The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) – a
member of the CGIAR Consortium – develops technologies, innovative methods, and
new knowledge that better enable farmers, especially smallholders, to make
agriculture eco-efficient – that is, competitive and profitable as well as
sustainable and resilient.
CGIAR is a global research partnership for a food secure future.
Its science is carried out by the 15 research centers of the CGIAR Consortium
in collaboration with hundreds of partner organizations.www.cgiar.org
Headquartered in Colombia, CIAT also has an Africa regional
office in Nairobi, Kenya, with staff posted in other African countries as
well.
The Center’s research focuses on improving key crops (cassava,
common bean, and tropical forages); reversing soil and land degradation – one
of the greatest obstacles to agricultural progress in developing countries; and
fostering better decisions about issues such as climate change adaptation.
To accomplish those aims, CIAT needs to communicate with diverse
audiences about the relevance of our research to key development challenges in
Africa and elsewhere and about the results and impacts of our collaborative
efforts with a wide array of national and international partners.
The professional we seek for this task must quickly gain a good
grasp of CIAT research and communicate it effectively in collaboration with
agricultural scientists and communications colleagues in Africa as well as at
Center headquarters.
The Communications Specialist will also work closely with CIAT
headquarters to develop local/regional angles for CIAT news stories in order to
improve their relevance to audiences in Africa and to help give generic news
stories a strong Africa focus. S/he will provide communications support to
CGIAR Consortium Research Programs, including the CIAT-led Program on Climate
Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). www.ccafs-climate.org
CIAT Communications Specialist
Activities and Responsibilities
- Develop
and maintain media relations at the international, regional, and national
levels, in consultation with communications staff at headquarters, to
ensure high visibility for CIAT research.
- Identify
and develop story ideas and media outreach opportunities and prepare press
releases and media advisories.
- Handle
regional public relations by responding to requests from donors, research
partners, students, and others.
- Support
the planning and organization of CIAT workshops and conferences, assist
with the facilitation of group discussions, and document and publicize
these events to ensure that they serve effectively as opportunities for
targeted communications.
- Develop
content on CIAT’s work for Africa to be covered in the CIAT annual report
and other public awareness documents.
- Generate
a steady stream of content on CIAT’s work in Africa – including blog
posts, feature articles, project updates, and impact summaries – for the
CIAT website.
- Undertake
field trips to obtain high-quality stories, photos, and video for use in
online and print publications as well as for media outreach.
- Act
as a catalyst for information and knowledge sharing within CIAT and with
partners through the use of interpersonal communications skills, tools,
and methods, including facilitation and social media.
- Coordinate
editorial and graphic design support for CIAT-Africa.
- Advice
and coach CIAT staff in the region on media relations and communications
generally.
Qualifications and Experience
- Postgraduate
degree (MSc/MA) in communications or a related field.
- Minimum
of 5 years of relevant experience in an international organization.
- Excellent
communication skills in English.
- Familiarity
with the use of social media for widening and strengthening networks.
- Knowledge
of French and Spanish an added advantage.
Terms of Employment
The Communications Specialist will report to the CIAT-Africa
Coordinator and will be based in Nairobi with an initial 2-year contract,
subject to a 6-month probation period.
CIAT offers internationally competitive salary and benefits
packages.
The Center is an equal opportunity employer and strives for
staff diversity in gender and nationality.
Since the position is based in Africa, we particularly encourage
candidates with African experience and background to apply, though applications
from other regions are also welcome.
Applications
To apply for this position, send us a cover letter explaining
your qualifications and suitability together with detailed curriculum vitae,
including the names and addresses of three persons who are familiar with your
professional qualifications and work experience.
Direct your correspondence to Catalina Montoya
(c.m.ruiz@cgiar.org) in the CIAT Human Resources Office, indicating clearly
“CIAT Communications Officer” in your application letter and email message.
Closing date for applications: 31 May 2012
Soils Research Area Coordinator
The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) – a member of the CGIAR Consortium – develops technologies, innovative methods, and new knowledge that better enable farmers, especially smallholders, to make agriculture competitive and profitable as well as sustainable and resilient.
Headquartered near Cali, Colombia, CIAT conducts research for
development in tropical regions of Latin America, Africa, and Asia.www.ciat.cgiar.org
CGIAR is a global research partnership for a food secure future.
Its science is carried out by the 15 research centers of the CGIAR Consortium
in collaboration with hundreds of partner organizations.www.cgiar.org
The CGIAR has a portfolio of global research programs to
implement a recently agreed strategy of research for development. Key
areas within the strategy and the portfolio are farming systems
intensification, reducing risk for vulnerable populations, and sustainable
management of natural resources in landscapes to benefit the poor.
The Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute (TSBF) joined
CIAT in 2001, and since then has grown and evolved to become one of the three research
areas of CIAT. Taking forward the original focus of TSBF, scientists at CIAT
are working at the interface between agriculture and ecology to achieve durable
food security, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, but with a global
agenda.
CIAT’s soils research is extremely well placed to
contribute in the reformed CGIAR.
To build up the momentum of this work, CIAT is recruiting new
members for its soils research team.
We are seeking a Coordinator to provide close support to the
Research Area Director and Scientists in the day to day management of the
program and its various projects.
Role and responsibilities
Role and responsibilities
- Provide
support to the Research Area Director in the day to day management of a
100 person strong research team.
- Provide
leadership in enabling internal communications through information sharing
meetings and intranet systems for managing project information.
- Support
coordination of activities related to CRP’s including organizing and
facilitating workshops and external communications.
- Oversee
processes for proposal writing and project report writing to ensure timely
delivery to donors.
- Provide
support in financial management within the Research Area.
