JOE - December 2011

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). HarvestPlus seeks a Postdoctoral/Research Fellow to join the Impact and Policy team. This position is based at IFPRI headquarters in Washington, D.C. It is a two-year, fixed-term appointment, and is renewable depending on performance and funding.

Essential Duties:
-Use available primary level data, advanced micro-econometric methods/partial equilibrium models to investigate:
-factors affecting micronutrient food consumption/changes in the micronutrient aspects of diets of the poor over time
-relationship between intra-household inequality in food distribution and nutritional outcomes
-differences/similarities between 24-hour recall data on food intakes to 7-day recall of food expenditures and consumption
-relationship between dietary quality and nutritional outcomes
-Model the impact of policy levers and exogenous factors on dietary quality and nutritional outcomes
-Support team writing proposals/communicating with donors/other stakeholders
-Participate in new projects/initiatives

Required Qualifications:
-PhD in economics/agricultural economics or related discipline
-Excellent: knowledge of applied micro-econometric methods,interpersonal communication skills/writing ability/administrative skills
-Ability to work in diverse/multidisciplinary teams
-Previous experience in working with household survey data

Go to www.ifpri.org. Click on Careers and Research to link to Position #11-160 -Postdoctoral/Research Fellow.Complete on-line application including CV, letter of interest, and references.