Post Doctoral Fellow – Value Chain Economist, Tanzania

Vacancy Number: PD/VCE/TZ/03/2013
Location: Morogoro, Tanzania
Duration: 2 years with the possibility of renewal

Competitive International Salary and Benefits Package
Salary negotiable dependent on skills and experience

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works to enhance the roles livestock play in pathways out of poverty in developing countries. ILRI is a member of the CGIAR Consortium, a global research partnership of 15 centres working with many partners for a food-secure future. ILRI has two main campuses in East Africa and other hubs in East, West and southern Africa and South, Southeast and East Asia. www.ilri.org.

CGIAR is a global agricultural research partnership for a food-secure future. Its science is carried out by 15 research centres that are members of the CGIAR Consortium in collaboration with hundreds of partner organizations. www.cgiar.org.

The Position: ILRI seeks to recruit a post-doctoral fellow to work within the ILRI-led new CGIAR Research Programme on Livestock and Fish, that aims to consolidate research and development (R&D) efforts for a pro-poor transformation of the smallholder dairy value chains in Tanzania among other value chains. The R&D objectives of the Tanzania project over the next four years are to: 1) develop scalable value chains approaches with improved organization and institutions serving resource-poor male and female smallholder dairy households; 2) generate and communicate evidence on business and organizational options for increasing participation of resource-poor male and female households in dairy value chains; and 3) inform policy on appropriate roles for pro-poor smallholder-based informal sector value chains in dairy sector development.

An initial one-year inception was undertaken in 2012 to: a) assess the current status of the Tanzanian dairy sector and identify appropriate entry points; b) develop a strategy for strengthening the policy environment to better support pro-poor dairy development; and, c) identify sites appropriate for piloting pro-poor dairy development interventions.

Responsibilities:

• Lead field activities geared towards improving value chain performance, working closely with national research and development partners at local and national level;
• Responsible for evidence-based assessment of organizational models selected for piloting, including monitoring of gender dimensions, farmer business and organizational strategies and potential constraints to adoption and scaling up;
• Apply existing and new conceptual value chain analysis frameworks to identify pro-poor opportunities for improving the associated value chains;
• Contribute to preparing strategic communication products including journal publications and proposal development.
• Publishing the results of research in high quality peer-reviewed international journals and in other media;
• Working with and building the capacity of students.

Essential Skills and Qualifications will include:

• PhD in agricultural economics, agribusiness or related field, (PhD must have been attained within the last 3 years);
• Experience in livestock (preferably dairy) R&D in East Africa particularly in Tanzania
• An understanding of innovation systems, input and service supply, and value chain analysis
• Experience in research design, use of quantitative and qualitative analytic methods
• Experience with supervising/coordinating collection, storage and analysis of gender-disaggregated data related to agricultural households and associated value chains
• Excellent written and spoken English (knowledge of Kiswahili will be an added advantage)
• Good interpersonal, facilitation and communication skills
• Ability to work in multi-cultural environment and foster teamwork
• Track record of publishing in peer reviewed publications;

Post location: This position is based in Tanzania at a Project Office that will be located at Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), at the ILRI office being established.

Position level: Post-doctoral Scientist (4A).

Duration: 2 years with the possibility of renewal, contingent upon individual performance and continued funding.

Terms of appointment: ILRI offers a competitive international remuneration and benefits package which includes:  Medical insurance for staff and dependents, Life insurance, Education allowance for children, Housing allowance, Baggage Allowance, Home leave, Annual holiday entitlement of 30 days+public holidays.

*Benefits are tax free subject to compliance with tax regulations of country of citizenship.

Applications:

Applicants should send a cover letter indicating their salary expectations for this position together with a CV which includes a full list of publications and the names and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience. Email your application to the Human Resources Office: ilri-PDVCETZ@cgiar.org on or before 28 April 2013. The position title and reference number: PD/VCE/TZ/03/2013 should be clearly marked on the subject line of the online application.

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ILRI is an equal opportunity employer.