The candidate shall have the following competencies, skills and
experience:
- Masters
in Agronomy, Natural Resources Management, and/or MBA with management
skills to coordinate research and corporate services initiatives.
- Minimum
of 5 years relevant experience.
- Well-versed
in research processes.
- Capable
of managing professional relationships, and working in a complex,
intercultural and highly dynamic working environment.
- Excellent
communication and writing skills in English and able to write clearly and
concisely for a wide range of audiences, ability to communicate in Spanish
a plus.
- Pragmatic
in finding solutions, and demonstrate initiative in establishing systems
and processes to enable the effective management of the program.
- Facilitation
skills a plus.
Terms of employment
The position is nationally recruited, will be based at CIAT Offices in Nairobi, Kenya, and reports to the Soils Research Area Director, Deborah Bossio.
The position is nationally recruited, will be based at CIAT Offices in Nairobi, Kenya, and reports to the Soils Research Area Director, Deborah Bossio.
The contract will be for a one-year period, subject to a
probation period of three (3) months, renewable depending on performance and
availability of resources.
CIAT offers a multicultural, collegial research environment with
competitive salary and excellent benefits; we believe that the diversity of
their staff contributes to excellence.
Applications
Applicants are invited to send a cover letter illustrating their suitability for the above position against the listed qualifications, competencies, skills together with a detailed curriculum vitae, including names and addresses of three referees knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience.
Applications
Applicants are invited to send a cover letter illustrating their suitability for the above position against the listed qualifications, competencies, skills together with a detailed curriculum vitae, including names and addresses of three referees knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience.
All correspondence should be addressed to the CIAT Human
Resources Office to Catalina Montoya (c.m.ruiz@cgiar.org) and Alice Kareri
(a.kareri@cgiar.org) and should clearly indicate “Soils Research Area
Coordinator” on their application letters or email submissions.
All applicants will be acknowledged; only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Closing date for applications: 15 June 2012
All applicants will be acknowledged; only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Closing date for applications: 15 June 2012
Post Doctoral Scientist: Regional Evaluation of the Productivity and
Economic Impacts of Soil Interventions
The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) – a member of the CGIAR Consortium – develops technologies, innovative methods, and new knowledge that better enable farmers, especially smallholders, to make agriculture competitive and profitable as well as sustainable and resilient.
The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) – a member of the CGIAR Consortium – develops technologies, innovative methods, and new knowledge that better enable farmers, especially smallholders, to make agriculture competitive and profitable as well as sustainable and resilient.
Headquartered near Cali, Colombia, CIAT conducts research for
development in tropical regions of Latin America, Africa, and Asia.www.ciat.cgiar.org
CGIAR is a global research partnership for a food secure future.
Its science is carried out by the 15 research centers of the CGIAR Consortium
in collaboration with hundreds of partner organizations.www.cgiar.org
The CGIAR has a portfolio of global research programs to
implement a recently agreed strategy of research for development.
Key areas within the strategy and the portfolio are farming systems
intensification, reducing risk for vulnerable populations, and sustainable
management of natural resources in landscapes to benefit the poor.
The Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute (TSBF) joined
CIAT in 2001, and since then has grown and evolved to become one of the three
research areas of CIAT. Taking forward the original focus of TSBF, scientists
at CIAT are working at the interface between agriculture and ecology to achieve
durable food security, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, but with a global
agenda.
CIAT’s soils research is extremely well placed to contribute in
the reformed CGIAR. To build up the momentum of this work, CIAT is
recruiting new members for its soils research team.
CIAT has initiated an alliance with IFPRI (www.ifpri.cgiar.org)
to assess the potential broad-scale productivity and economic impacts of
promising soil fertility intervention options, and the alliance seeks to
recruit a post-doctoral scientist to implement and further develop this line of
research.
The scientist will work closely with the IFPRI HarvestChoice
team engaged in modeling spatial and temporal variability in crop productivity,
crop and fertilizer prices, and input value cost ratios (VCR) across regional
landscapes and will, furthermore, create functional linkages to the work of
CIAT scientists on land degradation surveillance and advanced soil mapping.
As a core member of this joint team, the candidate will be expected to work with a variety of data from household survey and market information to soil health indices and ecosystem frameworks.
As a core member of this joint team, the candidate will be expected to work with a variety of data from household survey and market information to soil health indices and ecosystem frameworks.
These data will be used with biophysical and economic modeling
tools to assess the potential impacts of broad-scale adoption of a range of
soil-related interventions.
The candidate will apply agronomic, spatial analysis and
modeling skills, and specifically explore the scope for improving the strategic
effectiveness of investments in research, extension and improved farmer
practices through the use of more and better soil information.
S/he will also be expected to engage actively with a wide range
of research and development practitioners to ensure that the outputs of this
work translate into relevant, accessible and actionable knowledge products that
meet the needs of those user groups.
Role and Responsibilities
Role and Responsibilities
- Contribute
expertise and research innovation in the areas of soils and cropping
system productivity modeling at a regional scale within the context of
on-going initiatives, and in collaboration with an established team of
senior scientists
- Publish
results in peer reviewed journals
- Supervise
technical staff and graduate students
- Engage
in learning with partners and translate those learnings into improved
design of the research and outreach efforts
- Contribute
to the design, development, and delivery of user-focused knowledge
products
Requirements
- A
PhD in Geography, Soil Science, Agronomy, Natural Resources Management,
Natural Resources Economics, Spatial Analysis (GIS) or related discipline.
- At
least two years of relevant research experience in farming systems in
developing countries.
- Knowledge
and skills in soil fertility or crop growth modeling and in the use of
GIS/spatial analysis tools.
- Understanding
of smallholder farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa, the constraints of
smallholder farmers, and the role of research in development processes.
