Employment opportunities at IFPRI

Administrative Coordinator

IFPRI-HRLOCAL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks an Administrative Coordinator for its Development Strategy and Governance Division (DSGD) to provide administrative support to the Division Director, and all Washington-DC-based senior staff with respect to the duties listed below. This is one year, fixed term, renewable appointment based at IFPRI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Senior Research Assistant

IFPRI-HRLOCAL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a Senior Research Assistant (SRA) for its HarvestChoice team (www.harvestchoice.org) based in the Environment and Production Technology Division (EPTD). The successful candidate will work on projects related to agricultural technology, natural resource management and impact evaluation primarily focused on sub-Saharan Africa, and also includes the maintenance and analysis of several important global datasets. Duties will include working with existing legacy applications, database and analysis systems that make extensive use of Visual FoxPro, GAMS, and STATA in addition to ESRI and other GIS software such as IDRISI, GRASS or DIVA. This position is a one-year, fixed-term, renewable appointment located at IFPRI Headquarters in Washington, DC, but will involve travel to the countries in which IFPRI carries out its research.

Postdoctoral Fellow

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EDT

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified candidate to serve as a Postdoctoral Fellow for its Markets, Trade and Institutions Division. The position is a two-year, fixed-term appointment, and is renewable depending on performance and funding. Please note that Postdoctoral Fellow appointments at IFPRI have a maximum term of three (3) years, inclusive of any approved appointment extensions. This position is based at IFPRI headquarters located in Washington, D.C.

Postdoctoral Fellow

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EDT

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified candidate to serve as a Postdoctoral Fellow for its Markets, Trade and Institutions Division. The Postdoctoral Fellow will conduct research on issues related to impact evaluation of institutions and infrastructure and on applied microeconomics. The position is a two-year, fixed-term appointment, and is renewable depending on performance and funding. Please note that Postdoctoral Fellow appointments at IFPRI have a maximum term of three (3) years, inclusive of any approved appointment extensions. This position is based at IFPRI headquarters located in Washington, D.C.

Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Fellow

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EDT

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Fellow to conduct research on household food security, nutrition and poverty in support of regional and country development strategies. The fellow will develop a cross-divisional research program to search for policy options and to design strategies to improve household welfare with an emphasis on food and nutrition security in developing countries. More specifically, the fellow will develop and coordinate the following research and outreach activities to: (1) support country strategy support programs in designing household surveys in collaboration with national statistical agencies; (2) conduct research to analyze policy options to improve household welfare and integrate research to support national strategy development on food and nutrition security; and (3) stregnthen capacity of national researchers in conducting research. The position is a two-year, fixed-term, renewable appointment, based at IFPRI headquarters in Washington, DC. The final grade level will be determined by demonstrated experience and track record of publications.

Administrative Coordinator (Full-time)

IFPRI-HRLOCAL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:00:00 EDT

HarvestPlus a Challenge Program of the CGIAR and co-convened by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) seeks a full-time (30 hours/week) Administrative Coordinator (AC) to provide administrative support to the Head of Development and Communications. This non-exempt position is considered a one-year, fixed-term, renewable appointment and is located at IFPRI's Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Fellow

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:00:00 EDT

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified Post-Doctoral Fellow/ Research Fellow for its program on agricultural science, technology, and innovation (ST&I) policy in its Knowledge, Capacity, and Innovation (KCID) division, with strong ties to the learning and capacity strengthening program. This is a two year, fixed-term, renewable appointment which is based in New Delhi, India. The final grade level will be determined by demonstrated experience and track record of publications. The KCI division conducts scholarly research, capacity strengthening, and communications activities to facilitate knowledge systems and promote organizational, institutional, technological and policy innovations in developing-country food and agriculture value chains, and to support IFPRI's wider mission of providing sustainable solutions for ending hunger and poverty. The division's agricultural science, technology, and innovation (ST&I) policy program seeks to identify policies that support the creation, sharing, and adaptation of knowledge and the broad-based adoption of productivity-enhancing, poverty-reducing agricultural technologies and practices, and to develop global, regional, and national capacity for ST&I policy analysis, design, implementation, and evaluation.

Postdoctoral Fellow

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:00:00 EDT

The Poverty, Health and Nutrition (PHN) Division at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified Postdoctoral Fellow candidate to serve as a Research Coordinator for the evaluation of a nutrition project (Prevention of Malnutrition in Under Twos (PM2A)) involving several partner institutions and operating in two countries: Guatemala (Coban) and Burundi (Bujumbura). This position is for the Research coordinator position based in Bujumbura, Burundi and will involve extensive travel within the country. This is a two-year, fixed-term, renewable appointment. Please note that Postdoctoral Fellow appointments at IFPRI have a maximum term of three (3) years, inclusive of any approved appointment extensions. The successful candidate will coordinate all formative research, operations research and impact evaluation research activities associated with the PM2A project in Burundi, and will work in close collaboration with IFPRI's staff at headquarters. PM2A aims to prevent infant and young child undernutrition through the provision of food rations and behavior change communication (BCC) and regular attendance at preventive health services. In Burundi, the Research Coordinator will be integrated in the project's multi-institutional and multi-disciplinary team responsible for the PM2A program's implementation.

