The African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS) is a leading regional multi-disciplinary network of researchers, practitioners and policy makers that promotes science, technology and innovation (STI) policy research, dialogue and practice, for African Development.
Its mission is to improve the quality of science, technology, and innovation research, policy and practice for sustainable development in Africa.
ATPS works primarily through its National Chapters in at least 27 African countries, and with a chapter in the UK and the US to represent the African Diaspora.
ATPS supports science, technology and innovation capacity building for African development through knowledge generation; knowledge brokerage; knowledge dissemination & outreach; and knowledge valorisation.
Its research and training efforts focuses on building a culture of innovation to address topical and emerging development challenges in the continent including climate change, health care delivery, integrated management of environmental infrastructure including land, water, and biodiversity, etc for sustainable ecosystem services, community livelihoods, and poverty alleviation.
ATPS also supports thematic and facilitative programs to broker the socialization of science and technology in Africa through democratic governance of knowledge and technology sharing and the up scaling and down scaling of indigenous and emerging technologies (biotechnology, ICTs, nanotechnology, etc) to facilitate equitable partnerships within the continent and beyond.
For more details about ATPS, please visit our website at www.atpsnet.org.
ATPS is seeking to recruit a dynamic trans-disciplinary individual to fill the position of Research Officer - Post Doctorate to be based at its Secretariat in Nairobi, Kenya.
Reporting to the Research, Training and Communications Leader, he/she will undertake research work and provide research support to the Research team.
Major responsibilities will include the following:
Organizing and undertaking fieldwork as required on case studies research carried out by the Secretariat;
Assisting in developing of proposals and raising funds for the projects/programmes and managing the grants process and regional research projects;
Keeping up to date with developments in Science ,Technology and innovation policy issues, as well as qualitative and quantitative research methods;
Collecting and searching for national and international literature on relevant science and technology policies and practices;