POST DOCTORAL SCIENTIST

Vacancy Number: PD/PGI/06/11
Department: Poverty, Gender and Impact team
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Duration: two years with the possibility of renewal

Base salary from USD 35,000 plus attractive international staff benefits package

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works at the crossroads of livestock and poverty, bringing high-quality livestock science, communications and capacity building to bear on poverty reduction and sustainable development. ILRI is one of 15 centres supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). ILRI has campuses in Kenya (headquarters) and Ethiopia, with other offices located in other regions of Africa (Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria) as well as in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka), Southeast Asia (Laos, Thailand, Vietnam) and East Asia (China).

ILRI seeks to recruit a postdoctoral scientist within its Poverty, Gender and Impact team. The post doctoral scientist will work mainly but not exclusively on 2 projects (i) evaluating the impacts of livestock and aquaculture interventions on poverty and women’s empowerment in Kenya and (ii) Integrated Crop and Livestock Project in Tanzania.

Key responsibilities

• Work on evaluating impacts of crop, livestock and aquaculture interventions on poverty, nutrition and women’s empowerment
• Develop evaluation framework for multiple crop, livestock and aquaculture interventions and design survey instruments and sampling strategies
• Implement, supervise and monitor data collection efforts in study countries
• Use empirical micro-econometric and other methods to analyse the impacts of interventions integrating both household and intra household analysis
• Work with others in the team to combine quantitative and qualitative analysis to understand impacts especially on women’s empowerment
• Contribute to the development, testing and analysis of poverty, gender and equity indicators for monitoring and evaluating livestock research and development projects
• Provide strategic guidance to other ILRI scientists in the collection and analysis of gender disaggregated data
• Write peer-reviewed articles and research reports
• Contribute to preparation of briefs, and other strategic communication products including gender checklists and research materials for website content and publication
• Co-supervise students doing their research on gender, evaluation and impact assessment

Requirements

• PhD in economics, agricultural economics or a related discipline obtained not more that 5 years ago
• Excellent knowledge of evaluation methods, applied micro-econometric methods, household and intra-household analysis
• Previous experience in undertaking quantitative research in developing countries, in particular collecting and analyzing household survey data
• A good understanding of gender issues in agriculture and how to design, collect and analyze gender disaggregated data
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, writing ability, organizational and administrative skills
• Ability to work in diverse, multidisciplinary teams

Post location: The position is based at ILRI’s Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya with travel to other countries where ILRI works.

Terms of appointment: This is an Internationally Recruited Staff (IRS) position with initial appointment of two years with the possibility of renewal for one year, contingent upon individual performance and the availability of funding. ILRI offers a competitive international remuneration package – Medical insurance – Life insurance – and allowances for: – Housing – baggage and Children’s education.

Applications: Applicants should send a cover letter explaining their interest in the position, what they can bring to the job and indicating earliest availability, curriculum vitae and the names and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience to email: recruit-ilri-Ken@cgiar.org by 22 July 2011.

The position title and reference number POST DOCTORAL SCIENTIST: PD/PGI/06/11 should be clearly marked on the subject line of the email applications. Due to the high volume of applications that we receive, we regret but only online applications will be considered and only short listed candidates will be contacted.

To find more about ILRI, visit our Website at www.ilri.org

ILRI is an equal opportunities employer. Qualified candidates from African countries, particularly women, are encouraged to apply.