- Proactive
perspective with interest and ability in the integration and synthesis of
knowledge across biophysical and socio-economic domains
- Demonstrated
interest in and ability to publish in peer-reviewed international journals
- Proven
interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse teams representing
different cultural and professional backgrounds
- Willingness
to live in Nairobi and travel widely in the region
- Excellent
writing skills and able to write clearly and concisely in English
Terms of employment
The Post Doctoral Scientist will report to a Senior Scientist at
CIAT in undertaking a work plan jointly agreed between CIAT and the IFPRI
HarvestChoice team leader.
The work plan will be agreed on an annual basis, but will be
jointly reviewed on a six-monthly basis by the CIAT Senior Scientist and the
IFPRI team leader.
S/he will be based in Nairobi, Kenya and the contract will be
for an initial 2 year period, subject to a probation period of six (6)
months.
CIAT will be responsible for performance appraisals and
evaluation of the Post Doctoral scientist in consultation with IFPRI. CIAT
offers internationally competitive salary and benefits packages.
CIAT is an equal opportunity employer, and strives for staff
diversity in gender and nationality. Female candidates from Latin America,
Africa, and Asia are encouraged to apply.
Applications
Applicants are invited to send a cover letter illustrating their
suitability for the above position against the listed qualifications,
competencies, skills together with a detailed curriculum vitae, including names
and addresses of three referees knowledgeable about the candidate’s
professional qualifications and work experience.
All correspondence should be addressed to the CIAT Human
Resources Office to Catalina Montoya (c.m.ruiz@cgiar.org) and Alice Kareri
(a.kareri@cgiar.org) and should clearly indicate “Regional Evaluation of Soil
Interventions” on their application letters or email submissions.
Closing date for applications: 15 June 2012
Closing date for applications: 15 June 2012
Post Doctoral Scientist in Soils and Crop Modeling
The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) – a member of the CGIAR Consortium – develops technologies, innovative methods, and new knowledge that better enable farmers, especially smallholders, to make agriculture competitive and profitable as well as sustainable and resilient.
The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) – a member of the CGIAR Consortium – develops technologies, innovative methods, and new knowledge that better enable farmers, especially smallholders, to make agriculture competitive and profitable as well as sustainable and resilient.
Headquartered near Cali, Colombia, CIAT conducts research for
development in tropical regions of Latin America, Africa, and Asia.www.ciat.cgiar.org
CGIAR is a global research partnership for a food secure future.
Its science is carried out by the 15 research centers of the CGIAR Consortium
in collaboration with hundreds of partner organizations.www.cgiar.org
The CGIAR has a portfolio of global research programs to
implement a recently agreed strategy of research for development.
Key areas within the strategy and the portfolio are farming
systems intensification, reducing risk for vulnerable populations, and
sustainable management of natural resources in landscapes to benefit the poor.
The Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute (TSBF) joined
CIAT in 2001, and since then has grown and evolved to become one of the three
research areas of CIAT. Taking forward the original focus of TSBF, scientists
at CIAT are working at the interface between agriculture and ecology to achieve
durable food security, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, but with a global
agenda.
CIAT’s soils research is extremely well placed to
contribute in the reformed CGIAR. To build up the momentum of this work,
CIAT is recruiting new members for its soils research team.
CIAT and ICRISAT (www.icrisat.cgiar.org) are looking for a post doctoral scientist to work closely with scientists at CIAT working on the mapping of soil functional properties, and with scientists at ICRISAT engaged in global yield gap assessment, in order to better understand and map soil constraints limiting the yield potential in SSA.
The candidate will work with a variety of data from agronomic trials, weather stations and detailed soil information and apply crop growth simulation modeling to develop scenarios for addressing yield gaps that answer important development questions.
CIAT and ICRISAT (www.icrisat.cgiar.org) are looking for a post doctoral scientist to work closely with scientists at CIAT working on the mapping of soil functional properties, and with scientists at ICRISAT engaged in global yield gap assessment, in order to better understand and map soil constraints limiting the yield potential in SSA.
The candidate will work with a variety of data from agronomic trials, weather stations and detailed soil information and apply crop growth simulation modeling to develop scenarios for addressing yield gaps that answer important development questions.
S/he will specifically look at the importance of good soil
information for crop growth simulation and assess how and which detailed soil
data can improve simulation results.
S/he will be expected to engage actively with users of knowledge
such that these efforts bring important knowledge to researchers about the
needs of users, and help tailor products of that work to expressed needs.
Through this work the post doctoral scientist will be contributing to the bridging of data and knowledge between two large on-going initiatives, the Global Yield Gap and Water Productivity Atlas (GYGA) and the Africa Soil Information Service (AfSIS), and bridging gaps between knowledge generation and use.
Through this work the post doctoral scientist will be contributing to the bridging of data and knowledge between two large on-going initiatives, the Global Yield Gap and Water Productivity Atlas (GYGA) and the Africa Soil Information Service (AfSIS), and bridging gaps between knowledge generation and use.
The incumbent will apply agronomic, spatial analysis and
modeling skills.
Role and Responsibilities
Role and Responsibilities
- Contribute
expertise and research innovation in the areas of soils and crop modeling
within the context of on-going initiatives in collaboration with senior
scientists.
- Publish
results in peer reviewed journals.
- Supervise
technical staff and graduate students.
- Engage
with partners to learn and disseminate knowledge.
- Support
knowledge sharing and communications efforts.
Requirements
- A
PhD in Soil Science, Agronomy, Natural Resources Management, Spatial
Analysis (GIS) or related discipline.
- At
least two years of relevant research experience in farming systems in
developing countries.
- Knowledge
and skills in the use of crop models.
- Understanding
of smallholder farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa, the constraints of
smallholder farmers, and the role of research for development processes.
