ASHA: (Fwd) Fwd: Research Fellow at IFPRI Position Announcement

[vineeta yadav <vyadav@students.wisc.edu>]

Hi Folks,

This might seem like a strange posting but its something which gives us an
idea of what kind of programmes are being conducted in fostering education
in the midst of poverty in other areas of the world.   Also what kind of
skills are being used to solve these problems, what kind of knowledge  and
background is useful in approaching them and,  what kind of institutions
are involved in tackling them.    IFPRI is the International Food and
Poverty Research Institute, a very prestigious institution,  based in
Washington DC with programs all over the world.  


Vineeta
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>For your information.
>
>>>Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
>>>
>>>Open Position for Research Fellow, IFPRI
>>>
>>>The CGIAR Gender Program is assisting IFPRI to mobilize applications from 
>>>women scientists and professionals.  We would greatly appreciate your 
>>>assistance in bringing this position announcement to the attention of 
>>>qualified candidates.  If you--or the candidate--would like more
>information 
>>>about this position or the center in question, please contact the person 
>>>handling the applications directly.  
>>>
>>>Position Announcement
>>>Research Fellow
>>>Food Consumption and Nutrition Division
>>>
>>>
>>>The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is seeking an 
>>>experienced researcher to fill the position of Research Fellow in it's
Food 
>>>Consumption and Nutrition Division.  This three-year renewable
>appointment is 
>>>based at IFPRI's headquarters in Washington, DC and is contingent upon 
>>>project funding.
>>>
>>>The Research Fellow will work with a team to evaluate PRAF - Programa de 
>>>Asignaciones Familiares, a large poverty-targeted program in Honduras;
>review 
>>>the literature on the impact of school-attendance linked transfer
>payments on 
>>>educational outcomes in Latin America; design a conceptual framework for
>the 
>>>evaluation of program impact on human capital formation; contribute to the 
>>>design of baseline and follow-up data collection instruments; contribute
to 
>>>the design of a routine monitoring system for the program; and undertake 
>>>extensive econometric analysis of survey results: frequent travel to
>Honduras 
>>>will be required, as well as close collaboration with designated local 
>>>counterpart. The Research Fellow will serve as a member of the research
>team 
>>>working on "Urban Challenges to Food and Nutrition Security"  which
>analyzes 
>>>extant data from Guatemala and other countries in this multi-country
>program 
>>>on the tradeoffs between female labor force participation, the provision
of 
>>>quality child care, and the implications for child malnutrition status.
>>>
>>>Required Qualifications: Ph.D. in Economics or related field; 3 years of 
>>>post-Ph.D. applied research experience; excellent microeconomics modeling 
>>>skills; knowledge of the fields of education, health and woman's 
>>>participation in labor markets as they apply to developing countries; 
>>>analyzing experience using household data and both standard and advanced 
>>>econometric techniques; ability to work in multidisciplinary teams; and 
>>>ability to travel internationally.
>>>
>>>Preferred Qualifications: 5-10 years of post-Ph.D. applied research
>experience
>>>
>>>IFPRI offers a stimulating, collegial research environment with
competitive 
>>>salary and excellent benefits.  Please send a detailed letter of interest 
>>>summarizing the relevance of your experience to IFPRI's needs, curriculum 
>>>vitae, and the names of  at least three references to: IFPRI,  Human
>Resource 
>>>Services, Ref: #99-112, 2033 K St., NW,  Washington, DC 20006, USA.  Fax 
>>>(202) 467-4439. Email: A.Howard@cgiar.org. Position will remain open
>until a 
>>>qualified candidate is identified.  Please refer to Code GP.
>>>
>>>IFPRI is an international and equal opportunity organization and believes 
>>>that diversity of its staff contributes to excellence.  IFPRI therefore 
>>>encourages female and developing country professionals to apply.
>>>
>>>IFPRI is one of the international agricultural research institutes
>organized 
>>>under the umbrella of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural 
>>>Research (CGIAR).  The mandate of IFPRI is to identify and analyze 
>>>alternative national and international strategies and policies for meeting 
>>>world food needs in ways that conserve the natural resource base, with 
>>>particular emphasis on low income countries and on the poorer groups in
>those 
>>>countries.
>>>
>>>The CGIAR System
>>>
>>>About the CGIAR
>>>
>>>The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research is an
>informal 
>>>association of fifty-two public and private sector members, from the South 
>>>and North, whose mission is to contribute through research to sustainable 
>>>agriculture for food security in developing countries.  FAO, UNDP, UNEP
and 
>>>the World Bank are the CGIAR's four co-sponsors.
>>>
>>>Established in 1971, the CGIAR fulfills its mission through the
formulation 
>>>and implementation of a research agenda, carried out by a network of
>sixteen 
>>>international agricultural research centers, whose work it supports.
>Today, 
>>>productivity and natural resources management are the twin pillars of
CGIAR 
>>>research on food crops, forestry, livestock, irrigation management,
aquatic 
>>>resources and policy issues, and in its services to national agricultural 
>>>research systems.
>>>
>>>The CGIAR Gender Program
>>>
>>>In 1991, the CGIAR launched a program on gender staffing aimed at
assisting 
>>>the CGIAR-supported international agricultural research centers in their 
>>>efforts to promote the recruitment, productivity, advancement and
retention 
>>>of women scientists and professionals within their organizations.
Although 
>>>the pool of women working in fields central to the mandates of the centers 
>>>has increased dramatically in the past two decades, the participation of 
>>>these women in the centers remains limited.  Gender staffing concerns 
>>>inevitably involve such issues as opportunities for spousal employment and 
>>>adjustments to the workplace culture, but, importantly, they mean that the 
>>>centers must cast their recruitment nets more widely if they are to
exploit 
>>>effectively this expanding pool.  To this end, we seek your assistance.
>>>
>>>Thank you.
>>
>>
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