Agricultural Economist – Adoption Pathways and Impact Evaluation
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) seeks a highly qualified agricultural economist to join our international team of scientists working on improving the livelihoods of farmers and the poor in the developing world. This position will involve undertaking socioeconomics and policy research on strategies for sustainable agricultural intensification (SAI) in mixed farming systems in Eastern and Southern Africa in collaboration with national and international partners. More specifically, the research will focus on identifying economically viable SAI investments and policy and institutional strategies for achieving sustainable productivity growth, increasing resilience and adaptation to climate shocks, and applying cutting-edge methods for understanding adoption pathways and impacts of integrated innovations on farm households and the rural poor. The position will be based at the CIMMYT regional office in Eastern and Southern Africa (preferably in Kenya or Ethiopia).
The job will require that you:
We are seeking candidates with the following qualifications:
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, known by its Spanish acronym, CIMMYT® (www.cimmyt.org), is a not-for-profit research and training organization with partners in over 100 countries. The center works to sustainably increase the productivity of maize and wheat systems and thus ensure global food security and reduce poverty. The center's outputs and services include improved maize and wheat varieties and cropping systems, the conservation of maize and wheat genetic resources, and capacity building. CIMMYT belongs to and is funded by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) (www.cgiar.org) and also receives support from national governments, foundations, development banks, and other public and private agencies.
CIMMYT has had enormous impact in the developing world. It is the center of excellence for work on two of the three most important food crops in the developing world. Its most famous employee, Dr. Norman Borlaug, is credited by many with saving more lives than any other individual in the history of the world. Borlaug’s work dramatically increased yields of wheat in the Indo-Gangetic plains in the 1960s and 1970s, staving off starvation for hundreds of millions. For this work, Borlaug received the Nobel Prize in 1970. Scores of other CIMMYT efforts have saved or enriched millions of lives, from releasing disease-resistant varieties and varieties resistant to drought and heat and soil deficiencies, to dispersing techniques to reduce farmer costs and post-harvest losses. In developing countries, wheat varieties developed by CIMMYT and its partners cover 75% of the area planted to modern wheat varieties.
The position is for an initial term of three years, renewable based on performance and strategic needs. CIMMYT offers an attractive remuneration package paid in US dollars, with a range of benefits including housing allowance, life and health insurance, education allowance (to Grade 12), home leave, retirement fund, and relocation shipping assistance.
CIMMYT is an equal-opportunity employer and strives for staff diversity in gender and nationality.
Apply online no later than July 30th, 2012, but open until filled.
At www.cimmyt.org, click on “About us – Job Opportunities- Position” – 2012/30, please complete the online application, including your cover letter, competencies and experience for the position, and a detailed CV/resume.
For further information, contact Dr. Bekele Shiferaw, Director, Socioeconomics Program, b.shiferaw@cgiar.org, or the Human Resources Office, jobs-cimmyt@cgiar.org.
Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
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