Postdoctoral Fellow

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:00:00 EDT

The Poverty, Health and Nutrition (PHN) Division at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified Postdoctoral Fellow candidate to serve as a Research Coordinator for the evaluation of a nutrition project (Prevention of Malnutrition in Under Twos (PM2A)) involving several partner institutions and operating in two countries: Guatemala (Coban) and Burundi (Bujumbura). This position is for the Research Coordinator position based in, Coban, Guatemala and will involve extensive travel within the country. This is a two-year, fixed-term, renewable appointment. Please note that Postdoctoral Fellow appointments at IFPRI have a maximum term of three (3) years, inclusive of any approved appointment extensions. The successful candidate will coordinate all formative research, operations research and impact evaluation research activities associated with the PM2A project in Guatemala, and will work in close collaboration with IFPRI's staff at headquarters. PM2A aims to prevent infant and young child undernutrition through the provision of food rations and behavior change communication (BCC) and regular attendance at preventive health services. In Guatemala, the Research Coordinator will be integrated in the project's multi-institutional and multi-disciplinary team responsible for the PM2A program's implementation.

Administrative Coordinator

IFPRI-HRLOCAL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:00:00 EDT

HarvestPlus a Challenge Program of the CGIAR and co-convened by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) seeks an Administrative Coordinator (AC) to provide administrative support to the Director and Senior Program Staff. This non-exempt position is considered a one-year, fixed-term, renewable appointment and is located at IFPRI's Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Communications Specialist

IFPRI-HRLOCAL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:00:00 EDT

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a Communications Specialist for its Development and Outreach team in the HarvestPlus Program. This position is based in Washington, DC and is a one-year, fixed-term appointment, and is renewable depending on performance and funding. This position may require some travel.

Senior Research Assistant

IFPRI-HRLOCAL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:00:00 EDT

The International Food Policy Research Institute seeks a Senior Research Assistant (SRA) for its Environment and Production Technology Division (EPTD). The successful candidate will work on agricultural technology, natural resource management and climate change research. The SRA will support the needs of the EPTD division director and other senior research staff in writing, data analysis and literature-based research, in order to produce papers, conference and workshop presentations, policy briefs and other research products that will be widely disseminated. The SRA will work closely with the co-leader of IFPRI's research sub-theme 1.1 on global food outlooks and natural resource policies. This position is a one-year, fixed-term, renewable appointment located at IFPRI Headquarters in Washington, DC.

Senior Research Assistant

IFPRI-HRLOCAL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:00:00 EDT

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a Senior Research Assistant (SRA) for its Environment and Production Technology Division (EPTD). The successful candidate will work on projects related to agricultural technology, natural resource management and climate change research. This is a one-year, fixed term, renewable appointment based at IFPRI headquarters located in Washington, D.C. but will involve travel to the countries in which IFPRI carries out its research.

Communications Specialist

IFPRI-HRLOCAL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:35:00 EDT

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a Communications Specialist for its Media Relations team in its Communications Division. This position is based in Washington, DC and is a one-year, fixed-term appointment, and is renewable depending on performance and funding. This position may require some travel.

Program Assistant

IFPRI-HRLOCAL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:50:00 EDT

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a Program Assistant for a one-year, renewable appointment to work in the Finance and Administration Division. The Assistant will support multiple administrative activities for the Human Resources Department and the office of the FAD Division Director. This is a non-exempt position based in IFPRI's Headquarters office in Washington, D.C.

Research Fellow (Nutrion Scientist)

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Fri, 7 Aug 2009 11:30:00 EDT

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a Human Nutrition Scientist to serve as a Research Fellow for the HarvestPlus Challenge Program, one of four Challenge Programs (CPs) approved by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). The Nutrition Scientist will provide technical guidance, managerial skills and leadership for nutrition and food technology research projects related to this inter-disciplinary project. This position is a three-year, fixed term, renewable appointment based at IFPRI headquarters in Washington DC. Final grade will be determined by number of years of relevant work experience and number of publications. HarvestPlus is an international, multi-disciplinary alliance, which seeks to breed and disseminate staple food crops, which are relatively high in bioavailable micronutrients as a promising means to reduce micronutrient malnutrition in developing countries. The initial target micronutrients are iron, zinc, and vitamin A. HarvestPlus involves collaboration between ten CGIAR Centers and a large number of partner institutions in developing and developed countries.

Program Assistant

IFPRI-HRLOCAL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Mon, 3 Aug 2009 13:15:00 EDT

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a Program Assistant for its Development Strategy and Governance Division (DSGD) to provide administrative support to the Division's administrative staff and all Washington-DC-based senior staff with respect to the duties listed below. This is one year, fixed term, renewable appointment based at IFPRI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Communications Intern

IFPRI-HRLOCAL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:50:00 EDT

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), one of the world's leading research institutions on international development, is seeking to fill an internship position in its Communications Division for Fall 2009. The internship offers a unique opportunity to help expand coverage of IFPRI projects and research in newsletters of international donor agencies.

