International Food Policy Research Institute; IFPRI Postdoctoral research fellow on Food Consumption and Nutrition Division

Website/Url : http://careers.ifpri.org/DetailIFPRI.asp?ifpri08-150

Job ID: 08-150 Division: FCND
Recruitment Type: Local Duration: 2 Year
Application Deadline: Position Type: Renewable

Description:
Job Summary:

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks an
Economist to serve as a Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Fellow for a two
(2) year, fixed term, renewable appointment in its Food Consumption
and Nutrition Division (FCND). This position is based at IFPRI
headquarters located in Washington, D.C but would involve travel to
any of the countries in which IFPRI carries out its research. The
final grade level will be determined by demonstrated experience and
track record of publications.

FCND's dynamic research programs combine state-of-the- art empirical
work, partnerships with developed and developing country researchers
and policy dialogue with senior government officials. The successful
candidate will play a key role in the implementation of our ongoing
research efforts on gender and assets. In addition, the successful
candidate will have the opportunity to explore potential work on other
research programs within the Division and Institute such as our
longitudinal household surveys, our research on the impact of social
protection/welfare programs, our research on the linkages between
agriculture, health and nutrition, and our work on large scale
maternal and child health and nutrition programs.

Essential Duties:

Specific duties include but are not limited to:
• Help design, implement and analyze individual, household and
community surveys.
• Help design survey instruments and train field workers and
developing-country collaborators.
• Conduct innovative research and write analytical papers based on the
household surveys and communicate these results to diverse audiences.

Required Qualifications:
• Applicants considered for Post-Doctoral Fellows must have a PhD in
Economics or Agricultural Economics or other relevant fields
• Applicants considered for Research Fellows must have a PhD in
Economics or Agricultural Economics or other relevant fields, at least
three years of post-doctoral experience and at least two papers
published or forthcoming in refereed journals
• Excellent econometrics skills
• Knowledge of the relevant literature and experience in the empirical
analysis of gender and intrahousehold allocation in developing country
contexts, in addition to demonstrated knowledge of impact evaluation
techniques
• Fluency in spoken and written English
• Outstanding ability to perform thoughtful, critical analysis of own
as well as existing research

Please see below for additional required skills

Required Skills:
• Experience in using household survey data for econometric and
statistical analyses
• Demonstrated capacity to produce quality research, including
research suitable for publication in peer-reviewed journals
• Ability to work with researchers from other social and biological
sciences
• Knowledge of and experience in analyzing poverty and poverty-related
issues in developing countries
• Willingness to travel and work in developing countries

Preferred Qualifications:

• Fluency in a language other than English (preferably Spanish,
Portuguese or French)
• Experience working with complex household data sets from developing
countries containing data on income, consumption and nutrition
• Demonstrated knowledge of statistical and econometric techniques
used in evaluations (e.g., randomized assignment, matching, regression
discontinuity, etc.) and panel data
• Field experience in collecting quantitative household data in
developing countries

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