- Pro-active
researcher with demonstrated interest in and ability to publish in peer
reviewed international journals.
- Proven
experience and capacity for field work.
- Proven
interpersonal skills and ability to work independently and with diverse
teams representing different cultural and professional backgrounds.
- Willingness
to live in Nairobi and travel widely in the region.
- Excellent
writing and communication skills in English.
Terms of employment
The Post Doctoral Scientist will report to a Senior Scientist at
CIAT and at ICRISAT. S/he will be based in Nairobi, Kenya and the
contract will be for an initial 2 year period, subject to a probation period of
six (6) months. CIAT will be responsible for performance appraisals and
evaluation of the Post Doctoral scientist in consultation with
ICRISAT.
CIAT offers internationally competitive salary and benefits
packages. CIAT is an equal opportunity employer, and strives for staff
diversity in gender and nationality. Female candidates from Latin America,
Africa, and Asia are encouraged to apply.
Applications
Applicants are invited to send a cover letter illustrating their suitability for the above position against the listed qualifications, competencies, skills together with a detailed curriculum vitae, including names and addresses of three referees knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience.
Applicants are invited to send a cover letter illustrating their suitability for the above position against the listed qualifications, competencies, skills together with a detailed curriculum vitae, including names and addresses of three referees knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience.
All correspondence should be addressed to the CIAT Human
Resources Office to Catalina Montoya (c.m.ruiz@cgiar.org) and Alice Kareri
(a.kareri@cgiar.org) and should clearly indicate “Soils and Crop Modeling” on
their application letters or email submissions.
Closing date for applications: 15 June 2012
Closing date for applications: 15 June 2012
Post Doctoral Scientist: Soils and Land Information
The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) – a member of the CGIAR Consortium – develops technologies, innovative methods, and new knowledge that better enable farmers, especially smallholders, to make agriculture competitive and profitable as well as sustainable and resilient.
The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) – a member of the CGIAR Consortium – develops technologies, innovative methods, and new knowledge that better enable farmers, especially smallholders, to make agriculture competitive and profitable as well as sustainable and resilient.
Headquartered near Cali, Colombia, CIAT conducts research for
development in tropical regions of Latin America, Africa, and Asia.www.ciat.cgiar.org
CGIAR is a global research partnership for a food secure future.
Its science is carried out by the 15 research centers of the CGIAR Consortium
in collaboration with hundreds of partner organizations.www.cgiar.org
The CGIAR has a portfolio of global research programs to
implement a recently agreed strategy of research for development. Key
areas within the strategy and the portfolio are farming systems
intensification, reducing risk for vulnerable populations, and sustainable
management of natural resources in landscapes to benefit the poor.
The Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute (TSBF) joined
CIAT in 2001, and since then has grown and evolved to become one of the three
research areas of CIAT. Taking forward the original focus of TSBF, scientists
at CIAT are working at the interface between agriculture and ecology to achieve
durable food security, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, but with a global
agenda. CIAT’s soils research is extremely well placed to contribute in
the reformed CGIAR.
To build up the momentum of this work, CIAT is recruiting new
members for its soils research team.
CIAT is looking for a Soil Scientist to work on developing and
delivering soil and land information relevant to policy and decision
makers.
In the rapidly changing contexts of Southeast Asia, development
projects and programs forge ahead without adequate understanding of the state
of natural resources or the impacts multiple interventions will have on the
quality and access to those resources for farmers.
In sub-Saharan Africa, CIAT has lead a multi-country program to
improve the quality and delivery of soil and land information for a variety of
development needs.
The post doc will use a range of methods including those
developed in the African Soil Information Service (AfSIS) project, and apply
them in Southeast Asia embedded in on-going development programs, to ensure
that products suit the needs of development actors, and ultimately
farmers.
The new CGIAR Research Program Water, Land and Ecosystems takes a landscape and basin perspective on agriculture – environment interactions to understand interventions that can improve landscape functioning overall in terms of providing ecosystem services directly to people, and indirectly to support agricultural communities. The candidate will contribute to this program.
The Post Doc will need to apply skills from natural resources management, ecological modeling, and information systems management, and will work with other scientists in integrated interdisciplinary projects.
Role and Responsibilities
The new CGIAR Research Program Water, Land and Ecosystems takes a landscape and basin perspective on agriculture – environment interactions to understand interventions that can improve landscape functioning overall in terms of providing ecosystem services directly to people, and indirectly to support agricultural communities. The candidate will contribute to this program.
The Post Doc will need to apply skills from natural resources management, ecological modeling, and information systems management, and will work with other scientists in integrated interdisciplinary projects.
Role and Responsibilities
- Contribute
expertise and research innovation in the area of soil and land information
systems and deliver, within the context of on-going initiatives in
collaboration with senior scientists
- Publish
results in peer reviewed journals
- Coordinate
field sampling and trainings
- Engage
with partners to learn and disseminate knowledge
- Supervise
technical staff if requested
- Support
knowledge sharing and communications efforts
Requirements
- A
PhD in Soil Science, Landscape Ecology, Pedology, Remote Sensing and
Spatial Modeling, or related disciplines.
- At
least two years of relevant research experience in landscape modeling
applications or resource management relevant to meso-scale planning,
systems diagnosis, or scenario development.
- Share
commitment and passion for our mission.
- Pro-active
researcher with demonstrated interest in and ability to publish in peer
reviewed international journals.
- Capacity/willingness
for field work.
- Proven
interpersonal skills and ability to work independently and with diverse
teams representing different cultural and professional backgrounds.
- Willingness
to live in Vietnam or Laos and travel within and to other regions.
- Excellent
writing skills and able to write clearly and concisely in English for a
wide range of audiences.
