Research Associate (WUR) Intern at International Potato Center

The International Potato Center (CIP) seeks a highly talented Wageningen University and Research (WUR) Associate to work on a study of Gender and the Moral Economy of Sweetpotato Vines based in Kenya with frequent travel to Tanzania.

The position: The study is a collaboration between the CGIAR and Wageningen University and Research (WUR), funded by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research, the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB), and the International Potato Center implemented Sweetpotato Action for Security and Health in Africa (SASHA) project.

The research is a follow-up study on a sweetpotato seed systems project – Sweetpotato Action for Security and Health in Africa (SASHA Marando Bora) implemented between 2009 and2012 in Lake Zone, Tanzania. The WUR Associate will provide support for study design, data collection, analysis and write up and strengthen linkages with WUR.

Duties

• Review of existing literature on moral economy;
• Support preparation and implementation of start-up meeting; review of instruments; training in gender based tools;
• Participate in three rounds of field interviews and focus group discussions with: key informants, successful & non-successful DVMs; selected vine buyers and non-buyers per DVM village;
• Support data processing;
• Support data analysis and preparation of two co-authored scientific articles; Develop lessons learned and communications materials.

Requirements

• MSc in Social science, sociology, rural development;
• Knowledge of Kiswahili or willingness to learn;
• At least basic knowledge of agriculture;
• Participatory and qualitative data collection methods in rural areas;
• Data processing and analysis;
• Use of gender tools and analysis;
• Experience working in multi-cultural context, team work, self-reliance;
• Excellent writing and oral communication skills in English;
• A Graduate of WUR.