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AFRICA RICE CENTER (WARDA), Cotonou, Benin
Q0 Agricultural & Environmental Economics
The Africa Rice Center (WARDA) is looking for a
highly qualified Post-doctoral Fellow (IRS
004/RD/PL2/07) to join its Impact Assessment
team. The focus of the Impact Assessment research
is on providing information on the impact of rice
technologies and policies on various household and
community welfare and environmental outcomes
including poverty, food security, nutrition, health
and biodiversity. RESPONSIBILITIES: The Post-doctoral fellow will be stationed at WARDA's
temporary headquarters in Cotonou, Benin and will
work under the supervision of WARDA's Impact
Assessment Economist. He/she will assist in
economic impact assessments of rice technologies
on the livelihoods and welfare of rice farmers and
communities and on the economies of sub-Saharan
African countries, including methodology
development, survey design and implementation,
data analysis, write-up of research and donor
reports, and publication in international refereed
journals. The Post-doctoral fellow is also expected
to contribute to the development of individual and
institutional capacity in Impact Assessment of
NARES in the region through sharing of
experiences and expertise. In particular, he or she
will be spending a significant amount of his or her
time backstopping the NARS economists in the
implementation of their impact studies.
REQUIREMENTS: Candidates should have: (1) a
PhD degree in Agricultural Economics or in
Economics (2) demonstrated skills in quantitative
economics analysis with a focus on microeconomics,
(3) Familiarity with the econometrics of social
programs evaluation ; (4) good knowledge of
econometrics and demonstrated skills in using
standard econometric packages such as STATA,
GAUSS, S+, etc (Some knowledge of programming
in STATA will be a plus); 5) demonstrated
experience in implementing household surveys; (6)
proficiency in written and spoken French or English
with a good working knowledge of the other.
DURATION OF THE APPOINTMENT: The
contract for the position will be for a two-year term
(2007-2009). SALARY AND BENEFITS:
WARDA offers a competitive salary and excellent
benefits, dependant on experience.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Candidates
should send an application (including date of
availability and a statement of any special
qualifications for the position) and an up-to-date
curriculum vitae with the names and addresses
(including tel/fax/e-mail) of three referees to: HRO-
Africa Rice Center (WARDA),
WARDA/ADRAO, 01 B.P. 2031 Cotonou, Benin
(Fax: + 229 - 21 35 05 56 ; Tel : + 229 - 21 35 01
88 ; E-mail: WARDA-HR@Cgiar.org).
Applications will be considered up to 30 April 2007
or until the position is filled. WARDA is an
international and intergovernmental research
association and believes that staff diversity
contributes to excellence. |
