The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, known by its Spanish acronym, CIMMYT®, is a not-for-profit agricultural research and training organization with partners in over 100 countries. Please refer to our website for more information: www.cimmyt.org
The CIMMYT is seeking an experienced professional to support the Nepal Seed and Fertilizer project funded by USAID. The project aims is to increase food productivity of cereal-based cropping systems including high-value crops via formulating site-specific fertilizer recommendations, efficient fertilizer application technology identification and applied, and enhancing the capacity of stakeholders in seed and fertilizer value chains. Details of position, location, and TOR for the position is below.
Position Title: Research Associate/Assistant-Socio-Economics
Reference No: N19123
Duty Station: Kathmandu (with frequent travel to undertake fieldwork in rural areas)
The main responsibilities of this position will be:
- Make substantial contributions to the development of structured questionnaires and other socioeconomic research instruments around seed and fertilizer technology adoption and impacts.
- Conduct literature reviews, data cleaning, descriptive and econometric data analysis, and report and scientific publications.
- Assist ME&L activities of the project and work closely with project partners in the project districts.
We are seeking candidates with the following qualification, skills, and attitudes:
- Minimum of Masters' degree in Agricultural Economics (preferred) Economics, Development Economics, Agricultural/Rural Development, Statistics or related field.
- At least 3 years of demonstrated experience in quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection (including household surveys) and strong analytical skills. Sound econometrics and statistical knowledge with familiarity with software packages like Stata or R are required).
- Sound knowledge of issues related to agricultural market and rural/ agricultural development policy.
- Ability to travel and undertake fieldwork in rural contexts.
Note:
Please refer to the following link for further detail:
https://www.jobsnepal.com/hotjob/research-associate-assistant-socio-economics/114127
Candidates must send their CV and cover letter to [email protected] no later than 30th April 2019.
Please include position and reference number in the subject of your email.
Incomplete applications (without CV and cover letter) will not be taken into consideration.
Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