Terms of employment
The Post Doctoral Scientist will report to a Senior Scientist in
the Soils Research Area. S/he will be based in Vientian, Laos or Hanoi, Vietnam
and the contract will be for an initial 2 year period, subject to a probation
period of six (6) months. CIAT offers internationally competitive salary and
benefits packages.
CIAT is an equal opportunity employer, and strives for staff
diversity in gender and nationality. Female candidates from Latin America,
Africa, and Asia are encouraged to apply.
Applications
Applicants are invited to send a cover letter illustrating their
suitability for the above position against the listed qualifications,
competencies, skills together with a detailed curriculum vitae, including names
and addresses of three referees knowledgeable about the candidate’s
professional qualifications and work experience.
All correspondence should be addressed to the CIAT Human
Resources Office to Catalina Montoya (c.m.ruiz@cgiar.org) and Chanthana
Douangsavanh (c.douangsavanh@cgiar.org) and should clearly indicate “Soils and
land Information” on their application letters or email submissions.
Closing date for applications: 15 June 2012
Post Doctoral Scientist: Landscape Modeling
The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) – a member of the CGIAR Consortium – develops technologies, innovative methods, and new knowledge that better enable farmers, especially smallholders, to make agriculture competitive and profitable as well as sustainable and resilient.
The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) – a member of the CGIAR Consortium – develops technologies, innovative methods, and new knowledge that better enable farmers, especially smallholders, to make agriculture competitive and profitable as well as sustainable and resilient.
Headquartered near Cali, Colombia, CIAT conducts research for
development in tropical regions of Latin America, Africa, and Asia.www.ciat.cgiar.org
CGIAR is a global research partnership for a food secure future.
Its science is carried out by the 15 research centers of the CGIAR Consortium
in collaboration with hundreds of partner organizations.www.cgiar.org
The CGIAR has a portfolio of global research programs to
implement a recently agreed strategy of research for development.
Key areas within the strategy and the portfolio are farming
systems intensification, reducing risk for vulnerable populations, and
sustainable management of natural resources in landscapes to benefit the poor.
The Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute (TSBF) joined
CIAT in 2001, and since then has grown and evolved to become one of the three
research areas of CIAT. Taking forward the original focus of TSBF, scientists
at CIAT are working at the interface between agriculture and ecology to achieve
durable food security, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, but with a global
agenda. CIAT’s soils research is extremely well placed to contribute in
the reformed CGIAR.
To build up the momentum of this work, CIAT is recruiting new
members for its soils research team.
CIAT is looking for a landscape modeler to work on integrating a variety of data and information into a coherent set of analytical landscapes by applying a unified methodology across a range of study sites. CIAT has numerous on-going and completed projects that focus on improving productivity of smallholder farmers and communities managing agroecosystems.
CIAT is looking for a landscape modeler to work on integrating a variety of data and information into a coherent set of analytical landscapes by applying a unified methodology across a range of study sites. CIAT has numerous on-going and completed projects that focus on improving productivity of smallholder farmers and communities managing agroecosystems.
The post doctoral scientist will apply landscape modeling tools
in a set of study landscapes across the range of geographies and developmental
contexts representing rainfed farming systems in Latin America, Southeast Asia
and sub-Saharan Africa.
The new CGIAR Research Program Water, Land and Ecosystems takes a landscape and basin perspective on agriculture – environment interactions to understand interventions that can improve landscape functioning overall in terms of providing ecosystem services directly to people, and indirectly to support agricultural communities. The candidate will contribute to this program.
The Post Doc will need to apply skills in landscape, eco-hydrological and/or ecosystem services modeling and will work with scientists from CIAT and other CGIAR Centers in an integrated interdisciplinary project. The position will be based in Nairobi, Kenya, with possibility to work also in Latin America and Southeast Asia.
The new CGIAR Research Program Water, Land and Ecosystems takes a landscape and basin perspective on agriculture – environment interactions to understand interventions that can improve landscape functioning overall in terms of providing ecosystem services directly to people, and indirectly to support agricultural communities. The candidate will contribute to this program.
The Post Doc will need to apply skills in landscape, eco-hydrological and/or ecosystem services modeling and will work with scientists from CIAT and other CGIAR Centers in an integrated interdisciplinary project. The position will be based in Nairobi, Kenya, with possibility to work also in Latin America and Southeast Asia.
Role and Responsibilities
- Contribute
expertise and research innovation on landscape modeling, within the
context of on-going initiatives in collaboration with senior scientists.
- Publish
results in peer reviewed journals.
- Supervise
technical staff.
- Engage
with partners to learn and disseminate knowledge.
- Support
knowledge sharing and communications efforts.
Requirements
- A
PhD in Landscape Ecology, Geography, Remote Sensing and Spatial Modeling,
or related discipline.
- At
least two years of relevant research experience in landscape modeling
applications relevant to meso-scale planning, systems diagnosis, or
scenario development.
- Share
commitment and passion for our mission.
- Pro-active
researcher with demonstrated interest in and ability to publish in peer
reviewed international journals.
- Capacity/willingness
for field work.
- Proven
interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse teams representing
different cultural and professional backgrounds.
- Willingness
to live and work in developing countries.
- Excellent
writing skills and able to write clearly and concisely in English for a
wide range of audiences.
Terms of employment
The Post Doctoral Scientist will report to a Senior Scientist in
the Soils Research Area. S/he will be based in Nairobi, Kenya and the contract
will be for an initial 2 year period, subject to a probation period of six (6)
months.
CIAT offers internationally competitive salary and benefits
packages. CIAT is an equal opportunity employer, and strives for staff
diversity in gender and nationality. Female candidates from Latin America,
Africa, and Asia are encouraged to apply.
