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The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, known by its Spanish acronym, CIMMYT®, is a not-for-profit research and training organization with partners in over 100 countries. Please refer to our website for more information: www.cimmyt.org
Position: The incumbent will form part of a social science team working in Seed Production Technology for Africa (SPTA) project and provide support to two major lines of research.
First, she/he will support the design and implementation of ex ante impact assessment of new maize seed technology, involving a benefit cost analysis including those to farmers (direct yield gain from the seed as well as increased turnover), consumers, and seed companies (cost reduction and improved seed purity).
Second, she/he will support the design and implementation of gender-intentional on-farm farmer evaluations of new seed technologies. The incumbent may enrol in a PhD program in a social science related discipline and write a PhD thesis based on the results of this study.
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Terms of offer: This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position. ICRAF offers competitive remuneration in local currency, commensurate with skills and experience.
The appointment will be for a period of 3 years, inclusive of a 6-month probationary period, with the possibility of extension contingent upon performance, continued relevance of the position and available resources.
Send your application to: HumanResources@cgiar.org (Please indicate the position title on the email Subject) Applications will be considered until 18 May 2021. CV and Cover Letter should be in PDF and Labelled with the applicants First and Second Names. Please note that only short-listed applicants meeting the job requirements will be contacted.
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