Program Analyst

IFPRI-HRLOCAL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:10:00 EDT

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified candidate to serve as a Project Analyst for a one-year, fixed-term, renewable appointment for its Environment and Production Technology Division D.C. The successful candidate will join a multi-disciplinary team implementing the Global Futures project sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The overarching goal of the Global Futures project is to enhance IFPRI's IMPACT model to improve its usefulness in the ex-ante assessment of research and other investments in agriculture, broadly defined to include pastures, forestry and fisheries. The project will involve participants at several CGIAR centers, other international research institutions, and at national and regional research and agricultural policy programs. This position is based at IFPRI's headquarters in Washington D.C.

Program Assistant

IFPRI-HRLOCAL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Tue, 9 Jun 2009 10:18:00 EDT

The Director General's Office (DGO) of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a Program Assistant (PA) for a one-year, fixed-term, renewable appointment. The Executive Secretary will be responsible for the PA's work plan and performance evaluation, subject to the approval of the Director General. This position is based at IFPRI's headquarters in Washington, DC.

Senior Research Assistant

IFPRI-HRLOCAL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Tue, 9 Jun 2009 10:18:00 EDT

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a Senior Research Assistant who will work on projects related to market participation and development of rural institutions within the Markets, Trade and Institutions Division (MTID). This is one-year, fixed term, renewable appointment based at IFPRI headquarters located in Washington, D.C.

Senior Research Assistant/Research Analyst

IFPRI-HRLOCAL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Thu, 4 Jun 2009 17:17:00 EDT

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is seeking candidates for a Senior Research Assistant/Research analyst position for its Poverty, Health and Nutrition Division. The successful candidate will support research related to research projects on poverty, food security, malnutrition, gender, social protection and other related issues in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The position is a one-year, fixed-term appointment, and is renewable depending on performance and funding and is based at IFPRI headquarters located in Washington DC. Final grade level will be determined by number of years of relevant work experience.

Senior Research Assistant/Research Analyst

IFPRI-HRLOCAL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Thu, 4 Jun 2009 17:17:00 EDT

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified candidate to serve as a Sr. Research Assistant (SRA)/Research Analyst (RA) for a one year, fixed-term, renewable appointment for its Development Strategy and Governance (DSG) Division. This position is based at IFPRI headquarters located in Washington, D.C.

Communications Specialist I

IFPRI-HRLOCAL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Thu, 4 Jun 2009 17:17:00 EDT

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is Communications Specialist with a background in institutions of collective action and property rights to work with the CGIAR Systemwide Program on Collective Action and Property Rights (CAPRi), one of several inter-center initiatives of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), and IFPRI's Communications Division. The Communications Specialist will handle communication tasks within the CAPRi network to improve knowledge sharing internally and externally, and facilitate connections between research and communications staff within IFPRI. This will entail providing leadership for CAPRi's communications activities and contributing to the management of ongoing CAPRi projects, and, as part of the Library and Knowledge Management team, promoting and facilitating institutional learning through the implementation of effective knowledge sharing approaches and tools. This position is based in Washington, DC and is a one-year, fixed-term appointment, and is renewable depending on performance and funding.

Senior Research Assistant/Research Analyst

IFPRI-HRLOCAL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Thu, 4 Jun 2009 17:17:00 EDT

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a Senior Research Assistant/Research Analyst to work on agricultural and food security development strategy issues within the Development Strategy and Governance Division (DSGD). This is one-year, fixed term, and is renewable depending on performance and funding. This is position is based at IFPRI headquarters located in Washington, D.C. but might involve travel to the countries in which IFPRI carries out its research.

Postdoctoral/Research Fellow

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Thu, 4 Jun 2009 17:17:00 EDT

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified candidate to serve as a Postdoctoral Fellow or Research Fellow to work on the Ghana Strategy Support Program (GSSP) for a two-year, fixed-term, renewable appointment. The program has a focus on strategy and policy issues in relation to agriculture, the food system, rural change, and poverty reduction. The position reports to the Director of the Development Strategy and Governance Division (DSGD) and is based in Accra, Ghana.

Research Assistant/Senior Research Assistant

IFPRI-HRLOCAL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Thu, 4 Jun 2009 17:17:00 EDT

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a Research Assistant (RA)/Senior Research Assistant (SRA) for a one-year, fixed-term, renewable appointment in its Markets, Trade and Institutions Division (MTID). The SRA will work primarily within the Research Program on WTO, Regional Trade and Globalization (GRP2). This position is based at IFPRI headquarters located in Washington, DC. The final position grade level will be determined by actual years of experience. Relocation benefits do not apply for this position.

