sector to
support policy and management that are both profitable and sustainable.
WRI work with leaders in more than 50 countries for more than 30 years,
with offices in the United States, Brazil, China, Europe, India, and Indonesia.
Launched
in early 2014, WRI Indonesia builds on WRI’s 10-year history in the
country and strengthens our impact on the ground. In the short-to-medium
term, WRI Indonesia aims to expand its presence and portfolio to
include projects in the climate, energy, as well as city and
transportation programs.
About Wahana Riset Indonesia
Wahana Riset
Indonesia is an initiative from WRI Indonesia to nurture a battalion of
young researchers to generate high-quality knowledge products, which
will support science-based policy-making in sustainable development.
This initiative has entered its second year, where WRI Indonesia once again invites young people who has a specific interest in research to join.
For this year, Wahana Riset Indonesia has chosen the research theme of “Reducing GHG Emissions from Forest and Land-Use Governance in Indonesia.” To support this theme, the young researcher, at the end of this program, is expected to produce research products in two main research clusters; (1) Improving Land Use Governance, (2) Incentive Schemes and Economic Instruments for Land-Based Emissions Reduction
About the Research
Deforestation
and land use change account for 47.7 percent of Indonesia’s greenhouse
gas emissions. Indonesian forests face significant degradation and
deforestation pressure from oil palm and other large agricultural and
forestry operations, mining, and infrastructure.. Global
Forest Watch (GFW) data shows tree cover loss in Indonesia remained
high between 2001 and 2016. The Indonesian fires of late 2015 were a
major environmental disaster, releasing 1.62 billion metric tons of
carbon dioxide and the resulting haze caused over 100,000 premature
deaths. Besides the damaging environmental impact of forest cover loss,
forest encroachment also contributed to social conflicts, including
violation of local community rights and land disputes. Additionally,
Indonesia has 29 million hectares of degraded forest areas, while 40
percent of peatland forest has been cleared between 1990-2012.
WRI
Indonesia has been working extensively in trying to address this issue
by improving the capacity of key agencies to deliver their sustainable
development goals and targets. Specifically, WRI Indonesia focuses on
three main components: (1) peatland management, (2) transformation of
land use planning decision making processes and improvement of
transparency, (3) accountability and usability of the National Forest
Monitoring System. By focusing on these three components, within the next five years, WRI Indonesia seeks to see the improved management of forests and peatland restoration implementation in priority jurisdictions, more sustainable land use management as well as improved monitoring and enforced sustainable land use practices in Indonesia. The impact of these activities will significantly reduce Indonesia’s greenhouse gas emissions resulting from unsustainable land use practices while at the same time promoting equitable land use solutions. We next asked the big question of: Are we contributing on reducing GHG emissions? How, when, where, and why do people and nature move and mobilize in response to reduce GHG? Each research cluster consists of specific research themes where we aim to develop, test, and refine our approaches in the effort to answer the overarching question. Some of the research themes include (but not limited to):
1. Restoration and carbon forestry as an offsetting mechanism to reduce GHG emissions
2. Climate-smart social forestry and communitarian forms of environmental governance
3.. Ecological fiscal transfers to forest-rich provinces and districts
4. Land account for provincial economy-environment integration
Who We Are Looking For
Preferably people who have Masters degree in either one of following subjects: Economics,
Natural/Climate Science, Social Studies in Political Ecology or
Anthropology, Forestry, Geography, Development Study or similar, is an
advantage.
People who have minimum 3 years of working experience and/or has 5 years of experience in conducting research during university at undergraduate / postgraduate level.
What You Should Have
What You Should Have
- Candidate must be self-motivated, detail-oriented, and logical thinker with an ability to multi-task and work well under pressure with minimum supervision
- Flexibility and willingness to explore unfamiliar issues are all qualities that will be looked upon the hiring process
- Strong writing and research skills, excellent academic performance, as well as high level of organization and attention to detail.
- Familiarity with or interest in Indonesian natural resources issues.
- High integrity, passion for sustainable development, and good sense of humor preferred.
- Demonstrated proficiency in oral and written English and Indonesian.
- Willingness to stay until the end of the research project (18 months)
- Ability to work individually and in a group.
- Ability to think critically, have strong managerial and planning skills
- You should have a minimum 5 years of research experiences and min 2 years formal work
- Academic achievement with minimum GPA 3.2
- Strong results-oriented analytical skills.
- Basic understanding of research methodology.
- Good interpersonal skills, full of energy and motivation.
- Able to write and speak very well in Indonesian and English (English: TOEFL:550, IELTS: 6).
- Have experience doing research.
- Allowed to work in Indonesia. WRI Indonesia does not sponsor visas for this position.
Qualified applicants should apply online at WRI career website. All applications must be submitted online through this career portal in order to be formally considered. Please follow the link World
Resources Institute is looking for a great Call For Application: Young
Researcher/Scientist for Wahana Riset Indonesia 2.0 Program.
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Your application must include:
- Cover letter indicating your motivation to apply for this position (Max. 2 pages). The cover letter must be written in English.
- Curriculum Vitae in English
- Two letters of recommendations from referees. This could be university lecturers, former employers or academic supervisors
- A degree certificate and certificates that demonstrate your eligibility for the position
- English proficiency test results (e.g. TOEFL, IELTS, etc), if any
- Link to sample of writing Publication /Journal/ Newspaper/ Magazine
- Work plans are expected to be carried out timely and satisfactory with minor supervision.
- Must be capable of setting priorities and working under pressure and tight deadlines.
- Ability to work well with internal and external participants is essential.
- Ability to work well in group/team as well as working individually.
- Willingness and ability to travel to remote parts of Indonesia
• A ready to submit draft of WRI knowledge products and/or journal article
• Report of data analysis
• Op-Eds on domestic and/or international news outlets
Application ends at 1700 (Jakarta Time), 6 July 2018.
We will close the advert earlier when best candidates are identified at
earlier dates. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.
This is a locally engaged position; Indonesian nationals are encouraged to apply.
For more information regarding Wahana Riset Indonesia Program, please contact +62 21 22775762, attention to Josefhine/ Dean/Arief/Tieke.
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