John Oti Amoah is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Gender Research, Advocacy and Documentation (CEGRAD), University of Cape Coast (UCC), Ghana and an affiliate Lecturer at the Centre for African and International Studies, UCC, Ghana, where he teaches courses in Research Methods, Sexuality and Conflict at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. His research interest includes gender, social policy, livelihoods, labour, sanitation and health. John 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, John was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the International Center for Development and Decent Work, University of Kassel, Germany. John held a second Postdoctoral Fellow position at the Institute of African Studies (IAS), University of Ghana, Legon (2021 -2022). 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). John has won a number of research and travel grants and fellowships.
He has also consulted for international organisations such as USAID and Plan International. He has presented papers at international conferences and workshops in Ghana, France, Germany, Uganda, Mexico, Kenya, Pakistan and Brazil. John serves on the Faculty of Social Sciences, UCC Research Committee.