International Food Policy Research Institute

Position Title/Short Description

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IFPRI seeks an Associate Research Fellow/Research Fellow to work under the Nigeria Strategy Support Program (NSSP). The program focuses on strategy and policy issues in relation to agriculture, the food system, agricultural transformation, and poverty reduction. The position is based in Abuja, Nigeria.

Duties:

• Conducting high-quality research, policy advice, capacity strengthening and policy communication in Nigeria on the strategic issues of agricultural production, agricultural transformation, rural development, food security and poverty reduction, and

• Support the NSSP Program Leader to coordinate and implement IFPRI’s country strategy support program in Nigeria including timely completion of research projects and reports, publishing papers in peer reviewed journals, and participate in conferences, workshops, seminars, policy advisory fora, and capacity strengthening training.

Requirements:

• PhD in Economics, Agricultural Economics, Development Economics, Public Policy or closely related field.
• Experience in research on policy issues related to agricultural production, the role of the state, civil
• Ability to design and manage quantitative research studies, including design of field work, training of enumerators, supervision of data entry, data analysis and writing and publication of results.
• Knowledge of and experience with a range of evaluation methods and designs.
• Demonstrated computer and data analysis literacy.