REF: PD/UG/MK05/08/11 Total salary & benefit package circa USD 65000 (tax free*) Base salary from USD 35,000-USD 40,000 per annum plus benefits
The Post Doctoral Fellow will work in a project to develop smallholder pig production systems and their associated value chains in Uganda and will report to the Project Manager. The Fellow will be part of a team designing and evaluating a pilot intervention to improve livelihoods, incomes and assets of smallholder households by raising productivity of their pig enterprises based on a package of technical and organizational strategies. S/he will contribute to designing and working closely with national research and development partners to implement the research, with specific responsibility for assessing the financial, economic and social feasibility and appropriateness of the models being piloted, including monitoring of gender dimensions, farmer business and organizational strategies and potential constraints to adoption. The Fellow will also apply existing and new conceptual value chain frameworks to identify pro-poor opportunities for improving the associated value chains. S/he will be expected to actively contribute to preparing strategic communication products including journal publications.
Specific qualifications:
The Post Doctoral Fellow will work in a project to develop smallholder pig production systems and their associated value chains in Uganda and will report to the Project Manager. The Fellow will be part of a team designing and evaluating a pilot intervention to improve livelihoods, incomes and assets of smallholder households by raising productivity of their pig enterprises based on a package of technical and organizational strategies. S/he will contribute to designing and working closely with national research and development partners to implement the research, with specific responsibility for assessing the financial, economic and social feasibility and appropriateness of the models being piloted, including monitoring of gender dimensions, farmer business and organizational strategies and potential constraints to adoption. The Fellow will also apply existing and new conceptual value chain frameworks to identify pro-poor opportunities for improving the associated value chains. S/he will be expected to actively contribute to preparing strategic communication products including journal publications.
Specific qualifications:
- An understanding of innovation systems and value chain analysis.
- Experience in research design, use of quantitative and qualitative analytic methods (including econometric and mathematical modeling),
- Experience with supervising/coordinating collection and analysis of gender-disaggregated data related to agricultural households and associated value chains
Post location: The position is to be based in Kampala, Uganda.
Position level: The position is a Post doctoral level, job grade 4A. Duration: 2 years with the possibility of renewal for 1 year Benefits: *Monetary benefits are tax free subject to compliance with tax regulations of country of citizenship. Benefits include: s Life insurance s International medical cover for staff and dependentss Education allowance for dependent children s Housing allowance sBaggage allowance s Home leave travel allowance s Annual holiday entitlement of 30 days + 11 public holidays. Applications Applicants should send a cover letter explaining their interest, what they can bring to the job and indicating earliest availability. They should also send curriculum vitae and the names and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate's professional qualifications and work experience to email: ilri-economists@cgiar.org by 30 September 2011. The position reference number 'PD/UG/MK05/08/11' must be clearly indicated in the email subject line.
ILRI is an equal opportunity employer. Suitably qualified women and developing country citizens are particularly encouraged to apply.
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