Job Description

Description

Job Summary:

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified Postdoctoral Fellow or Research Fellow for its program on agricultural science, technology, and innovation (ST&I) policy in its Environment and Production Technology (EPTD) Division. This is a two year, exempt, fixed-term, renewable appointment based in New Delhi, India. 

The division’s agricultural ST&I policy program seeks to identify policies that favor economic development and the broad-based adoption of productivity-enhancing, poverty-reducing agricultural innovations, and to develop global, regional, and national capacity for ST&I policy analysis, design and implementation. Current research areas include, but are not limited to: agricultural research and development; private investment in pro-poor technology development and delivery; science, technology, and innovation policy; agricultural extension and advisory services; project monitoring and evaluation; and other topics relating to ST&I policy for developing-country agriculture.

Please note Postdoctoral Fellow appointments at IFPRI have a maximum term of three (3) years, inclusive of any approved appointment extensions. The final grade level will be determined by demonstrated experience and track record of publications.

Essential Duties:

The successful candidate will be responsible for conducting scholarly research relating to agricultural ST&I policy in South Asia. The research will be conducted in collaboration with the Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA), a project launched in 2009 in partnership with other CGIAR centers and national institutions. See: http://sites.google.com/site/csisaportal/. CSISA aims to decrease hunger and malnutrition and increase food security among resource-poor, small-scale farm families in South Asia through the accelerated development and inclusive deployment of new varieties, sustainable management technologies, and pro-poor public policies. The project intends to provide scientific, technical, and policy options to accelerate short- and long-term cereal production growth in South Asia’s most important grain baskets.

The successful candidate will participate in a range of activities including, but not limited to:

• Conducting literature reviews, field survey work, in-depth data analysis, and policy analysis on farm-level constraints to productivity growth and the impacts of adoption of resource-conserving technologies in the rice-wheat and related farming systems of South Asia.
• Supporting efforts to strengthen the capacity of partner organizations and networks to conduct scholarly research and communicate evidence-based policy recommendations on ST&I policy for South Asia.
• Supporting efforts to build an effective data management, monitoring, and evaluation system for the project.
• Preparing project reports, research papers, presentations, and publishable journal articles in collaboration with the ST&I program team at IFPRI, CSISA project researchers, and other collaborators and partners.

The successful candidate will also be responsible for: (a) identifying new research topics and designing new research activities for the ST&I program in South Asia; (b) raising stakeholder awareness and donor funds in support of the ST&I program’s long-term research agenda in South Asia; and (c) strengthening IFPRI’s participation in national and regional networks on ST&I policy.

The successful candidate will work with a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural team of researchers, and is expected to engage in a broad range of research projects and activities in South Asia.

Required Qualifications:

• Ph.D. degree in economics, agricultural economics, development economics, science and technology policy, development studies, or other appropriate disciplines.
• Understanding of South Asian agriculture, including issues relating to smallholder farming systems, agribusiness, and technology adoption
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; Proficiency in STATA or other statistical software
• Excellent verbal and written English, as well as strong interpersonal communication skills 
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks and produce completed products on time
• Excellent analytical skills
• Ability to work both independently and within a multi-disciplinary and multicultural team environment

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Proficiency in one major South Asian language other than English
• Experience in surveys and field work is an advantage

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