Opportunities

LCIRAH PhD Studentships 2013/14

The program BREAD (“Basic Research to Enable Agricultural Development”) is a partnership of the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to support research that addresses key constraints to smallholder agriculture in the developing world. BREAD announces an Ideas Challenge of up to 25 prizes of US$10 thousand each for ideas on potentially transformative research. The competition is open worldwide to individuals at universities, non-profit research institutes, and other organizations associated with education and research. The winning ideas will determine the focus of proposals in a subsequent phase of the program. Submissions to the Ideas Challenge will be accepted from 01 April 2013 through 30 April 2013.

Vacancy Number: LS/02/2013
LIVES and CGIAR Research Program on livestock and fish
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Duration: 3 years with the possibility of renewal

Base salary dependent on experience starting from USD 50,000 per annum
Total salary & international benefits package circa from USD 93,000 per annum (tax free*)

Background: The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) invites applications for the position of Aflasafe AgResults Pilot Manager

IITA is an international non-profit research-for-development (R4D) organization created in 1967, governed by a Board of Trustees, and supported primarily by the Consultative Group of International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). Our R4D is anchored on the development needs of sub-Saharan Africa. We develop agricultural solutions with our partners to tackle hunger and poverty by reducing producer and consumer risks, enhancing crop quality and productivity, and generating wealth from agriculture. We have nearly 150 internationally recruited staff from about 35 countries and 900 nationally recruited staff based in various stations across Africa. Please visit http://www.iita.org/ for more information on IITA.

Vacancy Number: SCCA/02/2013
Location: Nairobi, Kenya or Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Duration: 3 years with the possibility of renewal

Base salary dependent on experience  – starting from USD 45,000-50,000 per annum. Total salary & international benefits package circa USD 84,000-93,000 per annum (tax free*)

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified Postdoctoral Fellow or Research Fellow for its program on agricultural science, technology, and innovation (ST&I) policy in its Environment and Production Technology (EPTD) Division. This is a two year, exempt, fixed-term, renewable appointment based in New Delhi, India.

The division’s agricultural ST&I policy program seeks to identify policies that favor economic development and the broad-based adoption of productivity-enhancing, poverty-reducing agricultural innovations, and to develop global, regional, and national capacity for ST&I policy analysis, design and implementation. Current research areas include, but are not limited to: agricultural research and development; private investment in pro-poor technology development and delivery; science, technology, and innovation policy; agricultural extension and advisory services; project monitoring and evaluation; and other topics relating to ST&I policy for developing-country agriculture.

Project: CGIAR-Challenge Program on Water and Food – Integrated management of rainwater for croplivestock agro-ecosystems project

Location: Nairobi (Kenya) and Tamale (Ghana)

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Would you like to help DFID rise to the challenge of reducing world poverty and do all that we can to achieve the Millennium Development Goals?

DFID is pleased to announce a new DFID Entry Scheme for Advisers (DESA). This is a great opportunity to join DFID and launch a career in development as an adviser.

We welcome applications from anyone meeting the eligibility requirements of the DESA scheme.  Please go to: www.civilservice.gov.uk/jobs to see full details, download an application pack and submit your application. Closing date for applications: 12 Midnight UK time on 25 January 2013

Closing date for application is: 25 January 2013

e-Agriculture is a global Community facilitating dialogue and resources on the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for sustainable agriculture and rural development.

As part of the work of the Office of Knowledge Exchange, Research and Extension (OEK) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), e-Agriculture is committed to provide a professional learning opportunity for the Intern.

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation ACP-EU (CTA) is a joint international institution of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States and the European Union (EU). CTA operates under the framework of the Cotonou Agreement and is funded by the EU.

Our mission is to advance food and nutrition security, increase prosperity and sound natural resource management. We do this by providing access to information and knowledge, facilitating policy dialogue and strengthening the capacity of agricultural and rural development institutions and communities in ACP countries.

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) is a joint international institution of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States and the European Union (EU). Our mission is to advance food and nutritional security, increase prosperity and encourage sound natural resource management in ACP countries. We provide access to information and knowledge, facilitate policy dialogue and strengthen the capacity of agricultural and rural development institutions and communities.

Central to achieving our mission is our valued partnerships with ACP national and regional bodies. We also work with a wide network of ACP-EU public and private sector bodies as well as international organisations around the world.

Vacancy Number: AC/SLF/10/12

Please find more information on the Official Website: ILRI vacancy: analytical chemist (closing 17 October 2012)

The Decision and Policy Analysis Area (DAPA)of the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) is seeking English speaking recent graduates for 6-12 month internships. CIAT is an international research center, one of the fifteen global centers of the Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research (CGIAR). Located in Cali, Colombia and working on international projects in Africa, Asia and Central and Latin America, the DAPA Research Area evaluates the effects of climate change, evaluates technology and knowledge gaps, critically analyses environmental and agricultural policy in Latin America, and considers barriers to market access for small, rural producers in developing countries.

They are also open to receiving Masters students for 3-6 month internships for thesis studies on topics of strategic importance to DAPA. We can supply data and co-supervision, but for short term visits cannot offer a stipend. If interested, please contact Andy Jarvis with a CV and brief outline of subject interest.

Background:

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA), an international organization based in Wageningen, The Netherlands, has an opening for an intern for a period of 6 months, renewable once. The intern will work as a member of the CTA “Policies, Markets and ICTs” Team.