Senior Research Assistant/Research Analyst

IFPRI-HRLOCAL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Thu, 4 Jun 2009 17:17:00 EDT

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a Senior Research Assistant (SRA)/Research Analyst for a full-time one-year, fixed-term, renewable appointment in its Poverty, Health and Nutrition Division. The position is a one-year, fixed-term appointment, and is renewable depending on performance and funding and is based at IFPRI headquarters located in Washington DC. Final grade level will be determined by number of years of relevant work experience.

Senior Research Assistant/Research Analyst

IFPRI-HRLOCAL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:07:00 EDT

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified candidate to serve as a Sr. Research Assistant (SRA) for a one year, fixed-term, renewable appointment for its Development Strategy and Governance (DSG) Division. This position is based at IFPRI headquarters located in Washington, D.C.

Program Assistant

IFPRI-HRLOCAL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:07:00 EDT

The Finance and Administration Division of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is seeking a Program Assistant for a one-year, fixed term, renewable appointment based at IFPRI headquarters located in Washington, D.C.

Social Media Intern

IFPRI-HRLOCAL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:54:00 EDT

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), one of the world's leading research institutions on international development, is seeking to fill an unpaid internship (volunteer) position in its Communications Division for Summer 2009. The internship offers a unique opportunity to help expand coverage of IFPRI projects through the promotion of research publications and policy-related events on various social media platforms. Under the guidance of IFPRI's Head of Library and Knowledge Management team, the intern will: maintain up-to-date information on IFPRI's social networking profiles: Facebook, LinkedIn, Slideshare, YouTube, using each platform's core features, experiment with new social media platforms and offer strategic advice on how IFPRI can leverage its presence in these platforms to reach new audiences, conduct research on best practices for nonprofits participating in online social media and write short briefs based on these findings, monitor IFPRI's mentions in other online media, including blogs and international news sites, track usage statistics and membership rates and work with Library and Knowledge Management team to ensure sustained growth and active participation among online community members, recruit friends, contacts, and networks for IFPRI and encourage online discussions through regular postings and timely responses to friend requests, etc., attend Communications Working Group Meetings and liaise with program staff to gather appropriate content for posting, participate in production and editing of audio and video content for posting to online media sites.

Research Fellow

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:58:00 EDT

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a Research Fellow (RF) to conduct research on topics related to land resource management, encompassing land use, sustainable land management and climate change as well as responses to poverty reduction. The initial work will be analyzing opportunities to involve small farmers in four countries - Ghana, Mozambique, Morocco and Vietnam - in international carbon markets and carbon offset programs, and includes development of interactions and collaboration with other research organizations, national and local officials. The Fellow will conduct research and provide modeling and agriculture technology support as part of an interdisciplinary team to identify a variety of options to help decision-makers at various levels access the international carbon markets as they develop, either voluntary markets or markets that might arise as a result of international climate change negotiations. The Fellow will also conduct research aimed at providing policy solutions that reduce hunger and malnutrition by identifying and analyzing alternative policies for the sound and sustainable management of agriculture's natural resource base.

Senior Research Fellow

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:58:00 EDT

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a Senior Research Fellow who will work on research related to commercialization and delivery of new seed varieties and resource-conserving agricultural technologies. The SRF will have a leadership role in the policy component of the Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA), a collaborative project between IFPRI and other CGIAR centers and national institution. The SRF will work closely with economists developing economic models on the same project and other team members. This is three-year, fixed term, renewable appointment based at IFPRI headquarters located in Washington, D.C. but will involve travel to countries in South Asia and other regions where IFPRI carries out its research.

Postdoctoral/Research Fellow

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:58:00 EDT

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified candidate to serve as a Postdoctoral Fellow or Research Fellow to work under Ghana Strategy Support Program (GSSP) for a two-year, fixed-term, renewable appointment. The program has a focus on strategy and policy issues in relation to agriculture, the food system, rural change, and poverty reduction. The position reports to the Director of the Development Strategy and Governance Division (DSGD) and is based in Accra, Ghana.

Postdoctoral/Research Fellow

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Tue, 7 Apr 2009 11:20:00 EDT

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a Postdoctoral Fellow (PDF) or Research Fellow (RF) to conduct research on improving policies for inclusive agricultural growth under the Cereal System Initiative for South Asia Project. The successful candidate should be able to analyze research issues related to agricultural technology with emphasis on cropping systems and management strategies. The study will assess the supply-demand outlook for South Asia under different pattern of technology adoption and explore a policy agenda and framework for the state and national governments in the region for the widespread adoption of technologies developed in this project. Policies and institutional issues at the national level will likewise be evaluated. The Fellow will conduct research and provide modeling and agriculture technology support as part of an interdisciplinary team to identify a variety of options that will improve decision-makers ability to target solutions to the poor in developing countries. The position is a two-year, fixed-term, renewable appointment, based at IFPRI's office in New Delhi with periodic research visits to the IFPRI Washington office and will report jointly to the Director of Environment and Production Technology and the Director in Asia.

