International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Position Title/Short Description

Full Text of JOE Listing:

The International Food Policy Research Institute seeks an Associate Research Fellow for its Markets, Trade and Institutions Division. The position is a two-year, fixed-term appointment, and is renewable.

Essential Duties:
- Conduct research on issues related to impact evaluation of institutions and infrastructure and on applied microeconomics.
- Work on impact evaluation, mainly empirical micro econometric modeling, and household and intra household analysis.

Required Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in Economics;
- Significant applied econometric skills, experience in state of the art impact evaluation methods; strong capabilities in quantitative analysis and ability to use economic theory in innovative and policy relevant ways; experience in collecting and analyzing primary survey data; excellent communication skills in written & spoken English and ability to travel extensively.

For a complete listing please go to www.ifpri.org . Click on “Careers” and “Research Positions” to link you to Position # 13-216 – Associate Research Fellow, MTID. Please complete on-line application and indicate on your cover letter if you plan to attend the 2015 AEA annual conference in Boston, MA. Also complete section providing 3 references. We will inform applicants of their status as soon as the Search Committee reviews applications.