Applications
Applicants are invited to send a cover letter illustrating their
suitability for the above position against the listed qualifications,
competencies, skills together with a detailed curriculum vitae, including names
and addresses of three referees knowledgeable about the candidate’s
professional qualifications and work experience.
All correspondence should be addressed to the CIAT Human
Resources Office to Catalina Montoya (c.m.ruiz@cgiar.org) and Alice Kareri
(a.kareri@cgiar.org) and should clearly indicate “Landscape Modeling” on their
application letters or email submissions.
Closing date for applications: 15 June 2012
Closing date for applications: 15 June 2012
Scientist: Soil Health and Climate Change
The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) – a member of the CGIAR Consortium – develops technologies, innovative methods, and new knowledge that better enable farmers, especially smallholders, to make agriculture competitive and profitable as well as sustainable and resilient.
The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) – a member of the CGIAR Consortium – develops technologies, innovative methods, and new knowledge that better enable farmers, especially smallholders, to make agriculture competitive and profitable as well as sustainable and resilient.
Headquartered near Cali, Colombia, CIAT conducts research for
development in tropical regions of Latin America, Africa, and Asia.www.ciat.cgiar.org
CGIAR is a global research partnership for a food secure future.
Its science is carried out by the 15 research centers of the CGIAR Consortium
in collaboration with hundreds of partner organizations.www.cgiar.org
The CGIAR has a portfolio of global research programs to
implement a recently agreed strategy of research for development.
Key areas within the strategy and the portfolio are farming
systems intensification, reducing risk for vulnerable populations, and
sustainable management of natural resources in landscapes to benefit the poor.
The Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute (TSBF) joined
CIAT in 2001, and since then has grown and evolved to become one of the three
research areas of CIAT.
Taking forward the original focus of TSBF, scientists at CIAT
are working at the interface between agriculture and ecology to achieve durable
food security, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, but with a global agenda.
CIAT’s soils research is extremely well placed to contribute in the
reformed CGIAR.
To build up the momentum of this work, CIAT is recruiting new
members for its soils research team.
CIAT is looking for an active scientist to lead and contribute to research on soil health and climate change and the interaction between them. The soil scientist will contribute to the development and understanding of the impacts of climate smart agricultural practices relevant to agroecosystems managed by smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa.
CIAT is looking for an active scientist to lead and contribute to research on soil health and climate change and the interaction between them. The soil scientist will contribute to the development and understanding of the impacts of climate smart agricultural practices relevant to agroecosystems managed by smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa.
Research will be on adaptation and mitigation with the entry
point of management of soil ecology, soil organic matter and fertility to
improve soil function and sustain improved productivity, with positive
adaptation and climate benefits.
Candidates must have a strong desire to bring research to bear on important development questions, and ensure impact of our work on poverty alleviation and creating positive change in a variety of development contexts.
Candidates must have a strong desire to bring research to bear on important development questions, and ensure impact of our work on poverty alleviation and creating positive change in a variety of development contexts.
They must also have an interest in engaging in global
discussions on the role of soils in adaptation and mitigation, and e.g REDD+
type initiatives. Responsibilities will include intellectual management and
leadership of soil biology and carbon cycling laboratories in Nairobi.
The candidate will lead projects and conduct research that
contributes to the CGIAR Research Programs on climate change, agro-ecological
intensification, and tropical legumes.
The position is posted in Nairobi, with primary responsibility in sub-Saharan Africa, but includes interaction and collaboration with scientists in Latin America and Southeast Asia, and in the other Research Areas of CIAT particularly Agrobiodiversity.
Role and Responsibilities
The position is posted in Nairobi, with primary responsibility in sub-Saharan Africa, but includes interaction and collaboration with scientists in Latin America and Southeast Asia, and in the other Research Areas of CIAT particularly Agrobiodiversity.
Role and Responsibilities
- Creatively
lead research in the area of soil health, carbon and OM dynamics, and
climate change.
- Lead
interdisciplinary research for development projects or components of
projects toward successful outcomes.
- Proactively
engage in opportunities to create impact from CIAT’s work, including
participating in on-going platforms and discussions with policy and
decision makers.
- Maintain
an international reputation through contributions to international
scientific meetings and publication of research papers in peer reviewed
journals.
- Contribute
to program strategy development and integration.
- Represent
the institute at a variety of fora with a variety of partners.
- Maintain
relationships with donors develop successful proposals that align with and
strengthen CIAT’s research and the Consortium Research Programs.
- Mentor
and supervise junior staff.
- Supporting
communications efforts of the Research Area and CIAT.
Requirements
- PhD
in Soil Science, Soil Fertility/Ecology, or related field.
- At
least 5 years experience in soil ecology and/or carbon dynamics research.
- Extensive
experience in field experimentation in developing countries.
- Demonstrated
competence in managing a research laboratory.
- Experience
in applying soil ecology analysis to farming systems improvement.
- Expertise
in supporting nitrogen fixation and other innovation in farming systems.
- Ability
to work in multidisciplinary teams to provide solutions that can
sustainably increase productivity with benefit to the rural poor.
- Ability
to manage and mentor more junior researchers to produce high quality
outputs.
- Demonstrated
ability to independently publish in international journals.
Terms of employment
The Scientist will report to the Director of the Soils Research
Area. S/he will be based in Nairobi, Kenya and the contract will be for an
initial 2 year period, subject to a probation period of six (6) months. CIAT
offers internationally competitive salary and benefits packages.
CIAT is an equal opportunity employer, and strives for staff
diversity in gender and nationality. Female candidates from Latin America,
Africa, and Asia are encouraged to apply.
