POSITION # 11-160– POSTDOCTORAL/RESEARCH FELLOW FOR HARVESTPLUS PROGRAM
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). HarvestPlus 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 or a Research 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
Essential Duties:
The Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Fellow will mainly contribute to the “policy” component of the Impact and Policy team by investigating the importance of poor dietary quality in driving malnutrition in developing countries. Essential duties include:
• Use available primary level data, advanced micro-econometric methods and partial equilibrium models to investigate:
o the factors affecting micronutrient food consumption and changes in the micronutrient aspects of diets of the poor over time
o the relationship between intra-household inequality in food distribution and nutritional outcomes
o the differences/similarities between 24-hour recall data on food intakes to 7-day recall of food expenditures and consumption at the household level
o the relationship between dietary quality and nutritional outcomes (such as stunting)
• Model the impact of policy levers and exogenous factors on dietary quality and consequently on nutritional outcomes
• Support the manager of the team in writing proposals and communicating with donors and other stakeholders as needed.
• Participate in new projects and initiatives as needed.
Required Qualifications:
• PhD in economics, agricultural economics or a related discipline
• Excellent knowledge of applied micro-econometric methods
• Previous experience in working with household survey data
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, writing ability and administrative skills
• Ability to work in diverse, multidisciplinary teams
Preferred Qualifications
• Previous research in estimating food demand and/or health-nutrition functions
• Some knowledge of human nutrition and health issues in developing countries
• Some experience in simulating partial equilibrium models
• Some knowledge of GAMS and IFPRI’s IMPACT model
IFPRI is one of the international agricultural research institutes organized under the umbrella of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). The mandate of IFPRI is to identify and analyze alternative national and international strategies and policies for meeting world food needs in ways that conserve the natural resource base, with emphasis on low income and on the poorer groups in the countries.
IFPRI offers a multicultural, collegial research environment with competitive salary and excellent benefits. IFPRI is an international and equal opportunity organization and believes that diversity of its staff contributes to excellence. We encourage women and developing country professionals to apply.
TO APPLY:
Go to www.ifpri.org . Click on “Careers” and “Research” to link you to Position # 11-160 – Postdoctoral/Research Fellow, HarvestPlus. Please complete on-line application, including a complete curriculum vitae and a detailed letter of interest. Also complete section providing 3 references.
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