John Oti Amoah is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Gender Research, Advocacy and Documentation (CEGRAD), University of Cape Coast (UCC), Ghana and the Centre for African and International Studies, UCC, Ghana, where he teaches courses in Research Methods, Sexuality, Conflict, Gender and Development at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. His research sits at the intersection of gender|feminist theory, social policy, livelihoods, health inequalities, and sustainable development, with a strong focus on postcolonial theory and Africa’s social transformation.
Dr Amoah holds a PhD in Development Studies with specialisation in Gender, Social Protection and Livelihoods from UCC, Ghana and the University of Kassel, Germany. Between June and December 2019, Dr Amoah was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the International Center for Development and Decent Work, University of Kassel, Germany| Fully funded by German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) via the DAAD. Dr Amoah held a second competitive Postdoctoral Fellow position at the Institute of African Studies (IAS), University of Ghana, Legon (2021 -2022)| Fully funded by the Open Society Foundations . Between August 2022 and July 2023, Dr Amoah held his third Postdoctoral fellowship position on the transnational urban research project on the informal economy of vehicles (Europe, Africa and South America) with funding from Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) at the Center of Urban Ethnographies at the Brazilian Center for Analysis Planning (NEU/Cebrap), Sao Paulo, Brazil. He also has experience in academic leadership, serving as a steering committee member of the International Center for Development and Decent Work, University of Kassel, Germany (2015-2017).
Dr Amoah has won a number of research and travel grants. He is a Project Research Fellow |Co-Project Manager, UCC, Jean-Monnet Programme, EU-funded Project - PolyCIVIS: Confronting the Polycrisis in Europe and Africa (2023 -2026).
Dr. Amoah has been involved in numerous funded research projects and consultancies addressing gender-responsive resource management, social protection, labour, and sexual and reproductive health. His work has been supported by organizations such as the European Union, French Embassy in Ghana, UNFPA, Solidaridad Ghana, Plan International, Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and the Open Society Foundations.
He has published on gender|feminist theory, livelihoods, social policy, intersectionality, health inequalities and sexuality in peer-reviewed journals including Social Indicators Research, Social Dynamics, Research in Globalization, Children and Society, Society & Natural Resources, BMC Research Notes, Natural Resources Forum and Marine Policy, contributing to debates on gender and social protection, livelihoods, environmental sustainability, and public health.
Beyond academia, Dr. Amoah actively engages in community outreach and public scholarship, frequently serving as a radio panelist on gender equality, masculinities, and social policy issues. He also contributes to academic leadership as a member of professional committees and reviewer for leading journals.
He has presented papers at international conferences and workshops in Ghana, France, Germany, Belgium, Uganda, Mexico, Kenya, Pakistan, South Africa, Senegal, Benin, Brazil among others. Dr Amoah serves on the Faculty of Social Sciences, UCC Research Committee.