icipe Postdoctoral Research Fellow (PDF) in the Socio - Economics Unit Job Vacancy

icipe - African Insect Science for Food and Health is an intergovernmental organisation funded by governmental aid agencies, UN organisations and private foundations to carry out research and training in environmentally sound and sustainable management of arthropods for improving health and agricultural productivity in the tropics. 

icipe has approximately 350 staff to support its research and capacity building programmes located at various sites in Kenya and  Ethiopia.

icipe wishes to urgently recruit a suitable person to fill the position of Postdoctoral Research Fellow (PDF) in the Socio-Economics Unit. 

The position is tenable in Nairobi, Kenya with travel to participating African countries. 

A competitive compensation package will be offered to the right candidate.
        
Overall duties
 

To assist in conducting social and economic impact studies of different projects of icipe.
                
Specific duties

The successful candidate is expected to:

• Design and implement ex-ante, mid-term and ex-post evaluations of projects;
• Use excellent qualitative or quantitative skills to design data collection and its analysis;
• Coordinate with different projects to share knowledge and best practices for impact evaluation;
• Contribute to, and write, research publications and other communications;
• Participate in designing and conducting social, economic, and gender related studies with the project teams Supervise students.

Knowledge required for performing the job

The successful candidate will be expected to have the following skills and abilities:

• Demonstrated interest and capacity to conduct impact assessment studies;
• Familiarity with different stages of project/programme cycle (design, implementation, supervision, monitoring and evaluation);
• Strong qualitative and/or quantitative analysis capabilities;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, and the ability to present coherent and convincing strategic analyses.

Requirements/Qualifications

• A PhD in economics, agricultural economics, rural development studies, or related fields, optimally with relevant experience in rural development in developing countries.
• Work experience in sub-Saharan Africa is preferred.
• Fund raising experience and capabilities will be an added advantage.
• Track record of peer-reviewed publications.
• Ability to travel.

Disposition

• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, including the ability to liaise and communicate with research and other staff.
• Ability to mentor students.

Reporting

This position reports to the Socio-Economics Unit Leader.

Applications will be accepted up to 31st December 2012, or until the position is filled, whichever is earlier. Only applications of shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged. 

Please send an application with a detailed CV, a one-page statement of research interests and names and addresses of 3 referees, including e-mail addresses and fax numbers to:

icipehr@icipe.org
The Human Resources Department
icipe—African Insect Science for Food and Health
P.O. Box 30772-00100
Nairobi
Kenya

icipe is an Equal Opportunity Employer