Senior Research Assistant

IFPRI-HRLOCAL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:05:00 EDT

Postdoctoral/Research Fellow

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:30:00 EDT

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a Postdoctoral Fellow/ Research Fellow to conduct research on governance and policy processes in agricultural and rural development, food security and poverty reduction in Asia (South and Southeast Asia, China). The position is a two-year, fixed-term, renewable appointment, based at IFPRI's office in New Delhi, reporting jointly to the Director of Development Strategy and Governance Division and the Director in Asia.

Communications Intern

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:30:00 EDT

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), one of the world's leading research institutions on international development, is seeking to fill an internship position in its Communications Division for Summer 2009. The internship offers a unique opportunity to help expand coverage of IFPRI projects and research in newsletters of international donor agencies.

Program Assistant

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:30:00 EDT

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a Program Assistant for its Communications Division (CD) to provide administrative support to the Division Director and other administrative staff with respect to the duties listed below. This is one year, fixed term, renewable appointment based at IFPRI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Research Assistant/Senior Research Assistant

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:30:00 EDT

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a Research Assistant/ Senior Research Assistant who will work on land and water resource management and poverty reduction within the Environment and Production Technology Division (EPTD). This is one-year, fixed term, and is renewable depending on performance and funding. This is position is based at IFPRI headquarters located in Washington, D.C. but might involve travel to the countries in which IFPRI carries out its research.

Senior Research Assistant

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:30:00 EDT

Postdoctoral/Research Fellow

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:30:00 EDT

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified candidate to work as a Postdoctoral or Research Fellow under its research program on "Governance for Agriculture and Rural Development". The Fellow will work on governance challenges that affect agricultural and rural development in Africa. The position is a two-year, fixed-term, renewable appointment, based at IFPRI headquarters in Washington, DC. The final grade level will be determined by demonstrated experience and track record of publications. Please note that Postdoctoral Fellow appointments at IFPRI have a maximum term of three (3) years, inclusive of any approved appointment extensions.

Research Fellow

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:30:00 EDT

Under the direct supervision of the Division Director and in close collaboration with other staff as appropriate, the Research Fellow will conduct research and analysis on the global environmental and economic change, following the objectives of the sub-theme 1.1 research program, and create the necessary linkages between global models of agricultural and non-agricultural growth, to better understand the impacts of global environmental and technological drivers on hunger and poverty. The primary responsibility of the Research Fellow will be to work with the co-leaders of sub-theme 1.1 research group, to support and provide further refinements for the IMPACT global policy model. The individual will provide research, communications, and writing support to the other members of the sub-theme 1.1 research team, in support of the Division's fund-raising, publication, and research objectives. The position is a two-year, fixed-term, renewable appointment, based at IFPRI headquarters in Washington, DC. The estimated start date of the position is May 2009.

Postdoctoral Fellow

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:30:00 EDT

The Centre for World Food Studies at VU University Amsterdam (SOW-VU) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seek a qualified candidate to serve as a Postdoctoral Fellow to work at SOW-VU and IFPRI for a two-year, fixed-term, renewable appointment. The program has a focus on policy modeling issues in relation to agriculture, the food system, rural change, and poverty reduction. The position reports to the Director of SOW-VU and to the Director of the Development Strategy and Governance Division at IFPRI and is based at Amsterdam, Netherlands with one-two months of visits to IFPRI's headquarters in Washington, DC. The employer of record will be SOW-VU and employment policies of SOW-VU's will apply to this position.

Editor

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:30:00 EDT

The Communications Division of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks an Editor to support the Editorial Services program in its editorial, writing, and other communication activities, with a special emphasis on marketing to policy, academic, NGO, and other audiences. This position is for a one-year, fixed-term, renewable appointment, based at IFPRI headquarters located in Washington, D.C.

Senior Research Assistant

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:20:00 EST

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a Senior Research Assistant (SRA) for a full-time one-year, fixed-term, renewable appointment in its Director General's Office reporting to the Coordinator for Partnerships and Impact Assessment. This position is based at IFPRI headquarters located in Washington DC.

Postdoctoral Fellow

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:50:00 EST

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified candidate to serve as a Post-Doctoral Fellow to work under Nigeria Strategy Support Program (NSSP) for a two-year, fixed-term, renewable appointment. The program has a focus on strategy and policy issues in relation to agriculture, the food system, rural change, and poverty reduction. The position reports to the director of the Development Strategy and Governance Division and is based in Abuja, Nigeria.

Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Fellow

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:50:00 EST

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified candidate to serve as a Postdoctoral Fellow /Research Fellow within its Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (SAKSS) program in Malawi for a two year, fixed-term, renewable appointment. The position will be based in Lilongwe, Malawi and reports to the Director of IFPRI's Development Strategy and Governance Division. The final grade level will be determined by demonstrated experience and track record of publications. The objective of the SAKSS-Malawi program is to enhance the capacity of stakeholders in Malawi's agricultural sector to undertake evidence-based policy making to foster agricultural growth, rural development, and poverty reduction. SAKSS-Malawi supports policy research and capacity strengthening for the implementation of the country's national agricultural development strategy, the Agricultural Development Programme, to effectively address its three focus areas of Food Security, Commercialization of Agriculture, and Sustainable Land and Water Management. The Fellow will conduct demand-driven policy research and build capacity in counterpart institutions to conduct such policy research as part of IFPRI's efforts to ensure that SAKSS-Malawi activities support policy effectiveness and coherence within the agricultural sector as well as between the agricultural sector and other sectors that is necessary for agricultural growth, economic transformation, and poverty reduction in the country. While the focal partner for SAKSS-Malawi will be the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, key research and capacity strengthening activities will be carried out in partnership with a broad array of stakeholders, including universities, key research institutes, and selected private sector and nongovernmental organizations.

Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Fellow

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:40:00 EST

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified candidate to serve as a Postdoctoral Fellow or Research Fellow to work under the Development Strategy Research Program for a two-year, fixed-term, renewable appointment. The program has a focus on strategy and policy issues in relation to agriculture, the food system, rural change, and poverty reduction. The position reports to the Director of the Development Strategy and Governance Division (DSGD) and is based at IFPRI's headquarters in Washington, DC. The final grade level will be determined by demonstrated experience and track record of publications.

Web Process Manager

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:40:00 EST

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a Web Process Manager for a two-year, fixed term, renewable appointment in the Communications Division. This position is based at IFPRI's headquarters in Washington DC, and the successful candidate will report to the Director of the Communications Division. IFPRI's website and connected portals are frequently the first and sometimes only contact that millions of people have with the Institute. To enhance our impact, it is therefore essential to ensure that the website is attractive, relevant, and easy to access. To achieve this, we are looking for a Web Process Manager who will be responsible for internal and external promotion, design development, and implementation. The successful candidate will work closely with the Web Content Managers and with the Web Steering Committee.

Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Fellow

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:40:00 EST

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a Postdoctoral/Research Fellow to serve as a Nutrition Scientist for the HarvestPlus Challenge Program, one of four Challenge Programs (CPs) approved by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). This position is a two-year, fixed term position. Renewal of the appointment is conditioned to job performance and funding being made available by our donors. The position will be based at IFPRI headquarters in Washington DC. The final grade level will be determined by demonstrated experience and track record of publications. HarvestPlus is an international, multi-disciplinary alliance, which seeks to breed and disseminate staple food crops, which are relatively high in bioavailable micronutrients as a promising means to reduce micronutrient malnutrition in developing countries. HarvestPlus involves collaboration between ten CGIAR Centers and a large number of partner institutions in developing and developed countries. The primary responsibilities of this position are to manage all aspects of the dietary intake assessment and related research components necessary for the design and impact assessment of biofortified staple food crops in developing countries. Dietary assessment will focus on the intake of the primary nutrients targeted by the HarvestPlus biofortification program (iron, zinc, and provitamin A) and intake of the staple food crop of interest. Additional responsibilities will include assistance in designing and implementing complementary survey components such as anthropometric assessment and collection of biological samples for the biochemical analysis of nutritional status.

Senior Research Assistant

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:00:00 EST

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a Senior Research Assistant who will work on projects related to agricultural technology, natural resource management and climate change research within the Environment and Production Technology Division (EPTD). This is one-year, fixed term, renewable appointment based at IFPRI headquarters located in Washington, D.C. but will involve travel to the countries in which IFPRI carries out its research.

Director for Program for Biosafety Systems

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:00:00 EST

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified candidate to serve as Director for the Program for Biosafety Systems (PBS) in its Environment and Production Technology Division (EPTD). This is a two year, fixed term, renewable appointment position based at IFPRI headquarters located in Washington, D.C. but will involve travel to the countries in which IFPRI carries out its research. The successful candidate will represent PBS management in national, regional, and international meetings.

Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:00:00 EST

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified candidate to serve as a Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow and Leader of its Country Strategy Support Program in Malawi for a two year, fixed-term, renewable appointment. The position will be based in Lilongwe, Malawi and reports to the Director of IFPRI's Development Strategy and Governance Division. Grade level will be determined by demonstrated expertise and experience. The objective of the strategy support program is to enhance the capacity of stakeholders in Malawi's agricultural sector to undertake evidence-based policy making to foster agricultural growth, rural development, and poverty reduction. The program supports policy research and capacity strengthening for the implementation of the country's national agricultural development strategy, the Agricultural Development Programme, to effectively address its three focus areas of Food Security, Commercialization of Agriculture, and Sustainable Land and Water Management. The Program Leader will be responsible for ensuring that program activities support policy effectiveness and coherence within the agricultural sector as well as between the agricultural sector and other sectors that is necessary for agricultural growth, economic transformation, and poverty reduction in the country. While the focal partner will be the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, key research and capacity strengthening activities will be carried out in partnership with a broad array of stakeholders, including universities, key research institutes, and selected private sector and nongovernmental organizations.

