{"id":21971,"date":"2026-01-19T12:54:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T11:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sle-berlin.de\/?p=21971"},"modified":"2026-01-26T13:12:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T12:12:45","slug":"call-for-teamlead-jirp-uganda-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sle-berlin.de\/en\/call-for-teamlead-jirp-uganda-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Applications                                      Team Leader (m\/f\/d) for the                            Joint International Research Project (JIRP) Uganda 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21971\" class=\"elementor elementor-21971\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fddeaf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3fddeaf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da2615b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da2615b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"61\" data-end=\"170\"><strong data-start=\"61\" data-end=\"108\">Call for Applications \u2013 Team Leader (m\/f\/d)<\/strong><br data-start=\"108\" data-end=\"111\" \/><strong data-start=\"111\" data-end=\"170\">Joint International Research Project (JIRP) Uganda 2026<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"172\" data-end=\"461\">The Centre for Rural Development (SLE), Humboldt-Universit\u00e4t zu Berlin, is seeking an <strong data-start=\"258\" data-end=\"285\">experienced Team Leader<\/strong> for a Joint International Research Project in Uganda within the GIZ-supported project <strong data-start=\"372\" data-end=\"461\">\u201cPeat4People \u2013 Sustainable peatland management for people, climate and biodiversity.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"722\"><strong data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"481\">Project focus:<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"722\">Development of <strong data-start=\"499\" data-end=\"538\">paludiculture-based business models<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"543\" data-end=\"567\">business matchmaking<\/strong> to support climate-resilient livelihoods and peatland restoration in Uganda, with a strong focus on <strong data-start=\"668\" data-end=\"721\">income generation for local communities and women<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"724\" data-end=\"738\"><strong data-start=\"724\" data-end=\"738\">Key tasks:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"739\" data-end=\"1160\"><li data-start=\"739\" data-end=\"811\"><p data-start=\"741\" data-end=\"811\">Overall leadership of the JIRP (planning, implementation, reporting)<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"812\" data-end=\"891\"><p data-start=\"814\" data-end=\"891\">Guidance of an international, interdisciplinary team of Young Professionals<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"892\" data-end=\"972\"><p data-start=\"894\" data-end=\"972\">Development and assessment of paludiculture business models and value chains<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"973\" data-end=\"1026\"><p data-start=\"975\" data-end=\"1026\">Capacity-building approach and training materials<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1027\" data-end=\"1082\"><p data-start=\"1029\" data-end=\"1082\">Stakeholder engagement and field research in Uganda<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1083\" data-end=\"1160\"><p data-start=\"1085\" data-end=\"1160\">Final study report and policy recommendations (English, with EN\/DE summary)<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1162\" data-end=\"1179\"><strong data-start=\"1162\" data-end=\"1179\">Requirements:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"1180\" data-end=\"1488\"><li data-start=\"1180\" data-end=\"1277\"><p data-start=\"1182\" data-end=\"1277\">MSc\/PhD in a relevant field (e.g. agricultural or environmental economics, rural development)<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1278\" data-end=\"1374\"><p data-start=\"1280\" data-end=\"1374\">Proven experience in business model development, value chain analysis, PES or carbon finance<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1375\" data-end=\"1437\"><p data-start=\"1377\" data-end=\"1437\">Experience in participatory research and working in Uganda<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1438\" data-end=\"1488\"><p data-start=\"1440\" data-end=\"1488\">Strong leadership, analytical and writing skills<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1490\" data-end=\"1616\"><strong data-start=\"1490\" data-end=\"1503\">Duration:<\/strong> June\u2013December 2026 (full-time)<br data-start=\"1534\" data-end=\"1537\" \/><strong data-start=\"1537\" data-end=\"1554\">Remuneration:<\/strong> to be negotiated according to SLE honorary<br \/>regulations (travel and subsistence expenses are reimbursed separately)<\/p><p data-start=\"1618\" data-end=\"1761\">\ud83d\udcc4 <em data-start=\"1621\" data-end=\"1761\">The full call for applications (PDF) with detailed information on responsibilities, timeline and application procedure is available\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sle-berlin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SLE_Call-for-applications_Team-Leader-JIRP-Uganda-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/em><\/p><p data-start=\"1763\" data-end=\"1890\"><strong data-start=\"1763\" data-end=\"1788\">Application deadline:<\/strong> 31 January 2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Call for Applications \u2013 Team Leader (m\/f\/d)Joint International Research Project (JIRP) Uganda 2026 The Centre for Rural Development (SLE), Humboldt-Universit\u00e4t zu Berlin, is seeking an experienced Team Leader for a Joint International Research Project in Uganda within the GIZ-supported project \u201cPeat4People \u2013 Sustainable peatland management for people, climate and biodiversity.\u201d Project focus: Development of paludiculture-based business models and business matchmaking to support climate-resilient livelihoods and peatland restoration in Uganda, with a strong focus on income generation for local communities and women. Key tasks: Overall leadership of the JIRP (planning, implementation, reporting) Guidance of an international, interdisciplinary team of Young Professionals Development and assessment of paludiculture business models and value chains Capacity-building approach and training materials Stakeholder engagement and field research in Uganda Final study report and policy recommendations (English, with EN\/DE summary) Requirements: MSc\/PhD in a relevant field (e.g. agricultural or environmental economics, rural development) Proven experience in business model development, value chain analysis, PES or carbon finance Experience in participatory research and working in Uganda Strong leadership, analytical and writing skills Duration: June\u2013December 2026 (full-time)Remuneration: to be negotiated according to SLE honoraryregulations (travel and subsistence expenses are reimbursed separately) \ud83d\udcc4 The full call for applications (PDF) with detailed information on responsibilities, timeline and application procedure is available here Application deadline: 31 January 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":713,"featured_media":21956,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65,67,78,80,81],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ausschreibungen","category-calls","category-jobs","category-news","category-news-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sle-berlin.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sle-berlin.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sle-berlin.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sle-berlin.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/713"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sle-berlin.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21971"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.sle-berlin.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21982,"href":"https:\/\/www.sle-berlin.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21971\/revisions\/21982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sle-berlin.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sle-berlin.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sle-berlin.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}