Applications
Applicants are invited to send a cover letter illustrating their
suitability for the above position against the listed qualifications,
competencies, skills together with a detailed curriculum vitae, including names
and addresses of three referees knowledgeable about the candidate’s
professional qualifications and work experience.
All correspondence should be addressed to the CIAT Human
Resources Office to Catalina Montoya (c.m.ruiz@cgiar.org) and Alice Kareri
(a.kareri@cgiar.org) and should clearly indicate “Soil Health and Climate
Change” on their application letters or email submissions.
Closing date for applications: 15 June 2012
Senior Scientist: Land Policy
The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) – a member of the CGIAR Consortium – develops technologies, innovative methods, and new knowledge that better enable farmers, especially smallholders, to make agriculture competitive and profitable as well as sustainable and resilient.
The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) – a member of the CGIAR Consortium – develops technologies, innovative methods, and new knowledge that better enable farmers, especially smallholders, to make agriculture competitive and profitable as well as sustainable and resilient.
Headquartered near Cali, Colombia, CIAT conducts research for
development in tropical regions of Latin America, Africa, and Asia. www.ciat.cgiar.org
CGIAR is a global research partnership for a food secure future.
Its science is carried out by the 15 research centers of the CGIAR Consortium
in collaboration with hundreds of partner organizations. www.cgiar.org
The CGIAR has a portfolio of global research programs to
implement a recently agreed strategy of research for development.
Key areas within the strategy and the portfolio are farming
systems intensification, reducing risk for vulnerable populations, and
sustainable management of natural resources in landscapes to benefit the poor.
The Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute (TSBF) joined
CIAT in 2001, and since then has grown and evolved to become one of the three
research areas of CIAT.
Taking forward the original focus of TSBF, scientists at CIAT
are working at the interface between agriculture and ecology to achieve durable
food security, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, but with a global agenda.
CIAT’s soils research is extremely well placed to contribute in the
reformed CGIAR.
To build up the momentum of this work, CIAT is recruiting
new members for its soils research team.
CIAT is looking for a creative and innovative scientist to lead
research in the areas of political ecology of land use and social processes
resulting in identification of options that create or accelerate positive
change and transformation in livelihood strategies with positive benefit to the
rural poor.
The work will have a focus on incentives for change to build
into solutions strategies, and will require utilization of a variety of
participatory approaches.
This new position comes at a time of great opportunity within
the CGIAR for more integrated and impact oriented research for development, and
offers wide scope for development.
Candidates must have a strong desire to bring research to bear
on important development questions, and ensure impact of our work on poverty
alleviation.
They must also have an interest in engaging in global discussions
on the role of institutions, policy research and incentives to achieve
development objectives.
Initial responsibility will be to contribute to planning and
implementation of research on incentive mechanisms to support improved natural
resources management in agroecosystems managed by smallholder farming
communities within the framework of the CGIAR Research Program Water, Land and
Ecosystems.
S/he will contribute to cross cutting research on policy,
institutions and gender within that program.
The position will be based in Nairobi, but with responsibility
to guide researchers in other regions including Latin America and Southeast
Asia.
Role and Responsibilities
Role and Responsibilities
- Creatively
lead a group of researchers in the area of policy for agroecosystem intensification,
restoring degraded landscapes, ecosystem services and trade off analysis,
including livelihood assessment, gender and political ecology.
- Lead
interdisciplinary research for development projects toward successful
outcomes.
- Proactively
engage in opportunities to create impact from CIAT’s work, including
participating in on-going platforms and discussions with policy and
decision makers.
- Maintain
an international reputation through contributions to international
scientific meetings and publication of research papers in peer reviewed
journals.
- Contribute
to program strategy development and integration.
- Represent
the institute at a variety of fora with a variety of partners.
- Maintain
relationships with donors and develop successful proposals that align with
and strengthen CIAT’s research and the Consortium Research Programs.
- Supporting
communications efforts of the Research Area and CIAT.
Requirements
- A
PhD in Natural Resources Economics, Geography, Anthropology, Political
Ecology or related field.
- At
least 10 years research for development experience and strong publication
record.
- Expertise
in methods and approaches for landscape scale research in livelihoods,
institutions, and/or social change processes, including inclusion of
gender and equity concerns.
- Well
versed in trends in land policy that impact land use and the lives of the
poor.
- Ability
to creatively integrate social, livelihoods and biophysical research
results to develop solutions to stubborn development problems.
- Demonstrated
ability to think strategically and generate research ideas and successful
proposals.
- Demonstrated
success engaging with partners, donors and decision makers.
- Very
capable of managing professional relationships in a complex working
environment.
- Ability
to manage large multi-country projects.
- Ability
to manage and mentor more junior researchers to produce high quality
outputs.
- Excellent
written and oral communication skills in English.
- Willingness
to live in Kenya and travel widely.
Terms of employment
The Senior Scientist will report to the Director of the Soils
Research Area.
S/he will be based in Nairobi, Kenya and the contract will be
for an initial 2 year period, subject to a probation period of six (6)
months.
CIAT offers internationally competitive salary and benefits
packages. CIAT is an equal opportunity employer, and strives for staff
diversity in gender and nationality. Female candidates from Latin America,
Africa, and Asia are encouraged to apply.
Applications
Applicants are invited to send a cover letter illustrating their
suitability for the above position against the listed qualifications,
competencies, skills together with a detailed curriculum vitae, including names
and addresses of three referees knowledgeable about the candidate’s
professional qualifications and work experience.
All correspondence should be addressed to the CIAT Human
Resources Office to Catalina Montoya (c.m.ruiz@cgiar.org) and Alice Kareri
(a.kareri@cgiar.org) and should clearly indicate “Land Policy” on their
application letters or email submissions.