Postdoctoral Fellow

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:00:00 EST

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified candidate to serve as a Postdoctoral Fellow for a two-year, fixed term, renewable appointment for its Markets, Trade and Institutions Division. The Postdoctoral Fellow will conduct research on issues related to impact evaluation of institutions and infrastructure and on applied microeconomics. The Fellow will work on impact evaluation, mainly empirical micro econometric modeling, and household and intra household analysis. The position is a two-year, fixed-term appointment, and is renewable depending on performance and funding. Please note that Postdoctoral Fellow appointments at IFPRI have a maximum term of three (3) years, inclusive of any approved appointment extensions. This position is based at IFPRI headquarters located in Washington, D.C.

Postdoctoral Fellow

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:00:00 EST

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified candidate to serve as a Postdoctoral Fellow for a two-year, fixed term, renewable appointment for its Markets, Trade and Institutions Division. The Postdoctoral Fellow will conduct research on issues related to income diversification of rural households, value chain analysis, poverty maps, vertical and horizontal integration in agricultural markets and modern value chains. The Fellow will work on empirical micro econometric modeling, and value chain analysis. The position is a two-year, fixed-term appointment, and is renewable depending on performance and funding. Please note that Postdoctoral Fellow appointments at IFPRI have a maximum term of three (3) years, inclusive of any approved appointment extensions. This position is based at IFPRI headquarters located in Washington, D.C.

Senior Research Fellow

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:00:00 EST

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a Senior Research Fellow to conduct modeling of food and water safety problems in the context of developing countries. The successful candidate should be able to develop and analyze probabilistic models addressing human health and ecological risk associated with policy options. Topics will range from modeling the likelihood of entry and spread of plant and animal diseases to modeling the probability of microbial and environmental contaminants on food products produced by smallholders in developing countries. The Fellow will work closely with economists developing cost-benefit analyses on the same projects to develop cost-effective analysis of mitigation alternative to aid policy makers in developing countries in decision making. This is two-year, fixed term, renewable appointment based at IFPRI headquarters located in Washington, D.C. but will involve travel to countries in which IFPRI carries out its research. The Senior Research Fellow will work closely with the leader of the Food and Water Safety theme to develop a cross-divisional research program to search for policy options to improve food and water safety in developing countries to improve the health of the poor and market access for their products whether domestic or international markets. The Fellow will conduct research and provide risk modeling support as part of an interdisciplinary team to identify a variety of options that will improve decision makers ability to target solutions to the poor in developing countries.

Postdoctoral Fellow

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:00:00 EST

Under the direct supervision of the Division Director and working with the Senior Research Fellow leading the Global Change research theme of IFPRI, and in close collaboration with other staff as appropriate, the successful Postdoctoral Fellow will conduct research on sustainable utilization and improvement of agricultural genetic resources in the Environment and Food Technology Division. The work of the postdoctoral fellow will closely follow the objectives of the IFPRI's research sub-theme 1.1, which are to examine the functioning of global food systems and analyze the drivers of agricultural production, crop productivity and their effect on human well-being with special attention to emerging environmental and economic challenges. The individual will conduct original research as well as provide research, communications, and writing support to the other members of the research team. The position is a two-year, fixed-term appointment, and is renewable depending on performance and funding. Please note that Postdoctoral Fellow appointments at IFPRI have a maximum term of three (3) years, inclusive of any approved appointment extensions. This position is based at IFPRI headquarters located in Washington, D.C. The estimated start date of the position is mid 2009.

Postdoctoral/Research Fellow

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:30:00 EST

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a Postdoctoral Fellow/ Research Fellow to coordinate research on recovery and rebuilding after emergencies and crises (wars, conflicts, and natural disasters). The fellow will develop a cross-divisional research program to search for policy options and to design strategies to rebuild the countries or regions after wars, conflicts, and natural disasters (weather, earthquakes, etc) with an emphasis on food and nutrition security. The position will be based at IFPRI headquarters in Washington DC.

Research Assistant/Senior Research Assistant/Research Analyst

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:10:00 EST

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified candidate to serve as a Research Assistant/ Senior Research Assistant or Research Analyst for a one year, fixed-term, renewable appointment for its Development Strategy and Governance Division. The selected candidate will join a research team that studies how developing countries can overcome the governance challenges that impede agricultural and rural development. The team uses analytical approaches from economics and political administrative sciences, and applies both quantitative and qualitative research methods. This position is based at IFPRI headquarters located in Washington, D.C. but will involve travel to countries in Africa and South Asia where the team conducts empirical research.

Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:10:00 EST

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow (Economist) for the HarvestPlus Challenge Program, one of four Challenge Programs (CPs) approved by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). This position is a two-year, fixed term position funded by the B&M Gates Foundation. Renewal of the appointment is conditioned to job performance and funding being made available by our donors. The position will be based at IFPRI headquarters in Washington DC.

