POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW - EVALUATION RESEARCHER

REVISED JOB DESCRIPTION
IFPRI VACANCY POSTING
POSITION #10-104 (N)
(INTERNATIONALLY RECRUITED POSITION)

TITLE: POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW - EVALUATION RESEARCHER
REPORTS TO: DIVISION DIRECTOR - DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY AND GOVERNANCE
DIRECTOR, NUTRITION-CRSP/AFRICA – TUFTS UNIVERSITY

IFPRI DIVISION: DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY AND GOVERNANCE
LOCATION: KAMPALA, UGANDA
GRADE: 15B
US FLSA STATUS: EXEMPT
POSTING DATE: JULY 1, 2011
CLOSING DATE: AUGUST 1, 2011 OR UNTIL FILLED

Job Summary:
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a Postdoctoral Fellow to work half-time for the Uganda Strategy Support Programme (USSP) at IFPRI, and half-time for the Nutrition Collaborative Research Support Program (NCRSP) managed by Tufts University. The Fellow will hold the title of Postdoctoral Fellow at IFPRI, and has the potential to be appointed as Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University.

The successful candidate will conduct research and help build capacity among Ugandan collaborators for rigorous quantitative evaluations of agricultural, health and nutrition program interventions. Activities for IFPRI will address the USSP agenda as described here: www.ifpri.org/ussp. Activities for the Nutrition CRSP will evaluate impacts on nutrition and health outcomes for women and children, as described here: www.nutritioncrsp.org. Some activities will be conducted jointly by the two organizations, while other aspects of the position involve distinct activities for the two programs.

The position is a two-year, fixed-term, exempt, renewable appointment, based at the IFPRI country office in Kampala, Uganda. The final grade level will be determined by demonstrated experience and track record of publications. Please note that Postdoctoral Fellow appointments at IFPRI have a maximum term of three (3) years, inclusive of any approved appointment extensions.



Essential Duties:
Specific responsibilities include:
• Rigorous design and implementation of quantitative evaluations for nutrition, agriculture and health interventions, including particularly integrated programs to improve maternal and child nutrition and health outcomes;
• Effective support and capacity-building on rigorous program evaluation methods among Ugandan collaborators, including peer-review, informal advising, and mentorship / learning-by-doing training;
• Successful dissemination of research results in scholarly journals, policy briefs and verbal presentations in local and international venues;
• Active participation in meetings, workshops and conferences around nutrition, health and agriculture in Uganda and elsewhere, such as those organized by UGAN, FANTA 2, NPA, UN agencies and other CSO coalitions, and
• Leadership and management of meetings, workshops and conferences convened by IFPRI and the Nutrition CRSP in Uganda.

Required Qualifications:
• Ph.D. in any discipline related to economics, applied economics, or quantitative evaluation
• Significant experience in working on rigorous evaluation of either nutrition, health or agriculture projects with explicit nutrition or health outcomes
• A clear and well defined understanding of applied nutrition and health especially maternal, infant and young child nutrition and interventions
• Demonstrated success in survey and field research, interdisciplinary research, collaborative research and capacity building.
• Demonstrated success in communicating research results through peer-reviewed scholarly journals and presentations for scholars and policy-makers
• Excellent written and spoken English

Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience in East Africa
• Experience with facilitation at meetings/workshops
• Experience in training and supervision of survey enumerators
• Experience in teaching evaluation theory and methods

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:

We plan on holding preliminary interviews at the upcoming 2011 AAEA conference meeting in Pittsburg in July. If you will be attending this conference, kindly indicate this on your cover letter

IFPRI Employees: Please send cover letter & resume – via email – to Alma López.
External Candidates: Go to www.ifpri.org . Click on “Careers” and “Research” to link you to Position #10-104 (N)-Postdoctoral Fellow, DSG. Please complete on-line application, including a complete curriculum vitae and a detailed letter of interest. Also complete section providing 3 references.

Interested applicants may also directly contact Prof. William A. Masters, Associate Director of the Nutrition CRSP, at William.master@tufts.edu

Screening of applications will begin on July 15, 2011. The position will remain open until filled.

For more information on IFPRI, visit our website at www.ifpri.org