Closing date for applications: 15 June 2012
Closing date for applications: 15 June 2012
Senior Scientist: Soils, Water and Landscapes
The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) – a member of the CGIAR Consortium – develops technologies, innovative methods, and new knowledge that better enable farmers, especially smallholders, to make agriculture competitive and profitable as well as sustainable and resilient.
The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) – a member of the CGIAR Consortium – develops technologies, innovative methods, and new knowledge that better enable farmers, especially smallholders, to make agriculture competitive and profitable as well as sustainable and resilient.
Headquartered near Cali, Colombia, CIAT conducts research for
development in tropical regions of Latin America, Africa, and Asia.www.ciat.cgiar.org
CGIAR is a global research partnership for a food secure future.
Its science is carried out by the 15 research centers of the CGIAR Consortium
in collaboration with hundreds of partner organizations.
The CGIAR has a portfolio of global research programs to
implement a recently agreed strategy of research for development.
Key areas within the strategy and the portfolio are farming
systems intensification, reducing risk for vulnerable populations, and
sustainable management of natural resources in landscapes to benefit the poor.
The Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute (TSBF) joined
CIAT in 2001, and since then has grown and evolved to become one of the three
research areas of CIAT.
Taking forward the original focus of TSBF, scientists at CIAT
are working at the interface between agriculture and ecology to achieve durable
food security, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, but with a global
agenda.
CIAT’s soils research is extremely well placed to
contribute in the reformed CGIAR.
To build up the momentum of this work, CIAT is recruiting new
members for its soils research team.
CIAT is looking for a science innovator to work on agriculture –
environment interactions, restoring degraded landscapes and sustainable
intensification at multiple scales.
S/he will be dedicated to ensuring the impact of our work on
poverty alleviation and creating positive change in a variety of development
contexts.
The work will have a focus on bottom up approaches to critical
issues in landscapes such as land degradation, soil fertility decline, water
scarcity and loss of biodiversity that result in reduced resilience of
communities and trade offs amongst various objectives.
This new position comes at a time of great opportunity within
the CGIAR for more integrated and impact oriented research for development, and
offers wide scope for development.
Initial responsibility will be to lead areas of work including application of advanced soil information to achieve sustainable natural resource management from field to landscapes, and integrate field level soil, agronomic and social information into landscape scale understanding of ecosystem services and trade offs.
Initial responsibility will be to lead areas of work including application of advanced soil information to achieve sustainable natural resource management from field to landscapes, and integrate field level soil, agronomic and social information into landscape scale understanding of ecosystem services and trade offs.
Responsibility will also include contributing to planning,
management and implementation of research within the framework of the CGIAR
Research Program Water, Land and Ecosystems.
The position is posted in Nairobi, with primary responsibility in sub-Saharan Africa, but includes interaction and collaboration with scientists in Latin America and SE Asia, and in the other Research Areas of CIAT, particularly Decision and Policy Analysis.
Role and Responsibilities
The position is posted in Nairobi, with primary responsibility in sub-Saharan Africa, but includes interaction and collaboration with scientists in Latin America and SE Asia, and in the other Research Areas of CIAT, particularly Decision and Policy Analysis.
Role and Responsibilities
- Creatively
lead a group of researchers in the area of agroecosystem intensification,
restoring degraded landscapes, ecosystem services and trade off analysis.
- Lead
interdisciplinary research for development projects toward successful
outcomes.
- Proactively
engage in opportunities to create impact from CIAT’s work, including
participating in on-going platforms and discussions with policy and
decision makers.
- Maintain
an international reputation through contributions to international
scientific meetings and publication of research papers in peer reviewed
journals.
- Contribute
to program strategy development and integration.
- Represent
the institute at a variety of fora with a variety of partners.
- Maintain
relationships with donors to develop successful proposals that align with
and strengthen CIAT’s research and the Consortium Research Programs.
- Support
communications efforts of the Research Area and CIAT.
Requirements
- A
PhD in Soil Science, Agricultural Ecology, Agronomy or related fields.
- At
least 10 years research for development experience and strong publication
record.
- Expertise
in methods and approaches for landscape scale research and analysis
including ecosystem services approaches, trade off analysis and modeling.
- Well
versed in trends in agriculture – ecosystem nexus issues and debates.
- Ability
to creatively integrate social, livelihoods and biophysical research
results to develop solutions to stubborn development problems.
- Demonstrated
ability to think strategically and generate research ideas and successful
proposals.
- Demonstrated
success engaging with partners, donors and decision makers.
- Very
capable of managing professional relationships in a complex working
environment.
- Ability
to manage large multi-country projects.
- Ability
to manage and mentor more junior researchers to produce high quality
outputs.
- Excellent
written and oral communication skills in English.
- Willingness
to live in Kenya and travel widely.
Terms of employment
The Senior Scientist will report to the Director of the Soils
Research Area.
S/he will be based in Nairobi, Kenya and the contract will be
for an initial 2 year period, subject to a probation period of six (6)
months.
CIAT offers internationally competitive salary and benefits
packages.
CIAT is an equal opportunity employer, and strives for staff
diversity in gender and nationality.
Female candidates from Latin America, Africa, and Asia are
encouraged to apply.
Applications
Applicants are invited to send a cover letter illustrating their
suitability for the above position against the listed qualifications,
competencies, skills together with a detailed curriculum vitae, including names
and addresses of three referees knowledgeable about the candidate’s
professional qualifications and work experience.
All correspondence should
be addressed to the CIAT Human Resources Office to Catalina Montoya
(c.m.ruiz@cgiar.org) and Alice Kareri (a.kareri@cgiar.org) and should clearly
indicate “Soils, Water and Landscapes” on their application letters or email
submissions.
Closing date for applications: 15 June 2012
Closing date for applications: 15 June 2012
