JOE - June 2011
| IFPRI | |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | |
| Position Title/Short Description |
Title: Postdoctoral Fellow
Section: Full-Time Nonacademic
Location: Washington, DC, USA
JEL Classifications:
A1 -- General Economics
O1 -- Economic Development
Q1 -- Agriculture
Deadline Information: Open until filled
JOE ID Number: 201106_395503
Section: Full-Time Nonacademic
Location: Washington, DC, USA
JEL Classifications:
A1 -- General Economics
O1 -- Economic Development
Q1 -- Agriculture
Deadline Information: Open until filled
JOE ID Number: 201106_395503
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Job Summary
HarvestPlus, a challenge program of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), is co-convened by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). It is an international, multi-disciplinary alliance, which seeks to breed and disseminate staple food crops rich in micronutrients as a promising means to reduce micronutrient malnutrition in developing countries. Current target micronutrient, crop and country combinations are: high-iron bean in Rwanda, high-iron pearl millet in India, high-provitamin A cassava in Nigeria and high-provitamin A maize in Zambia.
HarvestPlus is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to join the Impact and Policy team. This position is based at IFPRI headquarters located in Washington, D.C. The position is a two-year, fixed-term appointment, and is renewable depending on performance and funding. Please note that Postdoctoral Fellow appointments at IFPRI have a maximum term of three (3) years, inclusive of any approved appointment extensions
Duties
* Work on the technology adoption studies
--Design survey instruments and sampling strategies
--Implement, supervise and monitor data collection efforts in study countries
--Use empirical micro-econometric modelling to investigate factors that affect farmers' choice of certain technologies vis-a-vis others
*Work on the consumer acceptance studies
--Design various survey instruments (including experimental auctions and stated and revealed preference experiments) to capture consumers' and producers' acceptance of crops with visible and invisible traits
--Supervise and monitor the implementation of these survey instruments in study countries
--Use empirical micro-econometric modelling to estimate consumers' and producers' acceptance of and willingness to pay for crops with visible and invisible traits
*Work on the impact evaluation studies
--Assist in the design of randomised control trials for evaluation of the health and nutrition impacts of consumption of micronutrient rich staple crops
--Supervise and monitor the implementation of the impact evaluation studies
--Conduct empirical micro-econometric modelling to measure the impact of adoption and consumption of micronutrient rich staple crops on various health and other livelihood outcomes
*Participate in new projects and initiatives as needed.
Requirements:
*PhD in economics, agricultural economics or a related discipline.
*Excellent knowledge of applied econometrics
*Experience in undertaking quantitative research in developing countries, in particular analyzing household survey data
*Excellent interpersonal communication skills and writing ability
*Ability to work in diverse, multidisciplinary teams.
*Willingness and ability to travel
HarvestPlus, a challenge program of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), is co-convened by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). It is an international, multi-disciplinary alliance, which seeks to breed and disseminate staple food crops rich in micronutrients as a promising means to reduce micronutrient malnutrition in developing countries. Current target micronutrient, crop and country combinations are: high-iron bean in Rwanda, high-iron pearl millet in India, high-provitamin A cassava in Nigeria and high-provitamin A maize in Zambia.
HarvestPlus is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to join the Impact and Policy team. This position is based at IFPRI headquarters located in Washington, D.C. The position is a two-year, fixed-term appointment, and is renewable depending on performance and funding. Please note that Postdoctoral Fellow appointments at IFPRI have a maximum term of three (3) years, inclusive of any approved appointment extensions
Duties
* Work on the technology adoption studies
--Design survey instruments and sampling strategies
--Implement, supervise and monitor data collection efforts in study countries
--Use empirical micro-econometric modelling to investigate factors that affect farmers' choice of certain technologies vis-a-vis others
*Work on the consumer acceptance studies
--Design various survey instruments (including experimental auctions and stated and revealed preference experiments) to capture consumers' and producers' acceptance of crops with visible and invisible traits
--Supervise and monitor the implementation of these survey instruments in study countries
--Use empirical micro-econometric modelling to estimate consumers' and producers' acceptance of and willingness to pay for crops with visible and invisible traits
*Work on the impact evaluation studies
--Assist in the design of randomised control trials for evaluation of the health and nutrition impacts of consumption of micronutrient rich staple crops
--Supervise and monitor the implementation of the impact evaluation studies
--Conduct empirical micro-econometric modelling to measure the impact of adoption and consumption of micronutrient rich staple crops on various health and other livelihood outcomes
*Participate in new projects and initiatives as needed.
Requirements:
*PhD in economics, agricultural economics or a related discipline.
*Excellent knowledge of applied econometrics
*Experience in undertaking quantitative research in developing countries, in particular analyzing household survey data
*Excellent interpersonal communication skills and writing ability
*Ability to work in diverse, multidisciplinary teams.
*Willingness and ability to travel
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