Senior Research Assistant

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:10:00 EST

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified candidate to serve as a Sr. Research Assistant (SRA) for a two year, fixed-term, renewable appointment for the HarvestPlus (HP) Nutrition Project. The final grade level will be determined by demonstrated expertise and experience. This position is based at the Micronutrient Initiative headquarters located in Ottawa, Ontario. Interested applicants must have Canadian work authorization.

Research Fellow

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:10:00 EST

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a Research Fellow (Nutritionist) for the HarvestPlus Challenge Program, one of four Challenge Programs (CPs) approved by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). This position is a two-year, fixed term position funded by the B&M Gates Foundation. Renewal of the appointment is conditioned to job performance and funding being made available by our donors. The position will be based at IFPRI headquarters in Washington DC. The final grade level will be determined by demonstrated experience and track record of publications.

Research Fellow

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:20:00 EST

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified candidate to serve as Research Fellow for a 3-year, fixed term, renewable appointment within its Food Consumption and Nutrition Division. The Research Fellow will lead and coordinate a program of applied research in key areas in support of IFPRI's collaboration with USAID-funded Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project (FANTA-2). Examples of research activities include: conduct research to improve the design, monitoring, evaluation, impact and cost-effectiveness of food-assisted maternal and child health and nutrition programs in developing countries using state-of-the art methods and statistical analysis approaches; conduct field studies and reviews to document and derive lessons learned for improving food and nutrition policy, strategy and program development; and conduct research to guide adoption and applications of best practices, and replication and scaling-up of successful programs to reduce food insecurity and maternal and child undernutrition. The position is based in Washington, DC, and would involve extensive international travel.

Postdoctoral/Research Fellow

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:20:00 EST

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.

Postdoctoral/Research Fellow

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:20:00 EST

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 primarily work with our team researching the impact of social protection/welfare programs that have a strong emphasis on human capital formation. 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 work on gender, our research on the linkages between agriculture, health and nutrition, and our work on large scale maternal and child health and nutrition programs.

Senior Accountant

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:00:00 EST

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a Senior Accountant for a two-year, fixed-term, renewable appointment to provide general accounting support in the Finance Department. This position will report to the Controller and is based at IFPRI headquarters located in Washington, DC.

Information Technology Support

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:50:00 EST

The Computer Services Department at the International Food Policy Research Institute seeks a full-time Information Technology Support professional for a two-year term renewable appointment. This position is based at IFPRI headquarters in Washington DC.

Senior Research Assistant/Research Analyst

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:30:00 EST

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified candidate to serve as a Senior Research Assistant or Research Analyst (SRA/RA) for a one year, fixed-term, renewable appointment for its Development Strategy and Governance (DSG) Division. This position is based at IFPRI headquarters located in Washington, D.C.

Postdoctoral Fellow

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Tue, 9 Sep 2008 17:30:00 EST

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified candidate to serve as a Postdoctoral Fellow to work under Nigeria Strategy Support Program (NSSP) for a two-year, fixed-term, renewable appointment. The program has a focus on strategy and policy issues in relation to agriculture, the food system, gender relations, rural change, and poverty reduction. The position reports to the Director of the Development Strategy and Governance Division (DSGD) and is based in Abuja, Nigeria.

Receptionsit/Program Assistant

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Tue, 2 Sep 2008 17:20:00 EST

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks an experienced, outgoing and friendly "people person" with an enthusiastic self-starter attitude to serve as a Receptionist and Program Assistant to several programs. The successful candidate will provide front desk reception for IFPRI's office at 1133 21st. Street and assist with general administrative duties. This is a one-year, fixed-term, renewable appointment based at IFPRI headquarters located in Washington, DC.

REKKS/GIS Coordinator

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:44:00 EST

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified candidate to serve as a Rural Economic Knowledge Support System (REKSS)/GIS coordinator to work under the Ethiopia Strategy Support Program II (ESSP-II) for a two-year, fixed-term, renewable appointment. The program has a focus on strategy and policy issues in relation to agriculture, the food system, rural change, and poverty reduction. The position reports to the director of the Development Strategy and Governance Division and is based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Research Assistant/Senior Research Assistant

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:20:00 EST

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified candidate to serve as a Research Assistant (RA) or Sr. Research Assistant (SRA) for a one year, fixed-term, renewable appointment for its Development Strategy and Governance (DSG) Division. This position is based at IFPRI headquarters located in Washington, D.C.

Senior Research Assistant/Research Analyst

IFPRI-HRINTL@cgiar.org (IFPRI Human Resources) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:20:00 EST

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified candidate to serve as a Sr. Research Assistant (SRA)/Research Analyst for a one year, fixed-term, renewable appointment in its Food Consumption and Nutrition Division (FCND). The selected candidate will be part of a research team studying the impact of social protection programs in Latin America and Africa. The successful candidate will have experience in the analysis of household survey data and some training in econometrics. Written and spoken fluency in either Portuguese or Spanish is highly desirable. While the position is based at IFPRI headquarters in Washington, D.C., it is expected that the candidate will travel internationally. The final position grade level will be determined by qualifications and experience.

Human Resources Intern