Associate Research Fellow/Research at International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Essential Duties

Specific duties include but are not limited to:

•  Conduct research related to agricultural development in fragile contexts, food security and poverty reduction, and related topics.
•  Design and supervise the implementation of household surveys.
•  Conduct causal impact evaluations using advanced econometric techniques.
•  Coordinate and lead research projects.
•  Liaise with donor & senior government stakeholders on projects.
•  Publish research in peer-reviewed publications.
•  Communicate research to a broad spectrum of stakeholders (researchers, academic, policy makers, local partners).
•  Conducting capacity-strengthening activities.
•  Contributing to the preparation of internal and external program reports and reviews.
•  Supervising various research support staff and provide professional mentoring to others.

Required Qualifications

•  PhD in Economics, Agricultural Economics, Public Policy, or closely related social science field.
•  Minimum of 3 years of post-PhD experience (for RF).
•  Excellent knowledge of STATA.
•  Demonstrated ability to perform critical analyses of own and others' research.
•  A track record / strong pipeline of publications in peer-reviewed journals.
•  Demonstrated experience in effective interactions in a multicultural setting with other researchers and with policymakers, donors, and civil society.
•  Willingness to travel as required.
•  Excellent written and spoken English communication skills with demonstrated excellence in written and oral presentations.
•  Experience working in a developing country setting

Preferred Qualifications:

•  Experience working in Kenya and/or the Middle East.
•  Advanced knowledge of R, Phyton, Survey CTO.

Physical Demand & Work environment:

•  Employee will sit in an upright position for a long period of time with little opportunity to move/stretch.
•  Employee will lift between 0-10 pounds.
•  Employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform activities such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing computer terminal; extensive reading.